A day after news broke that the team had come to terms with right-handed reliever Trevor May on a two-year deal, the New York Mets made things official on Wednesday night. Jeff Passan of ESPN released the details of the 31-year-old’s contract with the Mets and the team released a statement formally announcing the deal. Per Passan, the financial terms of May’s deal have been set at...
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The Chicago Cubs’ widely-expected roster shake-up began on Wednesday afternoon with the non-tendering of outfielders Kyle Schwarber and Albert Almora Jr., according to Bob Nightengale of USA Today Sports. Despite hitting 94 home runs over the course of three seasons (2017 through 2019; 30, 26, and 38 dingers, respectively) Schwarber’s all-or-nothing profile at the plate...
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The first causality of the non-tender deadline is in for the Mets, as Chasen Shreve is now a free agent. MLB insider Robert Murray was the first to report the news that Shreve had been non-tendered by New York. Shreve was a former client of Brodie Van Wagenen and joined the Mets last offseason on a minor league deal. He went on to make the Opening Day roster and remained in the Mets bullpen for...
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Erasmo Ramirez Player Data: Age: 30, B/T: R/R Primary Stats: 6 G, 14.1 IP, 1 S, 0.63 ERA, 1 HR, 4 BB, 9 SO, 0.837 WHIP Advanced Stats: 3.68 FIP, 0.7 WAR Free Agent: 2021 Grade: A 2020 Review: The Nicaraguan-born Ramirez was signed by the Mets on a minor league contract in June of 2020, but wasn’t called up until the beginning of September. Looking back on his performance, the front office...
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The New York Mets’ first acquisition of the Steve Cohen era might not be the flashiest, but it is certainly a move of substance. The Mets signed free agent relief pitcher Trevor May to a two-year deal worth $15 million, according to MLB insider Jon Heyman. May joins a Mets bullpen that has struggled over the last two seasons. In 2019, the Mets bullpen finished with a 4.99 ERA, the worst in...
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The non-tender deadline is usually just another day in the offseason calendar. Teams tender contract offers to their pre-arbitration and arbitration-eligible players, if no offer is tendered by the 8:00 p.m. deadline, those players become free agents. Yet this year there is certainly a different buzz around the non-tender deadline, due to the uncertainty of what today will bring. There is...
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