Good morning, Mets fans! MLB has made it clear that regular season games will start to be cancelled if there is no new collective bargaining agreement by Monday. A shortened season would result in players not being paid their full salaries. Alex Wood of the San Francisco Giants had this to say about the latest developments: It’s fascinating MLB setting a hard deadline to play a full season for...
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As new Met and Union Representative Max Scherzer left the negotiating session between Major League Baseball and the Major League Baseball Players’ Association in Jupiter, Florida on Wednesday, he was asked if there was a deal. As he got in his car, Scherzer said, “no deal”. That’s where we are, with five days left until the February 28 deadline for an agreement that will...
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Francisco Alvarez, Photo by Dan Fritz Fangraphs has released their annual 114 prospect rankings, and this year, there are four New York Mets prospects ranked. Those prospects are Francisco Alvarez (7), Ronny Mauricio (44), Brett Baty (63), and Mark Vientos (64). As noted by Fangraphs, their Future Value (FV) is of more importance than where they actually rank the players. Fangraphs has a long...
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Let’s finish off the infield. We’ve covered catcher, first base, second base, and third base. Now let’s take a look at short. Big League Starter Francisco Lindor. The shortstop acquired in a trade with the Cleveland Indians last offseason inked a 10-year, $341 million deal to stay with the Mets after the trade. Lindor is stuck with the Mets through at least 2025 as part of a...
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The future of the catching position is up in the air right now with Major League Baseball using the minor leagues to test out automated strike zones. This season the automated ball and strike system AKA robot umps will be moving from the Atlantic League to multiple Triple-A ballparks. Mets catcher James McCann spoke with James Fegan of The Athletic on the impacts this would have on catchers...
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Good morning, Mets fans! It looks like there is an increasing possibility that the Mets will not be facing Braves first baseman Freddie Freeman as frequently as they have in the past. Buster Olney of ESPN reports that there is a “growing belief” that Freeman will not return to the Braves. Latest Mets News Mark Simon of Sports Info Solutions identifies Mets first baseman Pete...
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