MMO has partnered with Out of the Park Baseball to bring you a 16-team Mets Madness competition that will be simulated over the next few months. The managers of the teams are comprised of MMO writers and editors, one MMO commenter (Mike Lloyd), and we conducted a giveaway for the final manager spot (the 2015 team). Each round will be best-of-seven. We will post only a series recap of the first...
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Updated Post – December 6 at 3:39 pm ET In his spiel with the media on day three of the Winter Meetings in Nashville, TN, David Stearns confirmed that he and owner Steve Cohen met with Yoshinobu Yamamoto and his family in Japan last week. Updated Post – December 6 at 11: 59 am ET According to Will Sammon of The Athletic, Mets owner Steve Cohen flew to Japan to personally meet with...
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The New York Mets have signed reliever Michael Tonkin, per Mark Feinsand of MLB. It’s a split contract worth $1 million, meaning Tonkin will make that salary prorated during his time in the big leagues. The 34-year-old had a 4.28 ERA and 1.09 WHIP with 75 strikeouts in 80 innings for the Atlanta Braves. It was his first time in the big leagues since 2017 with the Twins. During that period...
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The hopes that Shohei Ohtani would leave the Winter Meetings in Nashville buzzing will have to wait at least one more day. Monday at the Gaylord Opryland Resort was a snooze fest, and quite literally, a member of the media could be heard snoring throughout the entire workroom at one point. Young and Old Stars Shine The star of the day was certainly Brewers’ young outfielder Jackson...
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David Stearns talked to the media on Monday for the first time at the Winter Meetings in Nashville, and he made it clear that the New York Mets are set at third base. “I am,” Stearns said when asked if he’s comfortable with the Mets in-house options at third base. The Mets presumably have youngsters Brett Baty and Ronny Mauricio as those in-house options battling for playing...
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