The New York Mets are currently exploring all of their options on the free agent market and a big splash is likely coming soon. As reported by SNY’s Andy Martino this morning, James McCann may be the next signing the Mets make but it will likely just be a prerequisite to something much bigger. According to Bob Klapisch of the Newark Star-Ledger, the Mets are closing in on signing either...
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The non-tender deadline drew far more attention this year than it had in year’s past, as there was potential to see some big names let go by their teams who were looking to shed payroll. Kris Bryant and Gary Sanchez were a few of the former All-Stars that were floated as non-tender candidates, but both of them ended up staying put. There was also some rumblings that San Diego may cut bait...
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The first causality of the non-tender deadline is in for the Mets, as Chasen Shreve is now a free agent. MLB insider Robert Murray was the first to report the news that Shreve had been non-tendered by New York. Shreve was a former client of Brodie Van Wagenen and joined the Mets last offseason on a minor league deal. He went on to make the Opening Day roster and remained in the Mets bullpen for...
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The non-tender deadline is usually just another day in the offseason calendar. Teams tender contract offers to their pre-arbitration and arbitration-eligible players, if no offer is tendered by the 8:00 p.m. deadline, those players become free agents. Yet this year there is certainly a different buzz around the non-tender deadline, due to the uncertainty of what today will bring. There is...
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Update: 12/1 – 2:45 p.m. Well that didn’t take long. After Anthony DiComo’s initial report that the Mets were “deep in talks” with free agent reliever Trevor May, SNY’s Andy Martino has now reported that he will in fact sign with the Mets. According to ESPN’s Jeff Passan, May is signing a two-year deal, which is still pending a physical. The deal could...
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