On the latest episode of Simply Amazin’, Tim Ryder is joined by Jacob Resnick of MetsMerized and Mets Minors to take account of the New York Mets’ offseason thus far. Dellin Betances’ signing shored up a glaring deficiency on this roster, but is the bullpen complete? FanGraphs’ ZiPS projections, via Dan Szymborski, shine an encouraging light on the Mets for 2020, but has...
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According to Mike Mayer of MetsMerized, two of the New York Mets’ starting pitchers have been garnering attention on the winter trade market. As per sources, left-hander Steven Matz and right-hander Marcus Stroman have drummed up “serious trade interest” recently. Earlier in the week, Jon Heyman of MLB Network reported that Matz and Stroman’s names had been floated in...
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The New York Mets’ addition of right-handed reliever Dellin Betances on Christmas Eve was a pleasant surprise and should bode well for the Metsies’ relief corps, but general manager Brodie Van Wagenen still has a number of items to cross off his offseason to-do list before the Mets attempt to dethrone the Washington Nationals. With a bullpen littered with closer-level arms in Betances, Edwin...
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As per Eduardo Perez of MLB Network, New York Mets outfielder, Yoenis Cespedes (heels, ankle) has declared himself “ready” to return to the field in 2020 and that he could hit 52 home runs (his jersey number). “I have spoken to Yoenis and he’s hungry,” Perez said on MLB Network Radio. “[Cespedes] verbally told me, ‘I’m ready. I’m going to go...
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Major League Baseball’s hot stove is in full swing. Let’s see what’s cooking. Boras Boys’ Market Beginning To Heat Up Mark Feinsand of MLB.com shed some light on the respective markets of free-agent left-handed starters Hyun-Jin Ryu and Dallas Keuchel, as well as outfielder/designated hitter Nicholas Castellanos — all of whom are clients of mega-agent Scott Boras....
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