Morning Briefing: Wright Man for the Job

Good Morning Mets Fans! Latest Mets News The Mets announced that they have officially released David Wright from their 40-man roster. He will soon join the Mets’ front office as a special advisor to the Chief Operating Officer (Jeff Wilpon) and GM (Brodie Van Wagenen). Here’s to hoping he can convince Van Wagenen that blowing up the farm system is a bad idea. Jeff Wilpon issued a...

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Get to Know New Mets Outfielder Keon Broxton

This past weekend, the New York Mets completed a trade to acquire outfielder Keon Bronxton from the Milwaukee Brewers in exchange for RHP Bobby Wahl, RHP Adam Hill, and INF Felix Valerio. Broxton, 28, was originally drafted by the Phillies in the 29th round of the 2008 MLB Amateur Draft, but instead choose to attend Santa Fe Community College. After a tremendous season, he was selected by the...

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Where Do The Mets Go From Here?

While there haven’t been any big splashes yet in the new year, Mets general manager Brodie Van Wagenen has been busy finding roster depth for the 2019 squad. In addition to some of the minor signings that have already happened, New York added outfielder Rymer Liriano and pitcher Hector Santiago just this past weekend, each getting an invite to big-league camp next month. The move that made...

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David Wright Assumes New Role As Special Advisor to COO and GM

The New York Mets announced today that David Wright will assume a new role with the club as Special Advisor to COO Jeff Wilpon and General Manager Brodie Van Wagenen. In a related move, the organization and David mutually agreed to his release from the current roster. “David Wright is an iconic Met and will be forever remembered for his contributions on the field as well as his countless...

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Rosenthal: Teams Have Expressed Interest in d’Arnaud, Nido

Even after trading Kevin Plawecki to the Cleveland Indians, the New York Mets may not be done dealing their remaining catchers on Major League contracts. As per Ken Rosenthal of the The Athletic, sources have told him “rival clubs also have expressed interest in the two remaining catchers behind Wilson Ramos: Travis d’Arnaud and Tomas Nido.” Rosenthal adds that “it is not...

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Mets 40-Man Roster is Now Full

After General Manager Brodie Van Wagenen made a flurry of trades this past weekend, the New York Mets 40-Man roster is now full. Saturday afternoon, outfielder Keon Broxton was added to the roster after being acquired from the Milwaukee Brewers in exchange for righties Bobby Wahl and Adam Hill, as well as infield prospect Felix Valerio. Wahl was the only player in this deal on the 40-man roster....

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