Ask any Mets fan what the Mets need to compete in 2020 and they will likely tell you three things – an addition to the starting rotation, a competent bullpen, and an actual centerfielder. Mets GM Brodie Van Wagenen also knows this. At the GM meetings this week, Van Wagenen stated that the rotation, bullpen, and centerfield defense are three areas in which the Mets look to improve. What is...
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New York Mets general manager Brodie Van Wagenen spoke to the media from the GM Meetings in Arizona on Monday evening with regards to New York’s situation behind the plate heading into the 2020 season. As per a video posted by Deesha Thosar of the New York Daily News, Van Wagenen declared that the Mets, “have a starting catcher in Wilson Ramos”, adding, “We expect to go...
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In what many in the sport considered a foregone conclusion, New York Mets first baseman Pete Alonso was voted National League Rookie-of-the-Year for 2019 by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America. The vote by the Writers was not even close as Alonso was named first on 29 of the 30 ballots. In winning the coveted award, Alonso becomes the sixth Met in franchise history to be honored as the...
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According to Tim Healey of Newsday, Mets GM Brodie Van Wagenen & Co. have met with Jeremy Hefner and Chris Fetter at the GM meetings in Scottsdale on Monday. Hefner, 33, is currently serving as an assistant pitching coach for the Minnesota Twins after spending two seasons as an advanced scout. The former Mets pitcher is considered to be on the cutting edge of analytics with pitching and...
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Jon Paul Morosi of MLB.com reports free agent starter Zack Wheeler is going to notify the New York Mets he is going to reject the qualifying offer in advance of Thursday’s deadline. Part of the reason for Wheeler’s decision is he is garnering plenty of interest on the market. So far, the Angels, Padres, and White Sox have already expressed interest in signing the 29 year old starter....
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The New York Mets began the 1980s with new ownership, and they would promise “The Magic is Back.” It was a bold promise for a franchise not too far removed from “Grant’s Tomb,” but that year, the Mets would see the beginnings of what would be the greatest run in team history culminating in one of the greatest teams in Major League history. In the 1980s, the Mets...
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