The Mets have been one of the most active teams on the market this winter. One of the focal points general manager Brodie Van Wagenen set out to improve on was the team’s bullpen. He bolstered the back-end by bringing back longtime Met Jeurys Familia, trading for elite closer Edwin Diaz and inking southpaw Justin Wilson to a two-year deal. Those three combined with Robert Gsellman and Seth...
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A little over a year ago, the Mets traded left-handed reliever Josh Smoker to the Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for fellow lefty Daniel Zamora and cash considerations. Smoker, 30, spent two seasons with the Mets: 2016 and 2017. In the latter, he appeared in 54 games and logged a 5.11 ERA, 4.92 FIP, 1.704 WHIP and 10.9 K/9. New York designated him for assignment at the end of last January to...
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In regards to the Mets’ outfield, we know one thing: Michael Conforto and Brandon Nimmo will likely be starting everyday in the corner positions, right or left field. However, in regards to center field, the Mets have Juan Lagares, who is in his contract year and is coming off injury, the newly acquired Keon Broxton from Milwaukee, and Jeff McNeil who will be trained as an outfielder this...
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The New York Mets have playoff ambitions in 2019. New York’s new general manager, Brodie Van Wagenen, has revamped the team and has bolstered many different areas with tons of depth in preparation of contention. There are going to be a lot of new faces as well. As I project, there will be at least eight or nine players on the 25-man roster on Opening Day who didn’t don blue and...
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Good morning, Mets fans. Here’s what’s buzzing around baseball this Saturday morning Giants, Bryce Harper Have Eventful Meeting Now that the J.T. Realmuto saga is over, we have two more fish to fry: Bryce Harper and Manny Machado. At this point, it’s anyone’s guess where they’ll end up as more and more teams come out of the woodwork. That holds true especially in...
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