Author: Rob Piersall

Robinson Cano Pushed For Mets to Acquire Yasiel Puig

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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Marwin Gonzalez Would Be a Nice Fit For Mets

Even after a busy offseason thus far, the Mets still have a lot of work to do. They could use an additional arm or two in the bullpen, an outfielder and possibly a right-handed bat. Marwin Gonzalez could fit the latter role splendidly. Gonzalez, 30 in March, is actually a switch hitter and can play all around the diamond. A player like that could be valuable to a team like the Mets, who need the...

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Mets, Travis D’Arnaud Settle On One-Year, $3.5 Million Deal

According to Bob Nightengale of USA Today Sports, the Mets and catcher Travis d’Arnaud have avoided arbitration and settled on a one-year, $3.515 million contract. D’Arnaud, 29, was tendered a contract by New York late last month, despite missing a majority of the 2018 season after undergoing Tommy John surgery. The backstop logged just 15 plate appearances before hitting the...

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MMO Roundtable: Has the Mets Offseason Been Encouraging Thus Far?

The Mets have been one of the more active teams in baseball so far this winter. Apart from acquiring Edwin Diaz and Robinson Cano from the Seattle Mariners and inking reliever Jeurys Familia to a three-year deal, New York has been at the forefront of what seems like every rumor. New Mets’ general manager Brodie Van Wagenen has thrust himself right into the action, and it doesn’t look...

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Three Lefty Relievers Who Could Help the Mets

So far this offseason, new Mets’ general manager Brodie Van Wagenen has made it a priority to bolster the bullpen. First acquiring Edwin Diaz in a huge deal with the Seattle Mariners, New York also brought back Jeurys Familia to be his setup man, fortifying the back end of the pen. Those two guys, along with Seth Lugo, Robert Gsellman and a combination of Drew Smith, Daniel Zamora, Tyler...

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