Good Morning, Mets fans, and welcome to the last month of 2020! Latest Mets News Per Bob Nightengale, Veteran reliever, Jacob Barnes, who was eligible for salary arbitration, signed a one-year, $750,000 contract with $100,000 in incentives with the Mets. He was claimed by the Mets on waivers in October. The deadline is 8PM Wednesday for teams to tender contracts to players. Per Anthony DiComo of...
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For the fourth time in four years, the New York Mets will be hiring a new bench coach. As reported by Bob Nightengale of USA Today Sports, the Mets “informed veteran bench coach Hensley Meulens he won’t be back on their staff for 2021”. Meulens, 53, was brought on board by New York last December to head up newly-hired manager Carlos Beltran’s staff after spending 10...
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Welcome back to another episode of the Pleasant Good Evening Podcast, Mets fans! It was a terribly slow news week, but Jack and I did our best to fill the episode! This week, we talked about the Mets search for a General Manager now that they have pivoted away from looking for a President of Baseball Operations, and why the search has gone so poorly. We also talk about the divisive black jerseys...
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This offseason, the Mets are sure to be connected to most — if not all — the major free agents, as the era of Steve Cohen owning the team begins. That continued on Monday, as Andy Martino of SNY.tv reports that New York is pursuing free agent outfielder George Springer. Springer, 31, is one of the most appealing names on the open market and is likely going to secure one of the more lucrative...
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The New York Mets’ general manager candidates continue to dwindle. On Monday, Joel Sherman of the New York Post reported that former Mets’ pitcher and MLB Senior Vice President overseeing the On-Field Operations and Umpiring Departments, Chris Young, had removed himself from consideration for Mets’ general manager. Over the last couple weeks, Young had become a prominent name...
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According to Jon Heyman of MLB Network, the Mets are one of several teams who have reached out to former Chicago White Sox catcher James McCann. The New York Yankees, St. Louis Cardinals, Los Angeles Angels and White Sox are also in pursuit of the backstop. The 30-year-old veteran is largely viewed as the second most appealing catching free agent behind J.T Realmuto. Over the last two seasons,...
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