A sixteen-member conglomerate of the National Baseball Hall of Fame Modern Era (1970 to 1989) Committee elected two new members into Cooperstown on Sunday evening: former MLB Players’ Association Marvin Miller and longtime St. Louis Cardinals catcher Ted Simmons, who received 13 and 12 votes each, respectively (12 needed for enshrinement). Former players Dwight Evans (eight votes), Steve...
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The Mets announced that they have finalized new manager Carlos Beltran’s coaching staff for the 2020 season. Retaining his job as hitting coach is Chili Davis, who led the Mets to one of the better offenses in the NL in 2019. Tom Slater will be joining the staff as assistant hitting coach, while Jeremy Accardo will be joining the major league staff as assistant pitching coach. Some other roles...
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Following a meteoric rise and an injury-plagued subsequent season, the New York Mets are surely looking for outfielder Brandon Nimmo to be a valuable contributor to their 2020 squad. As things stand heading into this week’s Winter Meetings in San Diego, the Mets’ depth chart has Nimmo, 26, penciled into the top spot in center field. Whether or not he remains in that position once...
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According to Bob Klapisch of The New York Times, the New York Yankees have extended a seven-year, $245 million offer to free-agent right-hander Gerrit Cole. If accepted, it would overtake Zack Greinke’s 2015 contract with Arizona (six years, $206.5 million) as the highest AAV for a pitcher. Jeff Passan of ESPN reported on Saturday that the Yankees, Los Angeles Dodgers, and Los Angeles...
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An MMO Fan Shot by Gabriel Pariente As news of Zack Wheeler signing with the Phillies and Cole Hamels agreeing to play for Braves in 2020 filtered in earlier this week, the usual anger with the Mets’ financial limitations and ineptitude once again reared its ugly head. Then suddenly, a report came across my phone saying the Wilpons were in talks to sell the Mets. I dismissed it at first as a...
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Going into the offseason, the Mets pinpointed several needs to focus on to help bolster the team: a center fielder, bullpen reinforcements, a starting pitcher or two and another catcher. The only caveat is, the team seems wary to exceed the luxury tax threshold, which they are roughly $14 million away from after the acquisition of Jake Marisnick from the Astros and re-signing Brad Brach to a...
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