Author: Rob Piersall

Morning Briefing: Mets Eyeing Former Braves Starter

Good morning, Mets fans! Here’s what’s shaking around baseball: Latest Mets News According to Jon Heyman of MLB Network, the Mets are interested in the services of former Atlanta Braves starting pitcher Mike Foltynewicz. The Illinois native threw in front of teams on Saturday at Georgia Tech and his fastball was sitting in the 90-92 mph range. Jason Weingarten of the New York Post...

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Mets Have Expressed Interest In RHP Mike Foltynewicz

The Mets continue to seek additional starting rotation help. According to Jon Heyman of MLB Network, the Mets along with the Minnesota Twins, Tampa Bay Rays and Chicago White Sox have interest in former Atlanta Brave, Mike Foltynewicz. The right-hander recently threw in front of teams at Georgia Tech. Heyman tweeted on Saturday that Foltynewicz appeared to be in fine shape, but was topping out...

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New Mets Pitcher Carlos Carrasco Is Easy to Root For

The New York Mets made headlines on Thursday as they acquired one of the most talented young stars in baseball today in Francisco Lindor. The blockbuster deal gives the Mets a new face of the franchise, and the potential of a stalwart at shortstop for years to come — contingent on him signing a long term extension, of course. However, the Mets also acquired veteran right-handed pitcher Carlos...

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Steve Cohen: I Need to Make Good Decisions

It’s not a popularity contest. But even if it was, Mets’ majority owner Steve Cohen wouldn’t care. He just wants to make smart decisions. When Joel Sherman of the New York Post reported on Monday that the Mets were not in on Japanese pitcher Tomoyuki Sugano, some Mets fans reached for the panic button on Twitter. That’s the spirit , just give up and go to sleep — Steven...

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Should Mets Explore Signing Another Catcher?

All in all, it’s been a quiet winter around baseball. With many team’s suffering revenue losses from the shortened 2020 season and having no fans in attendance, clubs are erring on the side of frugality this offseason. So far, we’ve seen teams non-tender or designate players for assignment that otherwise may not have been during previous winters, and a majority of the top free...

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