As the dust continues to settle after the New York Mets’ outside-the-box hiring of former CAA agent Brodie Van Wagenen as general manager, one of his more prominent former clients in Flushing finally gave his $.02 on the matter. Jacob deGrom is expected to take home his first National League Cy Young Award this Wednesday after pitching to an MLB-leading 1.70 earned-run average, 1.99...
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Jon Heyman of FanCred Sports gave an update on one of the most enticing — and enigmatic — free agents to hit the market in recent memory, Manny Machado, stating that the New York Mets “are not seen as a player” for the Miami native’s services. “[The] Mets are not seen as a player for Machado. Of course, [dollars] are always a consideration, but the sense is...
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As per Jon Heyman of FanCred Sports, the New York Mets — like nearly every other MLB team is at this stage in free agency — have “shown interest” in Marwin Gonzalez, formerly of the Houston Astros. Gonzalez, 29, is a switch-hitting, average-to-above-average fielder who plays many positions around the diamond. He’s been a key cog for the Astros during their meteoric...
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New York Mets general manager Brodie Van Wagenen touched on two current — for the time being — Mets players from the GM meetings in San Diego on Tuesday. As per Tim Healey of Newsday, catcher Travis d’Arnaud (elbow) is “on track to be ready for Opening Day” and infielder Wilmer Flores (knee) is “healthy”. Van Wagenen would not comment on either...
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Good morning, Mets fans! General managers from all 30 MLB teams will convene in San Diego on Monday for the annual GM meetings. This generally kicks off the free agency period. Of course, this will be New York Mets GM Brodie Van Wagenen’s first league-wide conference from the other side of the desk, after making the jump from being a CAA baseball agent to joining an MLB front office....
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