On Thursday night, the New York Mets signed infielder Jed Lowrie to a two-year $20 million deal to bring the 35-yeaer old veteran to Flushing. After a successful college career at Stanford University, Lowrie was selected by the Boston Red Sox in the first round with the 45th pick of the 2005 MLB June Amateur Draft. He got off to a tremendous start to his minor league career, hitting .328 and...
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This past Friday was the deadline for all arbitration-eligible players and their respective teams to settle on a salary for 2019 before having it drag out into Spring Training. Thankfully for the New York Mets, that process is officially done, as they came to terms with all six of their eligible players. A lot of the attention was given to Jacob deGrom’s salary, and for good reason. The...
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This weekend New York Mets top prospect, shortstop Andres Gimenez, was named to MLB Pipeline’s 2019 All-Defense Team. As the Pipeline’s Jonathon Mayo notes, Gimenez reached Double-A at just 19 years old, “partially because of his advanced approach at the plate, but also because of his glove work at the premium position.” Mayo adds that Gimenez “has the hands arms, range and internal...
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Welcome to the post weekend morning of the Rumor Roundup! Yesterday shed more light on the Harper and Machado sagas, along with an important sit down between the A’s and their Heisman Trophy winner with his NFL Draft decision looming. Hope you enjoy reading the latest news on the hot stove! White Sox Make Offer to Machado The Chicago White Sox have offered shortstop, Manny Machado an 8-year deal...
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Although it played quite a hand in the Mets’ success during the second half, the starting rotation will not enter the 2019 season without its share of questions. Durability remains a concern for Steven Matz and Noah Syndergaard, and the back-end doesn’t inspire nearly the same confidence, at least as it currently stands. Seth Lugo averaged just 4.2 innings per start last year,...
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Good morning, Mets fans! Let’s take a peek at what’s happening around the league with just 29 days until pitchers and catchers report to Port St. Lucie. Latest Mets News Art Stapleton of The Record spoke with former SNY Mets broadcast personality Kevin Burkhardt about his journey from Bloomfield, New Jersey to being an NFL play-by-play analyst for FOX Sports. Bill Madden of the New...
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