Author: Nathan Cooper

Morning Briefing: Mets Still in Hunt For Díaz After Williams Signing

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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Morning Briefing: Mets Post Nimmo Tribute Video

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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Morning Briefing: Red Sox Could Make ‘All-Out Pursuit’ For Alonso

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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Morning Briefing: AL and NL Rookie of the Year Announced

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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Morning Briefing: Edwin Díaz, Pete Alonso Are Officially Free Agents

Good morning, Mets fans! Several marquee free agents in the 2026 class have opted out of their deals over the past 24 hours. The most highly touted names include the Mets’ own Edwin Diaz and Pete Alonso, along with Alex Bregman, Cody Bellinger and Ranger Suarez.  Latest Mets News Jon Morosi of MLB Network reported that A.J. Minter will exercise his 11 million dollar player option. MLB...

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