The New York Mets removed lefty Tommy Milone from the 40-man roster. He cleared waivers and elected for free agency. Milone, 30, went 0-3 with a 8.56 ERA, 1.76 WHIP and nine home runs allowed in 27.1 innings for the Mets after they claimed him off waivers from the Milwaukee Brewers in May. The Mets continue to clean up their 40-man roster after outrighting five playing on Wednesday night...
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There were quite a few Mets players who graduated from prospect status in 2017, including Amed Rosario, Dominic Smith and Brandon Nimmo. Additionally, the Mets have graduated players such as Michael Conforto, Noah Syndergaard and Steven Matz and traded away Michael Fulmer in exchange for Yoenis Cespedes. This has left the farm lacking in blue chip prospects. However, there are still a few...
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Mark DeRosa was reportedly the sixth candidate for the Mets managerial position, but ultimately lost out on the job to Mickey Callaway. DeRosa, 42, played 16 years in the majors and currently works as a personality on MLB Network’s MLB Central. He is also a regular on Mike Francesa’s show on WFAN. While he has no prior coaching experience, DeRosa still felt disappointed he missed out...
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Following a season in which the Mets staff had a collective ERA of 5.01, good for second worst in the league, pitching coach Dan Warthen was relieved of his duties. Warthen, 64, held the position since 2008, but with a club looking to change its culture, the move seemed imminent. The only coach whose job is safe is third base coach/catching coordinator Glenn Sherlock. Kevin Long, whose contract...
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The 2017 season for Asdrubal Cabrera was full of peaks and valleys. After laboring through a lingering thumb injury and requesting a trade out of Queens, the infielder rebounded to finish his season on a high note. This, along with his veteran presence, will see the Mets pick up his $8.5 million option for 2018, tweets Marc Carig of Newsday. Cabrera, 31, hit .280/.351/.434 with 14 homers and 59...
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