Morning Briefing: Blue Jays Sign Cody Ponce to Three-Year Deal

Good morning, Mets fans! The Toronto Blue Jays are finalizing a three-year, $30 million deal with Cody Ponce, pending a physical. Ponce, the 2025 KBO MVP, went 17-1 with a 1.89 ERA and 252 strikeouts, exhibiting improved velocity and a new splitter. He is expected to slot into the Jays’ rotation behind Dylan Cease, Trey Yesavage, Kevin Gausman and Shane Bieber, with José Berríos and Eric Lauer...

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Rumor Roundup: Mets, Díaz Split on Contract Length

Updated Post, 7:55 p.m. 12/2/2025 Two updates from this afternoon! Cody Ponce, the KBO MVP from last season, signed a three-year, $30 million deal with the Blue Jays. He was 17-1 with a 1.89 ERA in his final KBO season. Alek Manoah got a fully guaranteed MLB deal with the Los Angeles Angels. It’s for $1.95 million. Original Post 3:02 p.m. 12/2/2025 The MLB offseason continues to accelerate...

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A Deep Dive on Devin Williams

Position: RP B/T: R/R Age: 31 (9/21/1994) 2025 Traditional Stats: 67 G, 62 IP, 4.79 ERA, 1.13 WHIP, 90 SO, 25 BB, 18 Saves 2025 Advanced Stats: 85 ERA+, 34.7 K%, 9.7 BB%, 3.09 xERA, 2.68 FIP, 2.98 xFIP, 1.4 fWAR/-0.3 bWAR Devin Williams, RP On Monday night, the Mets made their first big free-agent signing of the offseason by agreeing to a three-year, $51 million deal with Devin Williams. The...

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Metropolitan Park Dream On The Verge Of Reality

Flushing is on track to get its casino. Monday marked a monumental step towards Steve Cohen’s dream to build a metropolis around Citi Field. The Gaming Facility Location Board met at the CUNY Graduate Center in Midtown on Monday and recommended that Metropolitan Park receive a gaming license. The decision allows for Cohen and the Hard Rock group to apply to the Gaming Commission of New...

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Morning Briefing: Mets Still in Hunt For Díaz After Williams Signing

Good Morning, Mets fans! The Mets’ biggest free agent acquisition thus far was made last night with the signing of Devin Williams, first reported by Will Sammon of The Athletic. The deal is for three years, $50 million, with a six million dollar signing bonus, and $15 million being deferred in increments of five million, per Jon Heyman of MLB Network.  Williams appears to be the first of...

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Mets in Agreement with Devin Williams on Three-Year Deal

According to Will Sammon of The Athletic, the New York Mets are in agreement with reliever Devin Williams on a three-year contract. Williams’ deal is worth $50 million, according to Jeff Passan of ESPN. Passan reports that the deal is a straightforward three-year pact: no options or opt-outs. Williams receives a $6 million bonus to be paid out over the three years of his deal, per Jon...

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