The Mets are interested in free agent reliever Brad Hand, according to a report from Jon Heyman. Hand was released by Cleveland’s baseball team in October after declining his 2020 option for $10 million. The lefty was released at an awkward time for the Mets to make a claim, as he became available at that salary point when the Wilpons and Brodie Van Wagenen were on the way out and Steve...
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With the announcement of voting results just over three weeks away (January 26 on MLB Network), there are no clear shoo-ins from the current ballot for enshrinement into the National Baseball Hall of Fame this July. At least not this year. Thanks to the tireless work of Ryan Thibodaux (@NotMrTibbs on Twitter) and his team, fans, media, and Cooperstown hopefuls alike can all stay up to date on...
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On January 5, 2004, Frank Edwin “Tug” McGraw, one of the most colorful players in Mets’ history, passed away from brain cancer at 59 years of age. McGraw is most famous for coining the term ‘Ya Gotta Believe!” in 1973, during an M. Donald Grant address to the team when the Mets were mired in last place in the National League’s eastern division, and then...
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Good Morning, Mets fans! Latest Mets News Steve Cohen stated Monday that he needs to make “good decisions” in terms of being active in the free agency. Rob Piersall of Metsmerized wrote an article breaking down the conversation Cohen had with fans in a Tweet thread on Monday. Per Jon Heyman of MLB Network, the Mets have interest in star closer Brad Hand, who had a 2.05 ERA, 1.37 FIP and 0.77...
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Right-handed reliever Liam Hendriks is garnering his fair share of interest on the open market, according to reports. Per Robert Murray of Fansided, the 31-year-old is meeting with the Toronto Blue Jays at their spring training complex in Dunedin, Florida on Monday, and has also drawn interest from the Dodgers (“strong interest”, per Murray) and White Sox, “among others”....
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Happy New Year, Mets fans! After a short break we are kicking off 2021 with the year’s first new Pleasant Good Evening! The free agent market is still moving slowly but things should pick up soon. We talk about how badly we want George Springer on the Mets and the talk about the Japanese right-hander Tomoyuki Sugano, who has to with a team before January 7th. We would like him to be on the...
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