Good morning Mets fans. Latest Mets News Brian Heyman of Newsday says Ed Kranepool’s kidney transplant has been put on hold. Ken Davidoff of the New York Post reassess Mets payroll flexibility following restructured deal with David Wright. The Las Vegas Review-Journal reports that Rick Down passed away over the weekend. Down spent parts of three seasons with the Mets as their hitting...
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Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic reports that the Milwaukee Brewers have signed Yasmani Grandal to a one-year deal, pending a physical. Jeff Passan of ESPN reports that the deal is for $18.25 million. The Mets had reportedly offered the catcher a four-year deal in the $55-60 million range that he rejected. As a result, Wilson Ramos would end up signing a two-year deal with the Mets. Grandal, 30,...
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Game times were released across MLB today and that was also the case for ESPN Sunday Night Baseball games. The Mets are set to appear twice on the network on April 14 and on June 30, with both contests being against 2018 NL East division-winning Atlanta Braves. The first one will take place in Atlanta at SunTrust Park and the second will be at Citi Field. Atlanta also will be the first team to...
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The Mets acquired J.D. Davis on Sunday in a trade with the Houston Astros that also brought the team minor league infielder, Cody Bohanek. In exchange, the Mets sent Luis Santana, Scott Manea, and Ross Adolph to Houston. Whether or not the move was smart remains to be seen to an extent, but in the meantime, it is worth talking about Davis considering he is almost certain to spend a big chunk of...
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Over the weekend, the Mets traded Kevin Plawecki to the Cleveland Indians for a pair of prospects. This has left the Mets with just three catchers on the 40-man roster. Of course, that was the same position the Mets were on April 11 last season. On that date, Plawecki was hit on the hand with a Tayron Guerrero fastball. That pitch left the Mets with the catching tandem of Jose Lobaton and Tomas...
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Over the last few weeks, the New York Mets have made a number of additions through trades and free-agent signings to shore up their bench, as well as their Triple-A depth. Naturally, the outcry among the fans has been focused on what the team gave up to acquire these cogs. But, alas, there are reasons to celebrate the additions. We’ll start with centerfielder Keon Broxton, who was acquired...
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