Good Morning, Everyone. I wanted to put together an offseason planner for your convenience. I also included important offseason dates to remember. Essentially what follows is a summary I compiled of the team’s 2022 Payroll Commitments, Arbitration Projections, Qualifying Offers, Key Departures and Notes & Observations. Guaranteed Contracts Francisco Lindor – $34,100,000 Jacob...
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Good morning, Mets fans! Wade Miley, Cy Young candidate in the National League, has been claimed off waivers by the Cubs. Miley, 34, had one of the best seasons of his career in 2021. He pitched to a 3.37 ERA over 28 starts, and was arguably the best pitcher on the Reds this season. His 3.37 ERA was good enough for 18th best in baseball. That ERA was also the lowest he has had in a full season...
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Speaking exclusively with Mike Puma of the New York Post, former hitting coach Chili Davis gave a scathing rebuke of the Mets organization on Friday. While he stressed that replacements Hugh Quattlebaum and Kevin Howard were put in an incredibly tough position after they replaced himself and Tom Slater in May as lead and assistant hitting coach, he was not so kind to former acting general...
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Jon Morosi of MLB confirms that Japanese star outfielder Seiya Suzuki will be posted this offseason. The 27-year-old immediately becomes one of the top outfielders of the free agency class and one of the youngest overall as well. Suzuki slashed .319/.436/.640 with 38 home runs and more walks (88) than strikeouts (87) in 138 games for the Hiroshima Carp in 2021. He’s had at least 50 extra...
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Now that the baseball season is over, teams and fans have set their sights on next season (set to begin March 31, 2022 for the Mets). However, next season, and certainly an on-time start to it, are not guaranteed because the collective bargaining agreement (CBA) between MLB and its players expires on December 1, 2021. If the clock should strike midnight on December 1 without a new agreement in...
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Arizona Fall League Salt River improved their record to 7-11 after a 2-0 victory on Thursday. Brian Metoyer was the only Mets pitcher who contributed to the shutout, throwing a scoreless seventh inning. RHP Brian Metoyer: 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 3 K On the other side of the ball, Brett Baty and Hayden Senger started at third base and catcher, respectively. Brett Baty 3B: 3-4, .276 AVG/781 OPS...
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