While former general manager Brodie Van Wagenen didn’t shy away from trading prospects during his tenure with the New York Mets, current team president Sandy Alderson has made it a priority to restock the club’s farm system this winter, and the front office took another step forward in that department on Wednesday. Becoming part of a three-team trade involving the Boston Red Sox and...
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With many inches (and, in some cases, multiple feet) of snow getting dumped on the northeast portion of the United States the last couple of weeks, I’ve been looking for as many signs of spring as possible to distract myself. Sure, baseball fields are under a bunch of snow up here right now, but they’re thankfully not in Florida or Arizona. The New York Mets (along with the rest of Major League...
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Late Wednesday night, the New York Mets sent Josh Winckowski, recently acquired from the Toronto Blue Jays for Steven Matz, to the Boston Red Sox. They’ll also send a Player to be Named Later to either the Red Sox or the Kansas City Royals — that move, as the name suggests, won’t come until later. In exchange, the Mets acquired Khalil Lee, a 22-year-old outfield prospect. Lee, from what I’ve...
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“I’m just heartbroken, like a lot of people,” said Jayson Stark, “but everybody in baseball loved this man.” When I spoke to Tim Kurkjian on Monday afternoon, he opened our call by stating he’s “been better, I will say. This has been a very very difficult last 24 hours… we’re doing the best we can, but this one really, really, hurts.”...
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The New York Mets are reportedly interested in bringing back Justin Turner, but he simply doesn’t fit in with their plans for this season. The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal tweeted out on Tuesday that the Mets are interested in the 36-year-old third baseman, but the two sides are currently “not matching up on years/dollars.” Turner wants a longer deal than what most teams are...
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Good morning, Mets fans! We received great news yesterday as governor Andrew Cuomo announced that New York arenas can now host fans at 10% capacity starting on Feb. 23. Let’s take a look at what went on surrounding the Amazins’ and MLB on Wednesday. Latest Mets News The Mets acquired outfield prospect Khalil Lee in a three-team trade that saw the Boston Red Sox send outfielder Andrew...
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