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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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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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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Mets third baseman Eduardo Escobar was playing in the Venezuelan Winter League on Tuesday night as rumors started to swirl that the Mets had interest in star shortstop Carlos Correa to play third base. Ultimately, Correa ended up signing a 13-year, $350 deal to become the face of the San Francisco Giants. Meanwhile, Escobar was playing his third game for the Tigres de Aragua, his first time...
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The New York Mets announced on Friday night that they’ve signed left-handed starter José Quintana and right-handed reliever David Robertson. The deal with Quintana is for two-years, $26 million, and one-year, $10 million with Robertson. Quintana, 33, revitalized his career in 2022 between the Pirates and the Cardinals. The left-hander pitched to a 2.93 ERA, 2.99 FIP, and 1.21 WHIP in 32...
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