The New York Mets enter the 2018 Major League Baseball Winter Meetings with numerous holes still to fill despite new GM Brodie Van Wagenen being aggressive early on. Van Wagenen got his elite reliever in Edwin Diaz and improved the Mets offense by acquiring Robinson Cano in just one deal. The Mets have been front and center thus far this offseason in rumors as well, ranging from being open to...
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When the highlight of the day was Billy Hamilton signing a one-year deal with the Kansas City Royals, you can certainly say it’s been a quiet day at the Major League Winter Meetings in Las Vegas. Tampa Bay Rays manager Kevin Cash kicked off the start of the MLB side of the meeting with his pressure in what was an interesting back-and-forth on the success of openers. Cash said the Rays will...
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Major League Baseball’s winter meetings are upon us, and the rumor mill only figures to speed up from here. Let’s see what’s new on the hot stove. Yankees Will Meet With Machado As per Jon Heyman of FanCred Sports, after initial reports seemed to indicate otherwise, confirmed on Sunday evening that the New York Yankees will indeed meet with free agent Manny Machado this week,...
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Monday morning the Athletic unveiled their 2018 Persons of the Year in each market. For New York, Mets starter and 2018 Cy Young award winner Jacob deGrom took home the honors. Tim Britton writes about the daily dedication deGrom put into his craft, and discusses how the “lightly recruited shortstop became a ninth-round pick in the major leagues, and how that ninth-round pick became the...
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According to Mark Feinsand of MLB.com, sources have told him that the New York Mets, Los Angeles Dodgers, and Boston Red Sox are amongst between six-to-eight teams that have expressed interest in righty David Robertson. Robertson has been a workhorse and strikeout machine over his 11-year big league career. The 33-year old has only landed on the disabled list twice and has pitched 60 or more...
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According to Joel Sherman of the New York Post, the New York Mets posture in Noah Syndergaard trade talks remains that they would have to be overwhelmed by the return to accept any deal for the starter. Sherman notes that despite interest from multiple teams including the Padres, Rockies, Dodgers, and Brewers the Mets are still yet to be blown away by any offers. The Mets are said to be seeking...
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