Good morning, Mets fans! The Mets organization are set to resume second round managerial interviews today with Joe Espada. Buck Showalter, the favorite to be offered the position, will interview with Mets front office staff on Friday. The organization has not indicated when they will make a final decision on the new manager. Michael Mayer has more on this story. Now, it is time for the morning...
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Kyle Seager Position: 3B Bats/Throws: L/R Age: 34 (11/3/1987) Traditional Stats: 159 games, .212/.285/.438, 35 HR, 101 RBI, 29 2B Advanced Stats: 99 wRC+, 2.5 fWAR, .308 wOBA Defensive Stats: 3.7 UZR, 4 OAA Rundown The stalwart of the Seattle Mariners is finally moving on after a decade of being the team’s everyday third baseman. Maybe the healthiest player in baseball, Seager has failed...
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Tim Healey of Newsday reports that the Mets have hired former minor league pitcher Jono Armold to be their minor league pitching coordinator. Armold, 32, has been in the Texas Rangers organization since May of 2016, with the last three years coming as their pitching coordinator. He was their minor league pitching coach for the previous two-plus years. Prior to joining the Rangers, Armold was the...
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The Mets lost one of the most important cogs of their 2021 bullpen when left-hander Aaron Loup signed with the Angels early in the offseason, and it’s the one area they really haven’t addressed to this point. I would expect the Mets to sign multiple relievers when the lockout is over from a free agent class that has seen it’s top arm in Raisel Iglesias already sign. Top...
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It goes without saying that the Mets had many weaknesses during their early years. But center field stood out more than the rest. For such a prominent and important position, it was a gaping hole the franchise could not fill. That began to change shortly after Gil Hodges left his managerial post with the Washington Senators to take over the Mets’ job in November 1967. “The first thing...
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The Mets began their second round interviews with managerial candidates on Tuesday when Rays bench coach Matt Quatraro talked with Mets owner Steve Cohen. According to Buster Onley of ESPN, Astros bench coach Joe Espada will interview on Thursday, and the second round wraps up with veteran skipper Buck Showalter on Friday. Billy Eppler and other front office members took part in the first round...
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