Baseball lost another Hall of Fame player on December 26, as Phil Niekro has passed at the age of 81. Earlier this year, Tom Seaver, Bob Gibson, Joe Morgan, Whitey Ford, Lou Brock, and Al Kaline all lost their lives. Niekro, who specialized in throwing the knuckleball, pitched for 24 years in the major leagues, 21 of which with the Braves (both Milwaukee and Atlanta). He is honored with a statue...
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In looking to add depth to their bullpen, the New York Mets signed right-handed sidearm reliever Trevor Hildenberger to a minor league contract in early December. Hildenberger, 30, comes with three years of major league experience after being selected in the 22nd round of the 2014 MLB Draft from the University of California. The soft-tossing sidearmer made his major league debut in June 2017...
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He’s been bruised and he’s been battered, but has risen like a Phoenix from the ashes to become the last remaining active member of the 2006 New York Mets team. His name is Oliver Perez. Yup, that Oliver Perez. He’s still kicking around the majors 14 years later — just like we all drew it up. With David Wright and Jose Reyes failing to appear in an MLB game beyond the 2018...
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While the New York Mets still have roster moves to make prior to Spring Training, especially when looking at the starting rotation, Marcus Stroman accepting the $18.9 million qualifying offer earlier this offseason helped a ton. Sure, he didn’t actually pitch last year, but he brings a solid track record and a level of stability to the front of New York’s rotation behind Jacob deGrom that was...
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Good Morning, Mets fans! Latest Mets News Steve Cohen spoke with the NY Post, talking about how he was unsure about crossing the luxury tax threshold, among other topics. Patrick Glynn covered his quotes here for Metsmerized Online. At 8:00 p.m. ET last night, MLB Network showed a tribute to six later, great baseball legends: Lou Brock, Whitey Ford, Bob Gibson, Al Kaline, Joe Morgan, and the...
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In a Q&A with the New York Post’s Steve Serby, Steve Cohen noted that he wasn’t sure if the Mets would pass the luxury tax threshold this coming season. He said at some point, though, the team would certainly pass it. Specifically, he said: I think at some point we will (pass the $210-million threshold), but maybe not this season. I’m not afraid to go over it, but you want to...
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