After their upset of the 2000 Mets, the 2019 Mets took on the 2006 Mets—perhaps the best Mets team this century—in the latest Mets Madness series. The ’19 team, managed by Allison Waxman, looked on their way to another shocking series win, but David Wright and the ’06 Mets, managed by myself, turned their real-life Game 7 woes around. The ’06 Mets ultimately took the series in...
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Justin Turner will sign a one-year contract with the Toronto Blue Jays, according to Jon Morosi. The deal will be worth $13 million with $1.5 million in performance bonuses. That is just about the same base salary Turner declined in a player option from the Red Sox in November, but that contract had a $6.7 million buyout, too. Thus, Turner will earn close to $20 million this season in total and...
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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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