Bidding at Four Years For Donaldson Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic reports that the Twins and Nationals likely have four-year offers on the table for free agent third baseman Josh Donaldson. Rosenthal notes that $100 million guaranteed remains a possibly for the veteran. Donaldson, just turned 34, had a monster season in 2019 when he hit .259/.379/.521 with 33 doubles, 37 home runs, and posted a...
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Prior to the Mets signing Rick Porcello and Michael Wacha, there was at least an operating theory the cash strapped Mets would turn to either Seth Lugo or Robert Gsellman to be the team’s fifth starter. With Porcello and Wacha aboard, not only will Lugo and Gsellman not get that opportunity, but they seem further away than ever from getting that chance to get back into the rotation. Even...
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In a report for The Athletic, Ken Rosenthal reports while the New York Mets have had trade discussions with the Cleveland Indians for Francisco Lindor and the Pittsburgh Pirates for Starling Marte, the team is not particularly motivated to acquire either player. In terms of Lindor, the Mets “backed off because they considered the Indians’ asking price to be too high for a player whose...
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Good morning Mets fans! ESPN analyst Eduardo Perez shared a conversation he had with OF Yoenis Cespedes on MLB Network Radio that revealed Cespedes’ personal high expectations and hopes for the 2020 season. Cespedes told Perez, “I’m ready. I’m going to go out with a bang this year. I’m not just going to hit 40 home runs.” When Perez told him that means he...
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The 2010s were a decade of high and lows for Mets fans as they were able to make it back to the World Series in 2015 for the first time since 2000, but they also posted seven losing seasons out of 10. Defense was not a strong suit for the Mets in the 2010s. In fact, their -310 defensive runs saved in that time ranks 27th out 30 teams and their UZR of -118.5 UZR was 26th. In terms of single...
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Bullpens are one of the hardest things in baseball to construct. Relievers are so volatile that you are almost expecting someone who was elite the year prior to regress. I mean, Seth Lugo was a 34th round pick and Nick Anderson (owner of a 41.7 strikeout percentage in 2019) was independent baseball as recently as 2015. Meanwhile, Edwin Diaz saw his stats sky rocket. Safe to say, you can’t...
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