All the top decision-makers in baseball were in Las Vegas on Tuesday as the GM Meetings kicked off what is sure to be an offseason filled with big-time players changing teams and no lockout or shortened season talk. That meant Mets’ general manager Billy Eppler talked to the media for the first time since the World Series ended and he touched on a variety of different topics that we will...
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Sources tell Metsmerized that the New York Mets have hired Eric Jagers to be their director of pitching development. The hire has been lauded by folks in baseball circles since the news broke earlier today. Jagers, 27, was the Cincinnati Reds’ assistant pitching coach for the last two seasons after joining their organization in late 2019 as the organization’s assistant pitching...
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The Major League Baseball Players Association announced 11 players have been added to the free agent pool including Chris Bassitt from the Mets. The Mets and Bassitt had a mutual option at $19 million for the 2023 season that Chris has declined and he will receive a $150K buyout. Bassitt, 33, was acquired by the Mets earlier this year in March from the Oakland A’s for right-hander pitching...
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During the most recent collective bargaining talks, MLB and MLBPA decided to postpone their decision on the International Draft and set a July deadline to agree. The two sides agreed that the future of the qualifying offer would hinge on an agreement over the International Draft. The July deadline passed without an agreement meaning teams could still use the QO going forward. Any free agent...
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The New York Post released an article that covers their Top 30 free agents for this year with an “outside expert” predicting the contract and Jon Heyman noting teams that he believes will be involved. Six of the Mets’ huge free agent class are on the list, here are the rankings and contract predictions for each: No. 2 Jacob deGrom: three years, $125M No. 9 Edwin Diaz: five...
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