According to Anthony DiComo of MLB.com, the Mets have signed Pedro Payano to a minor-league deal. Payano represents the third starter the Mets have signed in the last day and a half. He made his Major-League debut in 2019, pitching six games for the Texas Rangers. The right-hander spent the majority of the season with the Rangers Double-A and Triple-A affiliates, pitching to a 4.93 ERA over 18...
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Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic is reporting that the Mets have had discussions with the Rangers about Jed Lowrie and Dominic Smith. However, Rosenthal notes that talks have failed to progress to this point. After the Mets’ rumored signing of Rick Porcello this morning, they’re within two million dollars of the luxury tax threshold for the 2020 campaign and have seemingly made a...
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New York Mets general manager Brodie Van Wagenen spoke to the press on Thursday from the Winter Meetings and the topic didn’t vary much. The brief presser centered around the new depth the Mets starting rotation has recently added. With the additions of Michael Wacha and Rick Porcello the at times giddy Van Wagenen stated emphatically “(the Mets) probably (have) the deepest rotation...
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The 2019 Major League Rule 5 Draft has been completed, and despite some well grounded concerns, the New York Mets did not lose any players. This means the last time the Mets lost a player in the Rule 5 draft was 2015 when Matt Bowman was drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals. The Mets will keep Shervyen Newton, who is regarded by MLB Pipeline as the eighth best prospect in the Mets farm system....
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The New York Mets are “in it to win it” for the 2020 season, according to general manager Brodie Van Wagenen. There are some stipulations to that particular statement, though. While BVW recently mentioned at the Winter Meetings that he feels New York has more answers than questions on the current roster, he’s still searching for improvements. One of those potential improvements...
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Eno Sarris of The Athletic reports the New York Mets have come to an agreement to sign free agent RHP Rick Porcello. Jon Heyman of MLB.com reports it will be a one year, $10 million deal. This comes a day after the Mets had signed Michael Wacha to a free agent deal and noted he was going to be a depth starter. Wacha is apparently going to prepare this season to be a starting pitcher along with...
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