Morning Briefing: Mets’ Free Agent Interests Heating Up

Good Morning, Mets fans! Latest Mets News Per Jon Heyman of MLB Network, the New York Mets have “recently contacted” free-agent infielder DJ LeMahieu. Tim Britton of The Athletic wrote about the many sides of Steve Cohen. According to Bob Nightengale of USA Today, the Mets and Noah Syndergaard agreed to a one-year, $9.7 million deal on Tuesday for 2021, avoiding arbitration. Joel Sherman of the...

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Heyman: Mets Have “Recently Contacted” DJ LeMahieu

Free-agent infielder DJ LeMahieu could have another suitor from the Big Apple. Per Jon Heyman of MLB Network, the New York Mets have “recently contacted” the 32-year-old slugger. The depth of their dialogue was not revealed, nor was the Mets’ intentions on how they’d employ LeMahieu’s services. A second baseman by trade who dabbles at third (+2 outs above average at...

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Gio Gonzalez Knows What James McCann Brings To The Mets

James McCann had an All-Star season in 2019 and during a span of a 60-game 2020 season he followed up and earned a four-year $40.6 million contract with the Mets. Yes, J.T. Realmuto would have been the first preference. And in a year when free agency is moving slow, the Mets had to make the big splash in their need for a starting catcher. They got a good one in 30-year-old James McCann. You...

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MMO Roundtable: Our Letters For Santa Steve and Sandy Claus

‘Tis the holiday season and are children all over have written their letters to Santa Clause, we here at MMO decided to write our own letters to our very own Santas — Santa Steve & Sandy Claus. What do we want for the holidays? Probably what all of you want, too. Rob Piersall George Springer is at the top of my wishlist. The more I think about things, the more I’d prefer Springer...

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Mets, Noah Syndergaard Avoid Arbitration

The Mets and Noah Syndergaard agreed Tuesday to a one-year, $9.7 million contract for 2021, avoiding arbitration. The news was reported by Bob Nightengale of USA Today. Syndergaard, 28, was eligible for salary arbitration for the fourth and final time this offseason. He also agreed to a $9.7 million contract during the 2019-20 offseason but did not pitch this past year while recovering from...

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MLB News: White Sox Expected to Sign Yoelqui Céspedes

Both Jesse Sanchez of MLB.com and Ben Badler of Baseball America expect that international free agent outfielder Yoelqui Céspedes will sign with the White Sox for around $2 million. Yoelqui, the younger half-brother of former Mets outfielder Yoenis Cespedes, is one of the top international free agents for the upcoming period that begins on Jan. 15, 2021. The Cuban born outfielder defected last...

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