In early December, the Mets made a blockbuster deal to bring second baseman Robinson Cano and right-handed closer Edwin Diaz to New York. While they were able to shed albatross contracts in the process by sending outfielder Jay Bruce and reliever Anthony Swarzak back to Seattle in return, they also parted ways with top prospects Jarred Kelenic and Justin Dunn. Giving up a hefty package like the...
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There’s no doubt the Mets have been aggressive this winter under new general manager Brodie Van Wagenen. The Mets have seemingly been news worthy almost every day of the offseason, and have been one of the most active teams on the market. The current inception of the team on paper is unquestionably better than last year, but it’s imperative the Mets don’t sit on their hands...
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2018 is coming to a close in a few days and, as a result, we here at Metsmerized Online would like to acknowledge some of the achievements by the team during this past season. With that being said, Zack Wheeler is the Mets best comeback story of the 2018 season. When Sandy Alderson took the reigns as Mets’ general manager prior to the 2011 season, one of the biggest moves he made was...
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According to Marc Carig of The Athletic, the Mets and Houston Astros have been engaged in trade talks recently. The former has been doing “background work” on Houston’s minor league system, while the latter is interested in reliever Seth Lugo. Carig adds that while there has been chatter, it’s unclear if there has been any traction in trade talks. In addition, Abbey...
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One of the bigger moves of the offseason went down last week when the Los Angeles Dodgers shipped outfielders Matt Kemp and Yasiel Puig to Cincinnati. Prior to that, however, new Met Robinson Cano tried to get the front office to pull the trigger for Puig, according to AM 570 LA Sports on Twitter. According to their insider, David Vassegh, at the winter meetings he heard that Cano wanted the...
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