Spring Training is only 11 days away! Latest Mets News As a direct result of his DFA on Friday, Josh Smoker was traded away to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Smoker was the first round pick of the Washington Nationals in 2007 , but found himself in independent ball in 2014. The Mets took a flier on him the following year and it paid immediate dividends as Smoker made his MLB debut in 2016. Smoker will...
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In less than two weeks, pitchers and catchers report! Hopefully this should prompt some urgency in the free-agent market as over 100 players still remain unsigned. Latest Mets News Mike Puma of the New York Post believes that the Mets are not likely to explore the trade market for a second baseman, instead will likely sign a free agent. Who are you going to call when you need an outfielder?...
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Although many hoped that the trade of Christian Yelich and the signing of Lorenzo Cain would heat up the Hot Stove, that wishing amounted to naught as Saturday was another boring day on the free-agent front. Latest on the Mets Ken Davidoff of The NY Post lambasted Mets ownership in his most recent piece. Callie Quinn’s prom tweet has finally reached 500k retweets! When the Mets promised...
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Good Morning, Mets fans! In an exclusive interview with Jon Morosi of MLB.com, the new Mets skipper says each of the Mets projected starters are showing exceptional results as part of the team’s new offseason throwing program. The whole article can be found here. Latest Mets News Because of the Jose Reyes signing, Josh Smoker was designated for assignment. “Brown Bear” was a...
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#3 1B Peter Alonso Ht: 6’3″ Wt: 245 lbs. Age: 12/7/94 (23) B/T: R/R 2017 Level: St.Lucie Mets, Binghamton Rumble Ponies Age Dif: -2.9 Stats: 93 G, 353 AB, 52 R, 102 H, 27 2B, 1 3B, 18 HR, 63 RBI, 27 BB, .289/.359/.524 Dominic Smith may need to start looking over his shoulder; there’s another powerful first baseman rising up the ranks in the Mets minor league system. Alonso put on a show in...
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