Author: Matt Mancuso

Morning Briefing: Flurries of Snow and a Flurry of Moves

Good morning, Mets fans! Yesterday, the Mets spent another day of the offseason waiting idly for free agents to fall into their lap for a cheap price. They, yet again, accomplished nothing. Wait, those two sentences were wrong. Sorry, force of habit. Instead, the Mets remained active on several trade fronts and have seemingly made it clear that they intend to have a win-now approach for the 2019...

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Morning Briefing: Riggleman to Anchor Callaway’s staff

Good morning Mets fans! The hot stove started heating up on Monday with the Mets making a few moves of their own. Latest Mets News The Mets acquired Jordan Patterson off waivers from the Colorado Rockies. Patterson, a 26-year-old outfielder/first baseman, hit .271/.367/.525 for the Rockies Triple-A affiliate last season. MLB Pipeline ranks him as the No.15 prospect in the Mets system. The Mets...

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Morning Briefing: Deadline Day for Rule 5 Protection

Good Morning Mets Fans! MLB teams must add prospects to their 40-man roster by 8 p.m. ET tonight to protect them from the Rule 5 draft next month. The Mets are unlikely to add any players as we examined. MLB Pipeline published its Mets’ Organizational All-Stars. Gary Cohen and Keith Hernandez were inducted into the NYS Baseball Hall of Fame. Andrew Marchand of The New York Post reported that...

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Morning Briefing: Thor Trade Talks Transpire

Good Morning Mets Fans! Latest Mets News A duo of former Mets farmhands, Kyle Regnault and Tyler Moore, signed with the Hiroshima Carp of the Nippon Professional Baseball and the Lincoln Saltdogs of The American Association, respectively. Ken Davidoff of The New York Post wrote about Mets’ fan favorite, Ron Hunt’s, current struggle with Parkinson’s. Michael Wilbon of New York Post...

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MMO Free Agent Profile: Manny Machado, 3B/SS

Manny Machado Position: 3B/SS Bats/Throws: R/R Age: July 06, 1992 (26) Traditional Stats: .297/.367/.382,  188 Hits, 35 2B, 3 3B, 37 HR, 107 RBI, 14 SB Advanced Stats: 5.7 bWAR, 6.2 fWAR, 146 OPS+, 141 wRC+, .304 BABIP In the stacked 2018-2019 free-agent class, only one player has won multiple Gold Gloves and garnered MVP votes in the last few years. This player is joining the free agent market...

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