After trading for Oakland’s Chris Bassitt on Saturday night, the Mets have one of the more formidable rotations in baseball. The righty-heavy group of pitchers is full of workhorses who can carry the team through the regular season with some viable backups in case injuries surface. The Mets’ rotation can be broken down into three sets. Let’s talk about them. The Best Pitchers...
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The Mets have had trade talks with the Cincinnati Reds about pitcher Tyler Mahle, according to MMO’s own Michael Mayer. Buster Olney reported earlier Friday the Mets have been “active” in the trade market in terms of connecting with opposing teams. Mahle, 27, has pitched incredibly well the last two seasons for Cincinnati (3.72 ERA, 3.82 FIP) over 227 2/3 innings. He has two...
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The March hot stove rolls on Friday evening as multiple reports surfaced that the Mets are sifting through top arms to help provide reinforcements for the bullpen. While on The Michael Kay Show, ESPN’s Buster Olney said the Mets are focusing on said bullpen arms as free agency resumes, as MMO’s Mathew Brownstein pointed out. The names he mentioned? Andrew Chafin and Milwaukee’s...
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UPDATE: 3/14/22, 2:02 PM EST Let’s catch up on some news and notes from this morning, shall we? Brad Hand will join the Phillies bullpen on a one-year, $6 million deal Sean Doolittle returns home to the Nationals on a one-year deal Ian Kennedy signed an incentive-laden contract with the Diamondbacks that could be worth up to $7 million. There was also a report that came out indicating...
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The playoff pool has become a central discussion point in MLB and the MLBPA’s collective bargaining agreement debates. From the owners’ side of things, expanding the playoff pool to 14 teams is all about money. The more playoff games, the more national revenue the owners rake in. For the players, keeping the playoffs at 12 teams is all about making sure the grind of 162 games and...
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