Good Morning, Mets fans! Yesterday was the first day in a long time that Mets made a splash in the free agent market, signing outfielder, Jay Bruce. Here’s what happened in baseball over the past 24 hours: Mets News (finally!) Late Wednesday night, it was reported by Jerry Crasnick that Jay Bruce has agreed to a three year deal worth 39 million dollars with the Mets. Bruce’s deal is...
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Good morning Mets fans! Some rumors continued to swirl yesterday, but no Major League signings occurred. Latest Mets news In his post for The Athletic, Jim Bowden expresses his doubt that the Mets will be finalists for both Jay Bruce and Lorenzo Cain, but he expects the team to sign at least one significant free agent. (Jose Reyes, anyone?) David Alder of MLB.com reports on Noah...
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With the 2017 year coming to an end we will take a look at the top minor league players from the New York Mets system over the past season. We based our choices on how they did statistically and not prospect ranking. Starters Juan Uriarte, C – The 2014 signee out of Mexico delivered a breakout season this year at Kingsport. Although he had always been known as an exceptional defender behind the...
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Brandon Nimmo, OF Player Data: Age: 24, B/T: L/R, Free Agency: 2023 2017 Primary Stats: 69 G, 215 PA, 5 HR, 33 BB, 21 RBI, 2 SB, .260/.379/.418 Advanced: 117 wRC+, .348 wOBA, .360 BABIP, .158 ISO. 15.3% BB%, 27.9% K% Grade: B 2017 Review: Taken as the 13th overall pich in the 2011 draft, Brandon Nimmo is not the typical first round draft pick. Selected one spot ahead of the late Jose Fernandez,...
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Bryan Shaw Position: Reliever Bats: Right – Throws: Right Born: November 8, 1987 (30) 2017 Stats: 4-6, 79 G, 76.2 IP, 73 SO, 22 BB, 3.52 ERA, 1.21 WHIP, .245 AVG Against, 3 SV Advanced Stats: WAR 1.6, FIP 2.96, BABIP .311 The most consistent reliever in baseball over the past half-decade, Bryan Shaw is a hot commodity in free agency. The Mets, whose bullpen ERA was last in majors in 2017,...
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