Good morning, Mets fans! The Winter Meetings have begun, and with them, rumors are swirling. Per Joel Sherman of The NY Post, the Mets have also shown interest in former Padre Michael King. The fit for King appears to be nearly perfect with the Mets need for starting pitching, especially considering his 3.10 ERA over 247 inning over the past two seasons. To keep with the theme of the Mets’...
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Good Morning, Mets fans! The Mets’ biggest free agent acquisition thus far was made last night with the signing of Devin Williams, first reported by Will Sammon of The Athletic. The deal is for three years, $50 million, with a six million dollar signing bonus, and $15 million being deferred in increments of five million, per Jon Heyman of MLB Network. Williams appears to be the first of...
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Good morning, Mets fans! The blockbuster trade that sent longtime Met Brandon Nimmo to Texas is now official. Former All-Star second baseman Marcus Semien is officially a New York Met, in a move made to shore up the team defensively. As part of the transaction, the Mets sent an additional five million dollars to Texas to offset the salary difference. The Mets shared several posts wishing Nimmo...
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Good morning, Mets fans! Josh Naylor’s five-year contract with the Seattle Mariners has been finalized at $92.5 million according to Jeff Passan of ESPN. Naylor’s contract sets the market for Pete Alonso, which now figures to be somewhere in the same range years wise. Jon Morosi of MLB Network said, regarding Alonso, that if the Red Sox are unable to retain Alex Bregman, they would...
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Good morning, Mets fans! MLB announced the winners for AL and NL Rookie of the Year on Monday. In the American League, Nick Kurtz won in a unanimous vote, with Jacob Wilson coming in second with 23 second-place votes and Roman Anthony third with the remaining seven second-place votes. In the National League, Drake Baldwin won the award with 21 first-place votes, the first catcher to do so since...
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