After Ian Kinsler decided to waive his no-trade clause and join the Los Angeles Angels, the Mets were left pivoting to other second base options. The most feasible, at that point, seemed like Jason Kipnis of the Cleveland Indians. The Tribe have Jose Ramirez to man second, who supplanted Kipnis at the position last season. They are also in win now mode and could look to shed his contract....
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Former Mets outfielder and free agent Jay Bruce has been linked to New York this offseason as a potential reunion candidate, and has now lowered his asking price for a contract. The 30-year-old was initially seeking a five-year deal, but is reportedly now seeking a four-year pact, according to Kristie Ackert of the New York Daily News. The Mets and San Francisco Giants have recently expressed...
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So far this offseason, the New York Mets have made one free agent signing by bringing in reliever Anthony Swarzak on a two-year deal, this after a dozen arms who they targeted ahead of him signed elsewhere. Other than that, they have mostly sat on their hands and have yet to jump into the hypothetical “inferno” general manager Sandy Alderson referred to. This makes sense, however, as...
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Who’s on second? On Thursday, Marc Carig of Newsday mentioned several options the Mets could target to fill their second base need. Among them were Jason Kipnis, Josh Harrison and Cesar Hernandez. He also said Jed Lowrie and Starlin Castro are not likely to be considered. Hernandez figures to require a nice haul of prospects which the Mets don’t have, so I believe the two most likely...
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In what would have been a blockbuster trade several years ago, the Los Angeles Dodgers have acquired outfielder Matt Kemp from the Atlanta Braves in exchange for first baseman Adrian Gonzalez, pitchers Scott Kazmir and Brandon McCarthy, infielder Charlie Culberson and cash considerations, according to Ken Gurnick of MLB.com. According to Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic, the trade is effectively...
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