On top of the long list of free agents the New York Mets have at the major league level, they also have a fair amount of players that hit the open market on the minor league level including a few that played in the majors in 2022. Catchers Jose Colina Jose Mena Oscar Campos Nick Dini Michael Perez – Played in six games with the Mets after being claimed off waivers from the Pirates....
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The Mets had a draft in 2022 that could be instrumental in the franchise’s future success that included two first round picks and five of the first 90 picks of the draft. I’m going to go over how each of the Mets’ draft picks did in their brief pro debuts during the 2022 season. Unfortunately, the Mets did not sign third rounder Brandon Sproat as he decided to play another year...
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Updated Post – Nov. 17, 13:10 PM ET Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred spoke to reporters on Thursday with one topic being the investigation into whether or not the Yankees and Mets colluded to drive down the price of free agent outfielder Aaron Judge. Manfred acknowledged that the league is conducting an investigation. “I’m absolutely confident the clubs behaved in...
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The Tigres del Licey defeated Gigantes del Cibao 8-1, with Ronny Mauricio supplying three of the Tigres’ nine hits. The Mets’ top 10 prospect continues to bat third and play shortstop for the first-place Tigres del Licey in the Dominican Winter League. Box Score Ronny Mauricio: 3-for-5, R, RBI, .311/.339/.466 Mauricio led the Tigres lineup with three hits in this game which included...
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Good morning, Mets fans! Sandy Alcantara won the NL Cy Young award and Justin Verlander won the AL Cy Young award. Both won the award unanimously, as all 30 BBWAA first-place votes were for the winners of each league. Verlander is the eleventh pitcher in MLB history to earn three or more Cy Young awards. This season, he posted an 18-4 record with an MLB-leading ERA of 1.75 and an MLB leading...
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Edwin Diaz finished ninth in the National League Cy Young Award voting, the highest finish of any relief pitcher this season. Diaz, who compiled 32 saves with a 1.31 ERA, 297 ERA+ and a staggering 50.2 strikeout percentage in 2022, received one second-place vote (from MLB.com Cardinals beat writer John Denton) and two fifth-place votes. No other Mets pitchers received a vote. The Marlins Sandy...
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