Morning Briefing: Rockies Have ‘Preliminary Interest’ In Brandon Nimmo

Good morning, Mets fans! Patrick Saunders of The Denver Post writes that the Colorado Rockies have outfielder Brandon Nimmo on their preliminary wish list to try and sign this off-season. Saunders speculates that the Rockies might make a run at him but will have to compete with the Mets and the deep pockets of owner Steve Cohen. He estimates that Nimmo will command a deal in the range of...

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2022 Mets Report Card: Francisco Lindor, SS

Player Data: Age: 28 (11/14/1993), B/T: S/R Primary Stats: 161 G, 706 PA, 630 AB, .270/.339/.449/.788, 170 H, 26 HR, 107 RBI, 5 3B, 16 SB Advanced Stats: 127 wRC+, 18.8% K%, 8.4% BB% .301 BABIP, .342 xwOBA, 5.4 fWAR, 6.8 bWAR 2022 Salary: $34.1 million Grade: A+ 2022 Review Francisco Lindor did not have the start to his Mets career that many envisioned. His 2021 season included a career-worst...

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Sporting News Names Showalter NL Manager of Year

Sporting News announced their 2022 Major League Baseball Awards on Thursday afternoon including Player of the Year, Comeback Players of the Year, Rookies of the Year, and Managers of the Year. New York Mets manager Buck Showalter was named the National League Manager of the Year by his peers. The winners are chosen by a survey of MLB players, managers, and executives. This is the fourth time...

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Francisco Lindor Named Finalist For Marvin Miller Award

The Major League Baseball Players Association has announced Francisco Lindor as a finalist for the Marvin Miller Man of the Year award. The Marvin Miller award was created in 1997 as a players’ choice award and recognizes the outstanding on and off-field performances of players. The award is named after Marvin Miller, who was the MLBPA executive director from 1966 to 1982. Miller...

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Five Mets Named Silver Slugger Award Finalists

Louisville Slugger announced the finalists for the 2022 Silver Slugger Awards on Thursday with five players from the New York Mets being nominated. Five Mets are finalists, but they are up for six awards because Jeff McNeil is a finalist at second base and utility. Pete Alonso, Brandon Nimmo, Starling Marte, and Francisco Lindor are the other Mets’ finalists. Silver Slugger Award winners...

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Stanley Consuegra Shows Off Impressive Power

Seven Met prospects would see game time for the Peoria Javelinas in a game that ended in a 5-5 tie after ten innings. Two of the Peoria runs came off the bat of Stanley Consuegra and Luke Ritter, who each hit solo shots. Kevin Kendall continues to do well in the desert with a two-hit performance in this one. On the mound, Christian Scott would turn in the best start of his AFL season thus far....

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