After an explosive breakout in 2019, the New York Mets’ — I guess we’ll call him a third baseman? — J.D. Davis experienced a noticeable slowdown in production last season. Without much of a glove to speak of, an elite batted-ball profile as his calling card, and the final decision on the National League’s potential use of the designated hitter again in 2021 still...
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On Monday, Steve Cohen reacted on his Twitter feed to the San Diego Padres acquiring starter Blake Snell from Tampa Bay. Then on Tuesday, the Padres surpassed the Mets as the busiest offseason team and acquired starter Yu Darvish from the Cubs. Hey , Give the Padres credit. They had a top 5 farm system that gave them flexibility to trade for Snell. Newsflash, the Mets farm system needs to be...
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Good Morning, Mets fans! This is my first of what I hope to be many morning briefings. Let’s get into it. Latest Mets News Trevor Bauer is allegedly looking for a five- or six-year deal worth over $200 million, says Jon Heyman, who also said Bauer was looking for around $36-$40 million annually. His agent, Rachel Luba, declined to comment on the report. There are always reports about what...
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The 2020 MLB season may have only been sixty games long. The Mets may have gone 26-34. They may have still not even made it into the playoffs, despite it being expanded. There may not have been fans allowed in the stadium. The 2020 season will forever go down in Mets history, but not just because of all those reasons. It will go down in history as being a win for Mets fans and the organization...
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As most know, the Rays agreed to send Blake Snell to San Diego for a package of players. With their return though, the Rays needed to clear a roster space. In order to do so, the Rays announced that they sent hard-throwing lefty, Jose Alvarado to the Phillies. In return, they got Dillon Paulson from the Dodgers along with a player to be named later. To complete the deal, the Phillies sent...
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Steve Cohen and the New York Mets front office have their work cut out for them this winter. In the latest episode of Simply Amazin’, Jacob Resnick returns to join Tim in breaking down what’s next for the revitalized Metsies. San Diego’s been hard at work reinforcing their roster, trading for Blake Snell (courtesy of Tampa Bay, which is a discussion in itself), signing Ha-Seong...
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