Jared Porter: There’s No Line In Sand for Luxury Tax Threshold

Mets general manager Jared Porter was on WFAN this Friday afternoon on the heals of the Francisco Lindor and Carlos Carrasco” href=”https://metsmerizedonline.com/2021/01/mets-officially-acquire-francisco-lindor-and-carlos-carrasco.html/” target=”_blank” rel=”noopener”>blockbuster trade that brought star shortstop Francisco Lindor and starting pitcher...

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Baseball Legend Tommy Lasorda Passes Away at 93

The Dodgers tweeted on Friday afternoon that baseball legend Tommy Lasorda has passed away at the age of 93. The Hall of Famer suffered sudden cardiopulmonary arrest at his home on Thursday and was taken to the hospital. He was pronounced dead later that day. Lasorda was signed by the Phillies in 1945 as a left-handed pitcher and was later selected by the Brooklyn Dodgers in the minor league...

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Lindor Trade: A Part Of The Mets Strategy

This wasn’t the signing of Trevor Bauer. The Mets did not sign George Springer. They did better Thursday acquiring a premier shortstop  and a quality starting pitcher in a six-player trade with the Cleveland Indians. So a blockbuster trade that caught us all off guard, with the acquisitions of Francisco Lindor and Carlos Carrasco, made the Mets a team to reckon with in 2021. Sandy Alderson and...

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MMO Roundtable: Reactions To Blockbuster Lindor Trade

IT. HAS. HAPPENED. A blockbuster trade has happened! Francisco Lindor is going to be a New York Met! After weeks of silence from the Mets, with fans even starting to hound Steve Cohen on social media asking when something was going to happen, boom, here it is! And not just any move, but arguably one of of the biggest moves that could’ve been made, as the Mets landed a quality starting...

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Rosenthal: Mets Sign Brandon Drury to Minor League Deal

According to Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic, the Mets have signed former Yankees infielder Brandon Drury to a minor league deal. Drury, 28, had a miserable .358 OPS in 21 games for the Blue Jays during the 2020 season. The right-handed hitter had his best overall season (career-high 1.4 WAR) in 2017, when both he and Mets’ GM Jared Porter were in the Arizona Diamondbacks organization. The...

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Simply Amazin’: Francisco Lindor and Carlos Carrasco Coming to Queens

In the latest episode of Simply Amazin’, Jacob Resnick returns to join Tim in breaking down quite possibly the biggest trade the New York Mets have made since acquiring Mike Piazza. With the addition of Francisco Lindor and Carlos Carrasco, the Mets have put themselves on the cusp of front-runner status in the National League. With more action on the horizon, the excitement in Queens is...

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