Of the bat-first, power-hitting right-handed hitters, Pete Alonso is the lone player left in free agency who could move the needle for a team. Anthony Santander signed Monday with the Blue Jays. (Congrats to them on landing someone!) Teoscar Hernandez, Tyler O’Neill, Gleyber Torres, Paul Goldschmidt, and others have come and gone, and Pete finds himself at the end of the market, short on...
Read More
Major League Baseball’s international free agency window opens up Wednesday, January 15. Over the last couple of decades, the Mets have had a couple of wins from searching the Dominican Republic, Venezuela, and other parts of Latin America for young talent, from José Reyes and Amed Rosario to Andres Gimenez and Francisco Alvarez to Edgardo Alfonzo and Nelson Cruz (what could’ve...
Read More
The 2024 New York Mets finished the season sixth in home runs (207) and ninth in team OPS (.734). However, the team leader in home runs (Pete Alonso, 34), their primary designated hitter (J.D. Martinez, 16) and a half dozen other players who contributed a couple dozen homers and pop are no longer on the roster. Francisco Lindor, Juan Soto and Mark Vientos are a formidable power trio. That...
Read More
The crazy year of 2024 is coming to a close, and we at Metsmerized wanted to extend a thank you for sticking around for the 19th season. This was our first full season without Joe D. I think he would’ve gotten a kick out of the team. I think he really would’ve liked Sean Manaea, José Iglesias, “OMG,” Grimace, Seymour Weiner and his distant cousin Max, the Rally Pimp—all...
Read More
The Mets had big plans to start the offseason. They needed multiple starting pitchers. They needed to rebuild a bullpen. And they needed Juan Soto. They’ve done most of that. As the holidays come around, the Mets have a couple of other items to check off their wishlist. Let’s look at the most important. Corner Infielder Not even going to name a position here. The Mets seem open to a...
Read More
