The Mets gained a pitcher (for a few minutes) and lost another in Thursday morning’s virtual Rule 5 Draft. The club selected Luis Oviedo from the Cleveland Indians with the ninth overall pick and traded him to the Pittsburgh Pirates for cash considerations. Three picks later, the San Francisco Giants plucked RHP Dedniel Nunez from the Mets. A late international signing in 2016, he had a...
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With MLB’s Virtual Winter Meetings happening this week, the Hot Stove is finally heating up. Regardless of the rumors flying around the league right now, one pass through #MetsTwitter will tell anyone what’s top of mind for many within the fanbase: when is George Springer going to officially become a New York Met? From the looks of it through various reports, it could be at any...
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With this year’s virtual Winter Meetings starting to heat up, let’s take a look back at a trade the Mets made at the 1984 Winter Meetings. On December 10, 1984, the Mets and Expos completed a five-player trade, with the Mets getting seven-time all star catcher Gary Carter in return for third baseman Hubie Brooks, outfielder Herm Winningham, catcher Mike Fitzgerald, and pitcher Floyd...
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Mets pitching coach Jeremy Hefner made an appearance with Gary Apple on Mets Hot Stove last night on SNY. During the brief interview, Hefner discussed a variety of different topics including the resurgence of Edwin Diaz in 2020, recently acquired reliever Trevor May, and provided an update on Noah Syndergaard. Here are some of the key takeaways from that interview. On What Trevor May Brings to...
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Good Morning, Mets fans! It was a bizarre day on the hot stove on Wednesday, which included various premature rumors claiming the Mets were close to a four-year deal with All-Star catcher James McCann. Instead, no deal was made, but the two sides remain in serious discussions, per Mike Puma of The New York Post. In addition, Jacob deGrom (first team) and Michael Conforto (second team) took home...
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Despite already adding righty Trevor May to the mix, Sandy Alderson and company may not be done bolstering the Mets’ bullpen just yet. According to Andy Martino of SNY, the team has shown interest in right-handed reliever Liam Hendriks. Hendriks is easily the top reliever on the free agent market right now. In fact, since taking over as the Athletics closer during the 2019 season, he has...
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