The Mets tried to sign Yoshinubo Yamamoto, offering him $325 million to come to Queens. He chose the Los Angeles and the Dodgers for the same amount of money. Without him, the Mets have two good starters in Kodai Senga and Jose Quintana and a whole bunch of question marks after that, including Luis Severino, Adrian Houser, David Peterson (when he comes back in May/June), Tylor Megill, Joey...
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Updated Post – Dec. 27 at 11:32 AM The Toronto Blue Jays continue their post-Christmas activity with the addition of utilityman Isiah Kiner-Falefa. Robert Murray of Fansided reports the deal is for two-years, $15 million with incentives that can bring it up to $16 million. IKF is a career .660 OPS hitter in 647 games between the Texas Rangers and Yankees. His value (10.1 bWAR) comes from...
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After missing out on Yoshinobu Yamamoto, the Mets still need to sign multiple starters before the start of next season. Lucas Giolito could be one of those guys. According to The Post’s Mike Puma, the Mets have “strong interest” in the 29-year-old. Giolito spent most of his career with the White Sox before being traded at the deadline to the Los Angeles Angels. After they...
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The 2006 Mets are the team since 1986 squad that fans really thought had a chance to win it all. But while their real-life season ended in misery, their run to the Mets Madness championship got started with a bang. The core of the 2006 team–managed impeccably by myself–overpowered the 1985 rotation, which in real life was a year away from bringing the championship to Queens. Some...
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Good morning! The bidding for Yoshinobu Yamamoto is expected to ramp up this week. ESPN’s Jeff Passan said that while reports that teams already made $300 million offers were premature, bidding for Yamamoto’s services was set to begin this week. Multiple reporters have said Yamamoto is expected to decide by Christmas–well before his Jan. 4 deadline after being posted. The Mets...
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