Francisco Lindor will not play in the World Baseball Classic next month, as efforts to get him and other members of Team Puerto Rico insured have failed, according to Metsmerized’s own Mike Mayer. Lindor had planned to play in the tournament, which takes place every three years, since last year. The shortstop was going to captain Puerto Rico, which is set to host WBC games for the first...
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Nolan McLean, Carson Benge, Jonah Tong, A.J. Ewing, Jacob Reimer, Ryan Clifford and Will Watson have been named as top 100 prospects in baseball. McLean, Benge, Tong and Ewing are all prospect promotion incentive eligible as long as they spend at least 172 days on the major league roster in 2026. If they either win Rookie of the Year or place top three in MVP or Cy Young voting in any year...
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Good morning, Mets fans! The Pittsburgh Pirates have increased their aggressiveness in adding to their roster this offseason, most recently getting involved in the Framber Valdez bidding and showing interest in Marcell Ozuna. Reports came out on Wednesday that Pittsburgh was also looking to make a move for one of the Mets’ third basemen, Mark Vientos and Brett Baty. Will Sammon of The...
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One of the last remaining top free agent starting pitchers is off the market. Jeff Passan of ESPN reports that LHP Framber Valdez and the Detroit Tigers are in agreement on a three-year, $115 million deal. The deal includes deferrals and an opt-out after the second year, per Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic. Per Jon Heyman of the New York Post, Valdez recently met with Tigers manager AJ Hinch, who...
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It’s that time of year, the Mets’ top prospect countdown! I will be going over the Top 50 prospects in the Mets system entering the 2026 season. I came up with the rankings from watching games, talking to scouts, looking at data and input from Mets coaches. The first group is dominated by arms, a few close to the big leagues and a couple of hard throwers. No. 50: Yonatan Henriquez,...
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The bullpen has the potential to be better than last season’s even with the loss of elite closer Edwin Díaz. Devin Williams has never given up more than five home runs in a season. Díaz gave up seven in 2024 and 15 in 2019. Ryne Stanek is gone, taking his 5.30 ERA with him. The trio the Mets picked up at the trade deadline – Ryan Helsley, Tyler Rogers and Gregory Soto – all...
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