With the offseason finally starting to heat up, the New York Mets have addressed multiple key areas of their roster over the last couple of weeks, but they’ll still need to acquire a reliable center fielder before next season begins. As it currently stands, outfielder Brandon Nimmo – who posted a -4 OAA in center field last season – is slated to serve as the everyday center...
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It’s been a very active 2021 so far for Sandy Alderson, Jared Porter, and the New York Mets as they traded for Francisco Lindor and Carlos Carrasco, signed Jose Martinez, and reached agreements to avoid arbitration with all but one of their eligible players. A lot of Steve Cohen’s money has been thrown around in the past week and for the first time in many years, there is legitimate...
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Position: 1B/2B/SS/3B/LF/CF/RF Bats/Throws: R/R Age: 29 (8/24/1991) Traditional Stats: .230/.270/.410, 48 games, 8 doubles, 5 HR, 20 RBI Advanced Stats: 1.0 bWAR, -0.1 fWAR, 83 OPS+, 83 wRC+ Defensive Stats: 9 DRS, -1.9 UZR Rundown During an interview with Jon Heyman on the Big Time Baseball podcast earlier this week, Mets President Sandy Alderson mentioned that the team’s plan for the...
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Last week’s deal that brought Francisco Lindor and Carlos Carrasco to the Mets may be one of the biggest trades in Mets’ franchise history. Lindor is a four-time All-Star, who is in his prime at 27 years old. Carrasco led the American League in wins in 2017, and was the A.L. comeback player of the year in 2019. I started thinking about big trades the Mets have made in each of their...
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Good Morning, Mets fans! With the arbitration deadline to settle with players ending at 1 p.m. on Friday afternoon, MLB teams had some business to take care of. It was a busy day in baseball yesterday, to say the least. Latest Mets News The Mets, along with all MLB teams, settled most of their contracts with players to avoid arbitration, except for J.D. Davis, according to Mark Feinsand of...
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The New York Mets tied up most of their loose ends on the arbitration front on Friday evening, agreeing to terms with newly-acquired shortstop Francisco Lindor and outfielder Michael Conforto, avoiding arbitration hearings with both players. Per reports (Mark Feinsand, MLB.com, Anthony DiComo, MLB.com), Lindor will receive $22.3 million in 2021 and Conforto will earn $12.25 million. Lindor and...
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