The New York Mets announced on Friday night that they’ve received Luis De La Cruz from the Baltimore Orioles as the player to be named later from the James McCann trade that happened last month. As part of the deal, the Orioles will also pay $5 million of McCann’s $24 million salary over the next two seasons. De La Cruz, 20, hit .291/.396/.349 with five doubles, no home runs, and...
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Updated Post – Jan. 13, 12:45 Jon Heyman of the New York Post reports that the Mets have interest in outfielder Tommy Pham. The news comes on the same day that veteran outfielder Andrew McCutchen signed with the Pirates. The Mets were one of the teams hoping to sign McCutchen to add outfield depth. Pham, 34, hit .238/.316/.372 with 23 doubles, 17 home runs, 63 RBIs, and a...
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Upon hearing that free-agent infielder Carlos Correa and the Minnesota Twins officially agreed to a deal, the Mets have been left with uncertainty surrounding their ability to add more pieces to the team this offseason. While there is still time to strike a trade or sign a free agent, they currently have two internal options worth looking at to fill the massive void Correa has left at the third...
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According to Jason Mackey of the Post-Gazette, veteran outfielder Andrew McCutchen is signing a one-year deal with the Pittsburgh Pirates. The deal is pending a physical. The deal is for $5 million according to Mackey. McCutchen had been one of the outfield depth pieces the Mets were considering. The top of the outfield market now consists of Adam Duvall, Jurickson Profar, and Trey Mancini....
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In MLB Network’s annual position-by-position Top 10 rankings, they announced they put Brandon Nimmo as the fourth-best center fielder in baseball. Prior to 2022 season, MLB Network had Nimmo ranked as the sixth-best left fielder in Major League Baseball. Nimmo, 29, enjoyed a career-year in 2022 and he set career-high marks in several offensive categories. The 29-year-old achieved career-highs in...
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Good morning, Mets fans! In an article on the Sports Business Journal, John Ourand discussed Major League Baseball hiring Billy Chambers as EVP/ Local Media. “MLB already has started looking into creating a national product that would combine its local rights with its out-of-market extra innings package — an effort that would do away with blackouts,” he said.” Latest Mets News The...
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