Good morning, Mets fans! According to Jon Heyman of the New York Post, the Mets offered to double former first-base/baserunning coach Antoan Richardson’s salary to more than $300,000 per year over two years, but he still chose to join the Braves. Heyman added that Juan Soto is “disappointed” by Richardson’s departure, saying the coach helped turn him into an NL stolen-base leader. Richardson’s...
Read More
Friday is the deadline for teams to tender contracts to their pre-arbitration and arbitration-eligible players for the 2026 season. If a player isn’t tendered a contract, they become a free agent. The following Mets are eligible for arbitration: Tylor Megill David Peterson Francisco Alvarez Tyrone Taylor Jose Castillo Huascar Brazobán Luis Torrens Max Kranick Reed Garrett The Mets have a...
Read More
Japanese infielder Kazuma Okamoto and right-handed pitcher Kona Takahashi have officially been posted for MLB free agency. The two will have identical negotiating windows. Discussions can begin tomorrow at 8:00 a.m. ET and can run until January 4th at 5:00 p.m. ET. Okamoto, who will turn 30 this June, can play both corner infield spots and has provided prodigious power in the past. The...
Read More
Pete Fairbanks, RP Position: RP B/T: R/R Player Data: Age: 31 (12/16/1993) 2025 Traditional Stats: 61 G, 60 1/3 IP, 2.83 ERA, 1.044 WHIP, 59 SO, 18 BB 2025 Advanced Stats: 145 ERA+, 24.2 K%, 7.4 BB%, 3.04 xERA, 3.63 FIP, 3.76 xFIP, 1.2 bWAR, 1.0 fWAR RUNDOWN Drafted by the Texas Rangers in the ninth round of the 2015 draft, Pete Fairbanks burst onto the scene in Tampa Bay after being dealt from...
Read More
With the qualifying offer deadline, player option deadline, free agency starting and the deadline to protect players from the Rule 5 Draft all happening recently, the 40-man roster for all MLB teams may look quite a bit different than when the World Series ended. The Mets have made some smaller moves, claiming a couple of relief arms and re-signing two lefties, but the bigger news came on...
Read More
Good morning, Mets fans! Steve Cohen’s $8 billion casino cleared a major hurdle after a USTA dispute was resolved, per Eric Fisher of Front Office Sports. Metropolitan Park provided a statement, “We have successfully signed our pre-development agreement with the City.” Read more at the link. Latest Mets News Former Padres Hall of Fame pitcher Randy Jones, who finished his career...
Read More
