For all the Mets fans dreaming of poaching a top Rays executive and turning him into the next Andrew Friedman with an owner willing to spend, hold your horses. Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic reports that Rays GM Erik Neander is “almost certainly” not leaving Tampa Bay for the Mets or any other club. The Angels, who just hired Braves’ Perry Minasian as their new Genereal Manager,...
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Back in March, Mets pitcher Noah Syndergaard got Tommy John Surgery. In August, Metsmerized caught up with him to check out the status of his rehab. At that point, he was short distance tossing, which was a good sign. Well, on Thursday, this video surfaced of him throwing off of a mound for the first time since the surgery, via his own Twitter account. https://t.co/DKw46ybu7W...
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We learned a lot this past week from Steve Cohen’s introductory press conference and then from Sandy Alderson’s press conference. They updated us on the front office process but one thing that has not been decided yet is who will fill the front office now that there are a lot of vacancies. We don’t have word yet from Cohen, but here are our probables. Dilip Sridhar If the Mets...
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On Wednesday, Marcus Stroman accepted the qualifying offer of $18.9 million to return to the Mets for the 2021 season. Stroman’s return has several positive aspects to it, and was pleasing to new owner, Steve Cohen. Marcus , That is great news . Looking forward to meeting you soon.I will call you over the next few days to thank you . — Steven Cohen (@StevenACohen2) November 11, 2020...
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According to Jon Heyman of MLB Network, the Mets are one of the teams showing early interest in veteran catcher Yadier Molina. Heyman notes that the Yankees and Cardinals are showing interest as well, and the potential Hall of Famer is looking for a two-year deal. Molina, 38, had one of the worst offensive seasons of his career in 2020 when he hit just .262/.303/.359 with two doubles and four...
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And just like that, the whole meaning of being a New York Mets fan has changed forever. Am I possibly jumping the gun on that statement? Hell yes. But am I incredibly excited about what’s to come for the franchise after Tuesday’s press conference? Double hell yes. It was pure poetry to hear new owner and CEO Steve Cohen, along the team president Sandy Alderson, say everything they said in their...
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