Per Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic, the Mets have agreed to a deal with free agent center fielder Albert Almora Jr., pending a physical. In a follow-up tweet, Rosenthal added what many had already suspected following the news of the deal – that Almora will likely serve as a right-handed option in center field, rather than an everyday player. Looking back at his 2020 season with the Cubs, it...
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On February 7, 1979, the Mets completed a trade that had sent pitcher Jerry Koosman to the Minnesota Twins two months prior. They received a young pitcher to go with Greg Field, a hurler they received when the trade was originally made. The young pitcher who came to the Mets to finalize the deal was Jesse Orosco. Orosco would go on to pitch in the major leagues for 24 seasons, eight of which...
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Good morning, Mets fans! Latest Mets News The Angels signed former Mets outfielder Juan Lagares to a minor league deal, according to Rolando E. Fermín. Per Metsmerized’s Josh Finkelstein, J.D. Davis posted an Instagram video in which he was working out with DJ LeMahieu and Dom Nunez of the Colorado Rockies on Saturday. Latest MLB News Per Robert Murray of FanSided, free agent outfielder Shin...
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So, my fine friends… On Friday afternoon, after weeks of drama, free agent right-hander Trevor Bauer announced he’s joining the Los Angeles Dodgers. Bauer, 30, agreed to a three-year, $102 million deal. The New York Mets were hot on his trail and in recent days, they were even thought to be the front-runner. But alas, the Mets were left stranded at the altar despite having offered...
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Two American League teams swapped a pair of veterans on Saturday afternoon. The Texas Rangers acquired the annual .247 hitting outfielder Khris Davis, catcher Jonah Heim and right-handed pitcher Dane Acker from the Oakland Athletics in exchange for longtime shortstop Elvis Andrus, $13.5 million in cash and catcher Aramis Garcia, according to multiple sources. Davis, 33, has spent the last five...
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So the Mets come up short with Trevor Bauer. They failed to sign George Springer. Francisco Lindor and Carlos Carrasco came from Cleveland and catcher James McCann was signed. The Mets got better defensively with Lindor and McCann. And without Bauer, the starting rotation is solid with Jacob deGrom, Marcus Stroman, Carrasco, David Peterson and Joey Lucchesi, who could be a sleeper. And if Noah...
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