The 2026 International Free Agency period has officially begun, and the New York Mets have signed one of the players in the class, shortstop Wandy Asigen. According to our own Mike Mayer, the Mets have traded left-handed pitching prospect Franklin Gomez to the Guardians for $1.5 million in International Free Agency pool money. Asigen is ranked second-best in the IFA class by MLB Pipeline. Wilber...
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Update: Jan. 15 at 8:05 Mike Puma of the New York Post reports the Mets do have an offer to Kyle Tucker for four years. Jeff Passan of ESPN says the Blue Jays have shown a willingness to potentially offer Tucker a 10-year deal. Passan didn’t mention the per-year amount, but multiple reports have the Mets offering $50 per. Update: Jan. 14 at 15:15 Per Mike Puma of the New York Post, the...
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“That is an enviable place for any organization to be.” – David Stearns on the New York Mets David Stearns made his first public comments following a flurry of Mets moves—and lack thereof—at an event at Citi Field today. “What we’ve done previously has not been good enough,” he said of the team’s performance the last couple of years. “We all know...
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Lars Nootbaar Position: OF B/T: L/R Age: 28 (9/8/1997) 2025 Traditional Stats: 583 PA, .234/.325/.361/.686, 119 H, 13 HR, 48 RBI, 64 BB, 119 SO 2025 Advanced Stats: 96 wRC+, 95 OPS+, 20.4% SO%, 11% BB%, .279 BABIP, .314 xwOBA, 0.8 fWAR, 1.3 bWAR Contract Status: Free agent after 2027 Typically, ‘double heel surgery’ is not the first thing you want to see when you research a player,...
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Freddy Peralta, SP Position: SP B/T: R/R Age: 30 (6/4/1996) 2025 Traditional Stats: 33 G, 176.2 IP, 2.70 ERA, 1.08 WHIP, 204 SO, 66 BB 2025 Advanced Stats: 154 ERA+, 28.2 K%, 9.1 BB%, 3.47 xERA, 3.63 FIP, 3.85 xFIP, 3.6 fWAR, 5.5. bWAR Contract Status: Free agent after 2026 Rundown Mets president of baseball operations David Stearns is very familiar with starting pitcher Freddy Peralta from his...
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