Tommy Pham is now a member of the New York Mets having signed a one-year, $6 million deal. What are realistic expectations for the veteran outfielder in 2023? The Mets turned to Pham in order to add some much-needed outfield depth. They missed out on Andrew McCutchen, Adam Duvall and Trey Mancini, who all signed elsewhere, and Pham will now be deployed as a fourth outfielder. Consider the...
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There’s been a boatload of talk about Brett Baty’s potential role with the New York Mets in 2023. That picture is now starting to get a little clearer as we edge closer to the start of spring training. Ranked as the No. 2 overall prospect in the Mets farm system by Baseball America, Baty earned his first big leagues call-up last summer. He made an instant impression after hitting a...
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Good morning, Mets fans! In the aftermath of a Friday afternoon trade that sent Luis Arraez to the Marlins, general manager Kim Ng said that Jazz Chisholm will move to center field. This move is interesting in that Chisholm has only ever played in the middle infield in his career, but with Arraez set to take over second base and Jean Segura and Jon Berti also entrenched in the infield, Chisholm...
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The trigger has been pulled on a significant trade in MLB today with the Minnesota Twins acquiring starting pitcher Pablo López from the Miami Marlins. The deal was first reported by Ken Rosenthal and Dan Hayes of The Athletic. Later confirmed by Jeff Passan of ESPN, the Marlins received All-Star second baseman Luis Arraez as the cornerstone (and only) piece of the return package. Craig Mish of...
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After being previously contacted about joining Team USA for the 2023 World Baseball Classic by manager Mark DeRosa, it appears that Jeff McNeil is officially on board. DeRosa recently told The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal that McNeil would be “taking” second base. This, of course, comes after the recent right elbow injury to Trevor Story, which will sideline the Boston Red Sox...
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Options aren’t everything, and the Mets should know that. In a report about the Mets’ interest in free-agent lefty reliever Andrew Chafin, SNY’s Andy Martino stated that the Mets would prefer a bullpen arm with options remaining. This would indicate that Chafin and Zach Britton, with whom the Mets have also been linked, are not their preferred targets. It has been widely...
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