Author: Michael Mayer

Mets’ 2022 Minor League All-Star Team

The 2022 minor league season saw great performances from top prospects of the Mets and other top seasons from lesser-known players, and this team will consist of the players that performed the best regardless of their prospect ranking. Catcher Francisco Alvarez No surprise here, the Mets’ top prospect, and arguably the top prospect in the game, had a big-time season from a statistical...

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Giants Sign Former Met Michael Conforto

According to Bob Nightengale of USA Today, the San Francisco Giants have signed outfielder Michael Conforto. The deal is for two years, $36 million, and has an opt-out after the first season. Conforto, 29, missed the entire 2022 season after a shoulder injury forced him to have surgery in April. Conforto’s agent, Scott Boras, told reporters last week that Michael was throwing from 120 feet and...

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Mets Offseason Spending at $806 Million

Remember that time the owners decided to add an additional luxury tax penalty level called the Steve Cohen Tax that was supposed to deter the Mets owner from spending like a drunken sailor? Well, that has failed miserably much to the joy of Mets fans. Late Tuesday night/early Wednesday morning, the Mets agreed to a deal with star infielder Carlos Correa for 12 years, $315 million. Cohen called...

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Oakland A’s Sign Trevor May

The Oakland A’s announced on Friday afternoon that they’ve signed reliever Trevor May to a one-year deal. Jeff Passan of ESPN reports the deal is for $7 million guaranteed with another $500,000 in potential performance bonuses. The deal makes May the highest-paid A’s player for the 2023 season. May, 33, struggled during the 2022 season to the tune of a 5.04 ERA though he...

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Mets Signing Catcher Omar Narváez

According to Mike Rodriguez on Twitter (confirmed by many other sources), the Mets have signed catcher Omar Narváez to a major league deal. The deal is for one-year and a player option for the 2024 season. Jon Heyman of the New York Post reports that Narváez will get $8 million in 2023 and the player option is for $7 million in 2024. The left-handed hitting Narváez had a rough 2022 season at the...

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