The Japanese trio of Munetaka Murakami, Kazuma Okamoto and Tatsuya Imai is rightfully going to get most of the headlines for players coming to the U.S. this offseason, but there’s another group of free agents looking to make it back to the majors after playing overseas. Cody Ponce, RHP (KBO) The former second-round pick of the Brewers back in 2015 has pitched the last four seasons...
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With the qualifying offer deadline, player option deadline, free agency starting and the deadline to protect players from the Rule 5 Draft all happening recently, the 40-man roster for all MLB teams may look quite a bit different than when the World Series ended. The Mets have made some smaller moves, claiming a couple of relief arms and re-signing two lefties, but the bigger news came on...
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David Stearns and company are entering a crucial offseason for a New York Mets franchise that underwhelmed in 2025, failing to make the playoffs. One of the many things Stearns will have to figure out is which of the 11 free agents the Mets will bring back. Pete Alonso, 1B Might as well kick this off with potentially the toughest decision Stearns is facing. Last offseason, Stearns played the...
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David Stearns and co. played their hand perfectly last offseason when they waited out the market for slugger Pete Alonso. Of course, Pete was coming off a down year and had the qualifying offer attached. This offseason, Alonso is coming off a bounce-back 38-homer and 126-RBI year and no qualifying offer. However, Alonso struggled defensively in 2025 –his -8 fielding run value by Baseball...
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During the day on Thursday, New York Mets prospects Nick Morabito and Chris Suero were both selected to the Arizona Fall League Fall Stars game. You can watch that on Sunday at 8 p.m. ET on MLB Network. On Thursday night, the duo helped the Scottsdale Scorpions to their league leading 19th win of the season. Morabito, playing his customary cent fielder, reached base in all four of his plate...
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