Joe Espada is on Mets List of Managerial Candidates

Andy Martino of SNY reports that Astros’ bench coach Joe Espada is on the Mets list of managerial candidates. Espada is the only candidate that’s been confirmed to be on the list to this point. Mets GM Billy Eppler told reporters during the Max Scherzer introduction Zoom that he had a “wide list” of manager candidates that he was going to go over with owner Steve Cohen in...

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MMO Free Agent Profile: Carlos Rodón, SP

Carlos Rodón, SP Throws/Bats: L/R Date of Birth: 10/10/1992 (Age: 29) Traditional Stats: 24G, 13-5, 2.37, 132.2 IP, 185 SO, 0.957 WHIP Advanced Stats: 5.0 bWAR, 4.9 fWAR, 183 ERA+, 2.65 FIP, 2.4 BB/9, 12.6 K/9 Rundown After Noah Syndergaard’s surprising departure from the Mets to the Halos earlier this offseason, I wrote in my free agent preview of fellow righty Marcus Stroman that I thought the...

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Should the Mets Sign Kris Bryant?

With the Major League Baseball lockout in full effect, there remain many uncertainties to this year’s offseason, and amongst the leading poles of curiosity remains, are the New York Mets finished adding positional players. According to a recent Sports Illustrated article, it appears one man may still be on that list: Kris Bryant. The article states that multiple people in baseball believe the...

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Lockout Day One: Posturing, But No Negotiations

As expected, Major League Baseball imposed a lockout when the Collective Bargaining Agreement with the Major League Baseball Players’ Association expired at midnight on December 1. Also as expected, both sides spent day one of the freeze on player activity pointing at the other side as the reason for impasse. Commissioner Rob Manfred issued a statement on behalf of the clubs. From Anthony...

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Morning Briefing: Players Respond to Lockout On Social Media

Good Morning, Mets fans! Yesterday, MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred released a letter detailing the state of MLB and the reasoning for the lockout. Today, the official MLB website and all other team websites were scrubbed of current player content and player portraits were removed and replaced with a generic thumbnail of a faceless player. In response, numerous players took to Twitter to stand in...

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Can Pete Alonso Set Another Franchise Record in 2022?

It took a little while, but New York Mets fans can smile again. Not because the job is done, but some pretty cool stuff has happened over the last week. Sure, MLB’s labor dispute puts a damper on things, but it’s hard to forget the $250-plus million New York has spent to upgrade the squad. While signing Max Scherzer grabs most of the headlines, the lineup has gotten a boost with...

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