Regardless of what happens the rest of the offseason, the Mets are going to keep their fingers crossed and hope their starting rotation can stay healthy and perform at a high level in 2018 to get them back into contention. New Mets manager Mickey Callaway is optimistic that New York’s rotation can again be formidable. “If you were to start a season two years ago with the staff we have and...
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MMO will be looking at multiple bargain options that are still available for the Mets this offseason. With Sandy Alderson reportedly working with a limited budget, the Mets best chance to fill holes will be bargain hunting. Southpaw Fernando Abad has spent a fair share of time around the league since debuting with the Houston Astros in 2010. After spending three seasons there, he made stops in...
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The market for free agent outfielder Lorenzo Cain is starting to pick up. A source tells Jerry Crasnick of ESPN.com, the Texas Rangers are ramping up their efforts to land the former All-Star, while Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic reports the Milwaukee Brewers have also expressed interest in Cain’s services. The 31-year-old has spent the majority of his eight-year big league career with the...
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With the free agent market slow to develop, ESPN senior writer David Schoenfield highlighted the best remaining free agents and where he believes they will end up. He predicts that the best bets for outfielder Lorenzo Cain and infielder Todd Frazier are to land with the San Francisco Giants and New York Yankees, respectively, but says to not be surprised if they end up with the Mets. Cain, 31,...
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The Mets currently have four outfielders on their 40-man roster: Yoenis Cespedes, Juan Lagares, Brandon Nimmo and Michael Conforto. However, last month Mets general manager Sandy Alderson indicated that Conforto could miss the beginning of the regular season. “He may be ready to go by Opening Day but I don’t believe he will be,” Alderson said. This is to be expected as Conforto...
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