The New York Mets are looking into the possibility of trading veteran utility player Darin Ruf this offseason, according to Mike Puma of The New York Post. Ruf is under contract for the 2023 season but he will earn just $3 million, which makes him ideal trade bait and his cost-effective contract can easily be absorbed. As a result, the Mets are now exploring potential trades for the veteran as...
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Following a partial one-year hiatus brought on by the 2021 lockout, the Rule 5 Draft returns to the Major League Baseball Winter Meetings next week. There was no major league portion of the draft in 2021, but there was still a minor league draft that saw 51 players get chosen including the Mets taking right-hander pitchers Alex Valverde and Carlos Ocampo and the Mets losing right-hander pitchers...
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MLB free agency is in full swing with a flurry of moves taking place on Wednesday, including Aaron Judge re-signing with the Yankees. The Mets have already been active, agreeing to a deal with starting pitcher Jose Quintana. Here are some other moves that happened Wednesday: Willson Contreras The St. Louis Cardinals and All-Star catcher Willson Contreras are in agreement on a five-year deal...
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José Quintana and the Mets are in agreement on a two-year, $26 million deal, according to Ken Rosenthal of the Athletic. The contract is split up evenly and Quintana will make $13 million in 2023 and 2024, according to Joel Sherman of the New York Post. The Mets began engaging with the second-tier starting pitching after the Justin Verlander signing, and half an hour before the signing, our...
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As the outfield market becomes increasingly sparse, bringing Brandon Nimmo back into the fold is a move the Mets have to make. With Cody Bellinger and Mitch Haniger signing with the Chicago Cubs and San Francisco Giants respectively on Tuesday, New York saw a pair of potential fits come off the board as they remain in somewhat of a holding pattern as it pertains to Nimmo’s market. There is...
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Aaron Judge is heading back to the Bronx. The 2022 AL MVP has an agreement to return to the Yankees, according to MLB.com’s Jon Morosi. Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic reports that the deal is worth $360 million over nine years. It was reported on Tuesday, who led MLB with 62 home runs in 2022, was in agreement with the San Francisco Giants, but that reported was quickly retracted. Instead,...
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