In somewhat of a surprise, the Mets did not select a player in the MLB portion of the Rule 5 draft. They did, however, lose lefty Nate Lavender, who was selected by the Tampa Bay Rays and right-handed pitcher Mike Vasil, who was selected by the Philadelphia Phillies. The Mets also lost right-handed pitcher Joseph Yabbour, right-handed pitcher Hobie Harris, infielder Junior Tilien, catcher Drake...
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Super agent Scott Boras held his annual press conference at the Winter GM Meetings in Arizona on Wednesday and, as expected, filled it with puns, including one referencing Pete Alonso and his demand in the free agent market saying “The Polar Bear Express is rolling.” Boras mentioned that contrary to a lack of noise, there is “a lot of market locomotion regarding Pete...
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Baseball Prospectus has shared its 2025 New York Mets top prospects and some of the names are surprising in their rise and fall up the prospect ladder. 2025 Top 10 Mets Prospects: Brandon Sproat, RHP – Sproat has seen his prospect stock take the biggest shot of helium, going from 16th in the organization to first. Sproat offers triple-digit velocity and two distinct breaking balls and has...
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Willy Adames and the San Francisco Giants are in agreement on a seven-year, $182 million dollar contract pending physical, according to Jeff Passan of ESPN. It is the largest deal in Giants history and third largest contract for a Dominican-born player. Adames, 29, had a career year with the Brewers in 2024, hitting .251/.331/.462 with 32 home runs and 112 RBI. Adames also managed to steal 21...
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Updated Post: Dec. 6 at 5:14 p.m. The Mets officially announced that they have signed outfielders Edward Olivares and Alex Ramírez as well as right-handed pitcher Grant Hartwig to minor league deals with invitations to major league spring training. Olivares hit .224/.291/.333 with five home runs in 55 games as a member of the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2024. He’s appeared in a total of 285...
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