Current MLB Network Sirius XM host Steve Phillips served as the general manager of the New York Mets from 1997-2003 after working in their scouting department from 1990-1996. I recently had the chance to talk to the Mets former GM. Phillips works with Eduardo Perez at Sirius, who was most recently the runner up for the Mets managerial position, losing out to Carlos Beltran. Phillips says he has...
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The St. Lucie Mets announced their coaching staff for the upcoming 2020 season with some returning faces and newcomers joining the Class High-A Affiliate. Chad Kreuter returns for his fourth season as the team’s manager, becoming the first manager in team history to work a fourth consecutive season. Sources told this writer weeks ago that the organization has remained high on Kreuter as a...
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Eric Longenhagen and Kiley McDaniel of Fangraphs released their rankings of the top 31 prospects in the Mets farm system on Friday. The list, headlined by Ronny Mauricio, follows the rankings published by Baseball America and Baseball Prospectus. Fear not, our MMO list (going 50 deep this year) is on the way soon! Mauricio is now the consensus top minor leaguer in the organization, claiming the...
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Unlike the last couple of offseasons, most of the free agent top-end talent is gone in early January this time around. Both the starting pitching and relief market have been thoroughly picked over and the market for a catcher is now slim pickings. The strongest market left is right-handed hitters with multiple options that play different positions. When those names drop, maybe we will finally...
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Good Morning, Mets fans! Happy Friday! Thanks for starting off your weekend here with us at Metsmerized. Here’s what you need to know: Latest Mets News On Thursday, the Mets announced their 15 non-roster Spring Training invites. Jeff McNeil told Laura Albanese of Newsday that he is “feeling good,” and that he is back to his normal off-season routine after surgery in...
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According to Jeff Passan of ESPN, the St. Louis Cardinals have acquired left-handed pitching prospect Matthew Liberatore and minor league catcher Eduardo Rodriguez (per Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic) from the Tampa Bay Rays for outfielders Jose Martinez and Randy Arozarena. Both teams swapped compensatory picks in this year’s draft, as well. Tampa will receive a Compensation A pick...
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