There’s a great deal to appreciate in the resume of Keith Hernandez and his impact on the Mets and the baseball world. It’s easy to begin with his accolades, including his 11 Gold Gloves, two World Series Championships, an MVP and batting title, his two Silver Slugger awards and most recently his number being retired by the Mets organization on July 9, 2022. Throw in his career .296 batting...
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Good morning, Mets fans! On Thursday, the MLBPA and MLB met for the first time since December to discuss terms for a new collective bargaining agreement. According to multiple reports, the offer made from the owners to the players was not well received and both sides exited the meeting still far apart on terms. John Flanigan has more on this story. Now onto the morning briefing! Latest Mets News...
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Major League Baseball and the Major League Baseball Players Association finally returned to the table on Thursday afternoon as they continue to try to work towards drawing up a new collective bargaining agreement. This was the first time they were meeting to discuss some of the core economic issues since the lockout began back on December 2. While the full details of the meeting are still not...
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Baseball America reports that the Mets have Alex Claudio to a minor league deal in their latest roundup of transactions. Claudio, 29, pitched to a 5.51 ERA and 1.59 WHIP in 32 2/3 innings for the Angels during the 2021 season. He also had a career-worst 4.1 walks per nine innings and gave up six home runs in that span. His expected stats were a bit better in 2021 with a 4.76 expected ERA. The...
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It sure feels like the dominoes are falling perfectly for the Mets as they look ahead to the 2022 amateur draft cycle. Armed with a multitude of early round picks, Mets vice president of amateur scouting Tommy Tanous and director of amateur scouting Marc Tramuta must be having difficulty containing their excitement as their department has been working all year on making the 2022 draft class one...
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The upcoming season is a critical one for the New York Mets as an organization. It’s also critical for a number of players, especially those on the verge of free agency. While it was reported recently that the Mets are interested in discussing an extension, outfielder Brandon Nimmo is among that group of players. For the past couple of years, I’ve been noticing how Michael Conforto had quickly...
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