On February 2, 2008, the Mets sent outfielder Carlos Gomez, and pitchers Philip Humber, Deolis Guerra and Kevin Mulvey to the Minnesota Twins for two-time Cy Young award winner and three-time all star Johan Santana. To complete the trade, the Mets signed Santana to a six-year, $137.5 million contract. Santana would go on to etch a permanent place in Mets history, though he would have an...
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Earlier in the day Sunday, MLB reportedly offered the MLBPA a proposal to delay the start of spring training and the season by one month, allow for a 154-game season, and provide players with full 162-game pay. According to a follow up article in The Athletic written by Ken Rosenthal and Evan Drellich, there is reason to believe that the players will reject the league’s proposal on Monday....
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With spring training scheduled to start in 19 days, the Mets have already had an active off season. There’s been an ownership change, and significant player additions (Francisco Lindor, James McCann, Trevor May and Carlos Carrasco, to name a few). The Mets have upgraded their rotation with Carrasco and the return of Marcus Stroman, their defense with McCann and Lindor, and their bullpen...
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According to Mike Puma of The New York Post, Trevor Bauer, who is weighing his options for his next contract with spring training three weeks away, would choose to play for the Mets if the offers he receives are comparable. In addition to the Mets, the Angels, Blue Jays, and Dodgers are rumored to have strong interest in Bauer. Reports on Tuesday indicated that the Mets had made a record-setting...
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The Mets are now in search of a general manager after firing Jared Porter for inappropriate conduct. The Mets have had 14 official GMs in their history (along with five interim GMs, three of whom simultaneously in 2018 and of the five, two at one point held the GM title). A few of the Mets GMs are notable for their achievements (Johnny Murphy presided over the 1969 championship team; Bob...
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