Author: Matt Mancuso

MLB Rejects MLBPA’s Proposal To Start The Season

Per Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic, Major League Baseball has rejected the latest proposal from the MLBPA, citing concern over the number of games played. Joel Sherman of The New York Post corroborates Rosenthal’s tweet, adding the owners will pay full pro-rated salaries for a season of approximately 50 games. For an 82-game campaign, players would receive less than half of their original...

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Morning Briefing: Mets Open Up Spring Training Facility To Players

Good Morning, Mets fans! Latest Mets News  Tim Healey of Newsday reported that the Mets have opened up their spring training facility, Clover Park, to the players. Several members of the Mets team, including Brodie Van Wagenen and Pete Alonso, participated in yesterday’s #BlackOutTuesday movement on social media. Mike Axisa of CBS Sports predicted the Mets would select Auburn right-hander...

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Morning Briefing: MLB/MLBPA Miss Deadline To Reach Deal

Good Morning, Mets fans! Happy No-Han Anniversary!! The MLPA and MLB had set today, June 1st, as a soft cap to reach a potential deal to start the season. If a deal was to be signed today, the plan was to have Spring Training in mid-June and kick off the season in early July. However with no deal close to fruition, a finalized contract in the coming days seems extremely unlikely. Latest On...

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J-Rod Taking Second Stab At Buying Mets

The J-Rod drama isn’t done quite yet! In a rather shocking turn of events, Thorton McEnery of The New York Post is reporting that the power couple has re-entered the fray to succeed the Wilpons as the Mets’ majority owners. Last month, Mike Ozanian of Forbes claimed J-Rod ended their pursuit of the franchise, citing issues with potential investors. Now, it looks like J-Rod have done...

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Potential Options For Mets With No.19 Pick

With Major League Baseball’s amateur player draft set to take place in only two short weeks, prospect pundits have begun releasing their mock drafts. This year, the opinion on which player the Mets will select has been quite varied. Over the last several weeks, the Mets have been connected to virtually every player expected to be taken in the middle of the first round. This is due to a...

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