Good Morning, Mets fans! Jared Porter was officially terminated as the Mets’ general manager Tuesday morning. Sandy Alderson said in a press conference Tuesday afternoon that the team didn’t plan to fill their now-vacant general manager position for now. During the press conference, Alderson said both he and Cohen came to the same decision regarding Porter’s conduct separately,...
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So who gets the deed to Buster Olney’s farm? After nearly three months of speculation, George Springer is now nearing a deal with the Toronto Blue Jays pending a physical, according to Jeff Passan. Brendon Kuhn was the first to report the Jays were nearing a deal with the All-Star outfielder. Jon Heyman says the deal will be for six years and $150 million–an average annual value of...
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Sandy Alderson said in a press conference Tuesday afternoon the Mets will not immediately seek to replace Jared Porter as general manager following his termination. Alderson said he is comfortable with the front office group the Mets have in place right now, and that he will obviously “be a little more involved” in baseball operations once again. He did note that “in his...
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The Mets will send scouts to watch Aníbal Sanchez and Julio Teherán throw bullpen session in Miami on Tuesday, according to Mike Puma. Both Sanchez and Teheran struggled in 2020. Sanchez, who will be 37 next season, got knocked around in 11 starts with the Nationals in 2020, producing a 5.46 FIP and 1.66 WHIP. Though he had a solid 2019 (including a near no-hitter in game one of the World...
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The Mets have acquired Joey Lucchesi from the San Diego Padres in a three-team deal that sent pitcher Joe Musgrove from the Pittsburgh Pirates to the Padres. Jeff Passan first reported Musgrove was going to San Diego, and the San Diego Union-Tribune’s Kevin Acee reported the Mets would be a third team in the deal. Passan also was the first to report a “large package of...
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