Anthony Dicomo of MLB.com reports that the Mets are shopping around Juan Lagares at the Winter Meetings. Dicomo notes that this report comes out during the same week that Brodie Van Wagenen said the Mets are “counting on” Lagares next season. Lagares, 29, only appeared in 30 games last season as he broke his toe in May and missed the remainder of the season as a result. Before going...
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MLB.com’s T.R. Sullivan reported that the Rangers and Mets have met during the winter meetings. He notes the names of David Peterson and Anthony Kay as points of interests for the Rangers, but also mentions that to be able to obtain either of them, they’d have to be willing to part with 24-year old reliever Jose Leclerc. Leclerc had a 1.56 ERA, 1.90 FIP in 57.2 innings pitched in...
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Although it seems the New York Mets do need an upgrade at the catcher position, J.T Realmuto is not the way to go. Realmuto did bat .277 with 21 home runs and 74 RBIs during the 2018 season, but it will take way too much to take him off the Marlins hands. According to Jon Heyman, Miami is said to be looking for a combination of Amed Rosario paired with Brandon Nimmo or Michael Conforto. If you...
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Mike Puma of the New York Post reported today that the Mets met with Adam Jones in Las Vegas during the winter meetings. Jones, 33, would look to fill the role of a right-handed hitting outfielder for the Mets. Jones hit .281/.313/.419, with a .315 wOBA and 98 wRC+. His splits aren’t any more encouraging as he hit for a 93 wRC+ against left handed pitching, 99 against right handed...
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Recent reports indicate the New York Mets are growing pessimistic on their chances of obtaining J.T. Realmuto from the Miami Marlins. Perhaps one the reasons why is the Cincinnati Reds appear to be in on the All-Star catcher, and they are rumored to have made a strong offer. According to Jon Heyman of Fancred, Reds catcher Tucker Barnhart and outfield Taylor Trammell are names that have been...
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In a review of the Farm Systems of the National League East, Baseball America has rated the Mets farm system not just as the worst in the division, but also among the worst in baseball. In fact, the Mets system was rated third worst in all of baseball, which is eight spots lower than the Miami Marlins who were rated as having the 19th best in baseball. There are reasons for this rating. First...
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