Author: Michael Mayer

Andrew McCutchen Returns to Pittsburgh

According to Jason Mackey of the Post-Gazette, veteran outfielder Andrew McCutchen is signing a one-year deal with the Pittsburgh Pirates. The deal is pending a physical. The deal is for $5 million according to Mackey. McCutchen had been one of the outfield depth pieces the Mets were considering. The top of the outfield market now consists of Adam Duvall, Jurickson Profar, and Trey Mancini....

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Brandon Nimmo Ranked Fourth-Best Center Fielder By MLB Network

In MLB Network’s annual position-by-position Top 10 rankings, they announced they put Brandon Nimmo as the fourth-best center fielder in baseball. Prior to 2022 season, MLB Network had Nimmo ranked as the sixth-best left fielder in Major League Baseball. Nimmo, 29, enjoyed a career-year in 2022 and he set career-high marks in several offensive categories. The 29-year-old achieved career-highs in...

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Mets Announce 2023 Coaching Staff

The New York Mets announced on Thursday their complete coaching staff under manager Buck Showalter. The veteran begins his second season with the Mets following a 101-win first year that ended in a disappointing series loss in the newly formatted Wild Card round. Danny Barnes — Assistant Major League Coach Jeremy Barnes — Hitting Coach Eric Chavez — Bench Coach Dom Chiti — Bullpen Coach Joey...

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Mets’ Pitchers and Catchers Report on Feb. 15

The New York Mets announced that pitchers and catchers will report for spring training in Port St. Lucie on Feb. 15. The first full-squad workout at Clover Park is scheduled for Feb. 20. Report dates for players participating in the WBC are Feb. 13 for pitchers and catchers and Feb. 16 for position players. The Mets are expected to have multiple players participating in the World Baseball...

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Arbitration Exchange Deadline on Friday

The deadline to reach agreements with arbitration-eligible players is coming right up on Friday. The Mets have seven players that they would currently go to arbitration with. They had eight arbitration-eligible players to start the offseason, but they non-tendered Dominic Smith (signed with Nationals), picked up their option on Daniel Vogelbach and already agreed to pay Joey Lucchesi $1.15...

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