Yoenis Cespedes, through an interpreter, spoke with the media for the first time this year about his recovery from double-heel surgery in 2018. Cespedes, 33, intimated confidence that he would be able to return this season, but he isn’t going to risk anything to make it happen quickly. “I feel like I will return (this season). It may be three months, it may be two months, it may be one...
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MLB Network finished their annual countdown of the Top 100 players right now on Thursday night. Unsurprisingly, Mike Trout and Mookie Betts were No. 1 and No. 2 on the list respectively. The first of six Mets player on the list was starter Jacob deGrom at No. 10. DeGrom was the second pitcher on the list after Nationals starter Max Scherzer at No. 5. Newly acquired closer Edwin Diaz is the next...
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Jeff Passan of ESPN reports that the New York Yankees and right-handed ace Luis Severino are in agreement on a four-year, $40MM extension with a club option for 2023. Joel Sherman of the New York Post had reported the two sides nearing a multi-year agreement (pending a physical) to avoid arbitration earlier in the day. Just five days from 25 years of age, Severino made just under $605K last year...
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In a morning kickoff piece for The Athletic, Jayson Stark previews spring training with a handful of stories and survey results from a group of 30 “esteemed baseball managers, coaches, scouts and executives.” Among noteworthy discussions around the league, Stark reveals that 24 of these 30 heads pegged the New York Mets among their list of the three most improved teams in baseball,...
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Simeon Woods-Richardson Position: SP B/T: R/R Age: September 27, 2000 (18) Acquired: 2018 2nd Round Draft Pick from Kempner High School (Sugar Land, Texas) 2018 Stats (GCL & Kingsport): 1-0, 1.56 ERA, 1.096 WHIP, 2.1 BB/9, 13.5 K/9 Simeon Woods-Richardson is a name that Mets fans should get used to hearing. The Mets surprised some people when they took Woods-Richardson with their...
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As the New York Mets’ pitchers and catchers (along with a number of position players) descend upon Port St. Lucie for spring training, baseball is officially in the air. With these sights and sounds of spring came something else we’ll get used to over the next few months: a press conference with manager Mickey Callaway. The second-year skipper talked about a bunch of different topics...
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