The Mets have officially announced that they have signed reliever Craig Kimbrel and catcher Austin Barnes to minor league deals with invitations to spring training. Craig Kimbrel For more than a decade, Kimbrel was one of the most dominant closers in the sport, but after a rough 2024, in which he struggled with a 5.33 ERA, he struggled to find consistent innings in the majors in 2025. When he...
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Even after dealing a pair of top prospects, the Mets’ farm system remains highly touted by national outlets. ESPN’s Kiley McDaniel ranked the Mets’ system fifth in baseball, trailing the Dodgers, Pirates, Guardians, and Brewers. The two prospects the Mets traded to Milwaukee – Jett Williams and Brandon Sproat – were ranked in the network’s top 100. The Mets still have...
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With the Mets’ busy offseason coming to an end, it feels like a good time to take a look at the team’s depth chart. We’ll start out by taking a look at the corner outfielders. Big League Starters Juan Soto (RF) Age: 27 Contract: 15 years, $765M with the potential to reach $805M Roster Status: 40-man roster Juan Soto is one of the most fun and electric players in the game, and he took that...
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Good morning, Mets fans! The Mets have been firing away with moves since the turn of the new year, rocketing themselves back into high-end playoff contention in the minds of many around baseball. However, for the rest of the NL East, it has been relatively quiet with the Phillies saying their roster is pretty much set and the Nationals trading away their ace. But reports from Jon Heyman of the...
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Every year, I go back and forth on how many New York Mets prospects we rank at MMO, because the traditional approach is a Top 30, but that never feels like enough. We’ve tried to do Top 50 a couple of times over the years to give a better account of players you will likely see in the news over the upcoming year due to trade, promotion, and/or breakout. I believe we even did a Top 80 Mets...
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At David Stearns’ end-of-season press conference, the most viral soundbite was Stearns stressing “run prevention.” The Mets were subpar at run prevention in 2025, and the goal for the 2026 offseason was to improve in that area. Quickly, the Mets traded away Brandon Nimmo and Jeff McNeil and let franchise home run leader Pete Alonso walk in free agency. These moves largely drew...
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