The Mets reportedly don’t have a ton of money left to spend this offseason, and that news came before they gave Adam Ottavino $4 million to return to the bullpen. Despite that signing, the Mets still need help bridging innings to Edwin Díaz. But they also need to address the power in their lineup from the DH spot. The Mets have gotten negative value (-0.5 fWAR) over the last two seasons...
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Updated Post – Jan. 25 at 3:20 PM The Chicago Cubs and Boston Red Sox have interest in reliever Ryne Stanek, per Bob Nightengale of USA Today. The 32-year-old right-hander had a 4.09 ERA in 55 appearances for the Houston Astros during the 2023 season. It was recently reported that the Mets have interest in Stanek as they look to put the final touches on their bullpen for 2024. Original...
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David Wright notched 6.2% of the vote on the 2024 Hall of Fame ballot, ensuring he’ll remain on the ballot for the 2025 cycle. Players need to earn 5% of the vote to stay on the ballot and 75% of the vote to get inducted. Wright’s case is marred by “what could have been”—as we dug into earlier on the site.—because injuries shortened his career. By staying on the ballot,...
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With just three weeks left until pitchers and catchers start reporting to MLB camps in Florida and Arizona, the top end of the free agent market continues to move like molasses. Some of the prime free agents—Cody Bellinger, Blake Snell, Jordan Montgomery—remain unsigned, and that’s trickled down to the designated hitter market. J.D. Martinez, Justin Turner, and Jorge Soler have merely had...
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Baseball Prospectus on Tuesday released its Top 101 prospect list ahead of the 2024 season, and the Mets have five prospects across the rankings. Four of the team’s recent top prospects—Jett Williams, Drew Gilbert, Luisangel Acuña, Ryan Clifford—appear and one welcomed surprise in Christian Scott made his debut on the Top 101. These were the team’s Top 5 prospects when it released...
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