Author: Ross Bentley

Álvarez Says He Expects To Be on Opening Day Roster

Francisco Álvarez got his first taste of the big leagues last season, and now he’s ready for more. MLB’s top prospect told journalist César Sequera Ramos that he was “100% sure” he would be on the Mets Opening Day roster in 2023. Álvarez went 2-12 in five games for the Mets at the end of the season, with one of those two hits being his first-career major-league home run....

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Reexamining the Mets Lineup Without Carlos Correa

Carlos Correa will ultimately not be coming to New York in 2023 or beyond, after he spurned the Mets for the Minnesota Twins Tuesday following a weeks-long standoff with New York over contract language relating to his physical condition. While it’s a bitter pill to swallow for Mets fans knowing they were teased with the idea of a dominant left side of the infield for the next decade, all...

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Scott to become Triple-A Manager, Toussaint Named Amateur Scouting Director

  Dick Scott, who served as the Mets bench coach in the 2016 and 2017 seasons , will be the new manager of the Syracuse Mets in 2023, replacing Kevin Boles, according to MMO’s Michael Mayer.  Scott returned to the organization in 2021 after spending time with the Marlins, and had been serving as the team’s coordinator of coaching development and instruction. Scott originally...

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Low-Risk Free Agents That Could Improve Mets’ Depth

Whether or not the Mets sign Carlos Correa, it’s worth examining what other options are out there that could help improve the team’s depth at the big-league level. While the elite free agent hitters (besides Correa) are off the board, there are still some potential useful pieces out there that the Mets could sign to to inexpensive or minor-league deals to battle for a spot with say,...

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Examining the First Half of the Mets 2023 Schedule

While we all await the conclusion of #C0rreawatch, the Mets first regular season game is suddenly only 85 days away. With the MLB implementing a new  schedule approach in 2023, the Mets schedule will look different than it ever has before, with less divisional games and matchups against every MLB opponent from both leagues. Since we are now officially in 2023, I took a look at the first half of...

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