After watching Zack Wheeler head to the Philadelphia Phillies via free agency, New York Mets general manager Brodie Van Wagenen decided to bolster the starting rotation by signing both Michael Wacha and Rick Porcello to one-year deals. On the surface, this certainly seems like a downgrade, especially when looking at 2019 fWAR totals. On his own, Wheeler produced a career-high 4.7 fWAR this past...
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New York Mets All-Star Jeff McNeil, rehabbing from the broken ulna he suffered versus Miami on September 25, told Laura Albanese of Newsday he is “feeling good and I’m basically back to my normal offseason routine” following surgery in early-October, adding that the location of the fracture (“not really on the joint or where it flexes”) was beneficial to the healing...
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Good morning Mets fans! All was relatively quiet on the baseball front on Wednesday as we continue to inch closer to pitchers and catchers in February. Let’s take a peak at what went on around the Mets front and the rest of the league yesterday! Latest Mets News The Mets will kick things off on March 26th at 1:10 p.m. on Opening Day as apart of ESPN’s triple header. MLB.com has the Mets ranked...
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On Jan. 8, 2003, storied New York Mets catcher Gary Carter was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame on his sixth try with 78 percent of the vote. Carter played five seasons with the Mets including the 1986 championship season. Enjoy this fun article about one of Gary’s most memorable moments! * * * * * * * * * * * Keith Hernandez flied out to center for the second out of the...
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The Josh Donaldson sweepstakes have continued into 2020 with the Washington Nationals, Atlanta Braves, and Minnesota Twins known to be among the teams pursuing the third baseman. If the Mets want to secure their chances of making the playoffs and potentially winning the division, they should really consider jumping in and signing Donaldson themselves. Donaldson, 34, had a resurgence in 2019 in...
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Tim Britton of The Athletic reports that the New York Mets have released infielder Sam Haggerty. Haggerty, 25, was DFA’d on Christmas Eve to make room on the 40-man roster for Dellin Betances. The switch-hitter was called up in September of last season and was used mostly as a pinch-runner, only having four plate appearances during the month. The Mets acquired Haggerty a little over a year...
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