The New York Mets went out and made three solid moves to improve the overall outlook of this team on Friday night. First came the versatility in Eduardo Escobar and Mark Canha, then came the big splash in outfielder Starling Marte. Overall, the Mets spent a total of $124.5 million on all three deals. Even after these contracts, the Mets are certainly nowhere close to done wheeling and dealing...
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Think about the greatest Mets trades. Keith Hernandez for Allen and Ownbey. Gary Carter for Brooks, Fitzgerald, Winningham, and Youmans. A crop of soon-to-be Marlins in exchange for Mike Piazza. But perhaps the most impactful trade wasn’t for a player. Gil Hodges had been a Met, a member of the original 1962 club in the twilight of his playing career. More famously, he was a significant part of...
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Good morning, Mets fans! The Mets had themselves a productive Black Friday, as they signed three impactful players. They began the day by signing Eduardo Escobar to a two-year, $20 million contract with a third year club option. Jon Heyman of MLB Network was the first to break the news. Escobar, 32, hit .253 with 28 homers in 2021 with the Diamondbacks and Brewers. Shortly after that, the Mets...
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The Mets have signed free agent outfielder Starling Marte pending a physical, according to Jon Heyman of MLB Network. The deal is for four years, $78M. Marte, 33, is the third player in his 30s the Mets signed on Friday, joining Eduardo Escobar and Mark Canha. He spent the first eight years of his career with the Pirates. In 2021, he posted a 134 wRC+ and a career-high 5.5 fWAR between the...
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Newly hired General Manager Billy Eppler made his first two splashes with the New York Mets on Friday night adding some solid versatility to a group that could definitely use it. In what appears to be just the beginning of a busy and extremely interesting offseason, Eppler and company reached agreements with infielder Eduardo Escobar and outfielder Mark Canha. Both are solid underrated players...
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The Mets agreed to a deal with free agent outfielder Mark Canha, Jeff Passan of ESPN reported Friday evening. The deal is for two years and $26.5M, according to Joel Sherman of the New York Post. The move comes just hours after they signed fellow 32-year-old, third baseman Eduardo Escobar to a two-year, $20M deal. Mark Feinsand of MLB reported that like the Escobar deal, there is a third-year...
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