Daniel Alvarez Montes of Extra Baseball (a Florida publication) is reporting that the Mets have a deal with Wilson Ramos. Ken Rosenthal of the Athletic says it is a two-year deal. Jon Heyman of FanCred says the deal is worth $19 million while Joel Sherman of the New York Post adds that there is an option for the 2021 season that could bring the total value of the deal to $26 million, w$19.5...
Read More
The winter meetings in Las Vegas seemed to be all about Noah Syndergaard and J.T. Realmuto rumors. A secondary story each year is the Veterans Committee and their Hall-of-Fame selections. Controversy ensued this year when the committee announced the election of Harold Baines and Lee Smith. Baines, specifically, caught the ire of the analytics community. Mets and Yankees fans, however, saw this...
Read More
Today I discuss the slow Winter Meetings and whether MLB should impose deadlines to create more movement like the NBA and NFL. Mike Mayer of Metsmerized Online talks about his experience covering the meetings in Las Vegas. He recaps his conversation with Brodie Van Wagenen, Mickey Callaway, and the Rule V draft. [iframe]<iframe...
Read More
There are a host of synonyms Jason Vargas’ 2018 for the Mets: bad, ugly, wasteful, forgetful, and the list goes on and on. But would you believe me if I told you he could be a key to success in 2019 for the Mets? Before I enlighten you on the potential asset Vargas could be, let’s look back at how we got here. The former All-Star signed a two-year deal early in the spring of 2018...
Read More
According to Mike Puma of the New York Post, New York Mets new hitting coach Chili Davis will bring a “shift in hitting approach” with him to his new gig — his third job in three years. Davis, 58, played 19 seasons with the Giants, Angels, Twins, Royals, and Yankees, hitting .274/.360/.451 with 2,380 hits, 350 home runs, and 1,372 runs batted in. Since retiring after the 1999...
Read More
There was a trade, a mid-level signing, and more rumors coming off the hot stove on Saturday, let’s run down the action. Indians Could Hold Onto Kluber and Bauer Jon Heyman of FanCred Sports is reporting that after a flurry of moves to free up some salary space, the Cleveland Indians could end of holding onto two starting pitchers who have reportedly been shopped around. “After...
Read More
