Morning Briefing: Mets’ Interest In James McCann Heating Up

Good Morning, Mets fans! The non-tender announcements have been heating up as more and more teams make their decisions for the 2021 season. Let’s take a look into what’s been happening around baseball! Latest Mets News Joel Sherman of the NY Post took a look at if the Mets have their eye on James McCann instead of J.T. Realmuto this offseason. Latest MLB News  The Rangers signed Joe...

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Trevor May: Cohen’s Accessibility, Hefner’s Presence Led to Picking the Mets

The pitcher that the Mets are getting in Trevor May, ironically, came to form against them in 2019. Inheriting a 3-2 lead in the seventh inning at Target Field on July 17, May hung an 0-2 curveball to Dominic Smith, who deposited it over the fence. The Mets went on to win 14-4. The curveball, up until that day, had been a pitch May utilized 20 percent of the time. Following a post-game...

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Analyzing James McCann’s Framing Improvement

The Mets need a catcher along with six or seven other teams. There is only one J.T. Realmuto so someone will strikeout on the prize of the offseason. The next best option on the offensive side would be James McCann. McCann hit .276/.334/.474 over two seasons with the White Sox. In his 2020 season, he hit .289/.360/.536 with a .378 wOBA and a 144 wRC+. Perhaps that is a little too optimistic, but...

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Talks Intensifying Between Mets and James McCann

After making a big bullpen slash just this week in signing Trevor May, the Mets are already plotting their next move. According to MLB Insider Robert Murray, the Mets are engaged in active talks with free agent catcher James McCann, and while nothing is set in stone, talks are progressing. Murray also adds it’s looking increasingly likely McCann will land a four-year pact. Joel Sherman of...

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Seth Lugo Belongs in the Bullpen

While the New York Mets are looking to fill multiple holes in their starting rotation this offseason, they’ll also need to make a very important decision with one of their top hurlers and it seems the best course of action might be to send him back to the bullpen. As of right now, the Mets currently have just three starting pitchers (Jacob deGrom, Marcus Stroman, and David Peterson)...

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Report: Jeremy Hefner Sticking As Mets’ Pitching Coach

According to Andy Martino of SNY, the Mets have decided that pitching coach Jeremy Hefner will return to that role for the 2021 season. Hefner, former Mets’ pitcher, was hired as the Mets pitching coach around this time last year. It’s extremely difficult to judge Hefner on how the Mets pitching staff performed because Spring Training was cut early, a shortened season, and health...

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