Infielder Sam Haggerty has been designated for assignment by the Mets in order to make space on the 40-man roster for Dellin Betances. Haggerty, 25, received a September call-up last season after slashing .271/.376/.387 with 23 stolen bases across three minor league levels. He only received four plate appearances in the major leagues and although he scored two runs, he didn’t...
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I’m ttill crossing my fingers that the Mets are going to get me a nice Christmas present this offseason, but when it comes to this team, I know better than to keep my hopes up. Latest Mets News Tim Healey of Newsday wrote an excellent piece on Rick Meinhold, the Mets’ new minor-league pitching coordinator. ZiPS released its projections for the 2020 Mets. Pete Alonso was named by MLB...
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Earlier this morning on MLB Network, former Mets managerial candidate Eduardo Perez said that Mets outfielder Yoenis Cespedes believes he will be ready for Opening Day (H/T to MMO’s John Flanigan for tweeting this out). Perez added that Cespedes has been hitting and although he claims his legs are healthy, he hasn’t been given the green-light to run at full strength yet. Perez...
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Good morning, Mets fans! The pickings on the free-agent starter market is now considerably slimmer after San Francisco’s longtime southpaw, Madison Bumgarner, signed a five-year pact with the Arizona Diamondbacks. Latest Mets News Anthony DiComo of MLB.com broke down the incentives on Michael Wacha’s deal with the Mets. If he exercises all of them, he’ll earn up to 11.35...
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According to Andy Martino of SNY, the Mets and Yoenis Cespedes have agreed to rework his contract for the 2020 season. Martino also tweets out that Cespedes will remain a Met for the 2020 season. Tim Healey of Newsday mentioned that the reworked deal will lower Cespedes’ annual 2020 salary, but will add incentives for the slugger to reach. Martino notes that the Mets and Cespedes were...
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