During the same weekend Marvel officially introduced its newest Captain America in movie form, the Mets are now receiving questions about whether they too will hand out the captaincy title to Francisco Lindor. And one former Mets captain has officially given his support. “That would be a great choice from one captain to another,” Mets Hall of Fame Reliever John Franco commented on an...
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The 2024 Mets made it all the way to Game 6 of the NLCS but did so with very little contribution from rookies. Perhaps their most valuable rookie, reliever Dedniel Núñez, burst onto the scene after seven years in the minor leagues, pitching to a 2.31 ERA in 25 appearances. A strained flexor tendon in his pitching arm cut his season short, but the Mets consider him to be fully healthy. According...
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Baseball America released its annual farm system rankings for the 30 MLB teams on Wednesday. The Mets, who were eighth on the list a year ago, fell closer to the middle of the pack and were ranked 12th. This ranking is consistent with others released this offseason, including ESPN and The Athletic, who ranked the Mets ninth and 15th, putting them just on the plus side of the median of Major...
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The Mets have made an additional move to bolster their bullpen. Postseason standout Ryne Stanek is making his return to Queens, according to Anthony DiComo of MLB.com. Mark Feinsand of MLB reports the deal is worth $4.5 million, with an additional $500,000 potentially through incentives. The right-handed fireballer has signed a one-year deal with the Mets. Stanek was initially traded to New York...
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Ichiro Suzuki, CC Sabathia and Billy Wagner were the three players selected Tuesday to complete the 2025 class of the National Baseball Hall of Fame. Suzuki and Sabathia received the call from the Hall during their first year of eligibility and Wagner during his tenth and final, so naturally the next question is who can expect their phone to ring next year? In addition to those three players,...
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