Jeff Wilpon and Brodie Van Wagenen spoke about the possibility of a Jacob deGrom extension today while on Mike Francesa’s show. While the two did not give any specifics, Wilpon said this on the matter. “I’m sure there will be an offer. How long-term that is, that’s up to us to figure out.” Van Wagenen then went on to say that “the goal will be to extend that...
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As of Friday at 8 P.M., roughly 30 major leaguers became unrestricted free agents, as they were non-tendered by their teams during the arbitration process. This year’s class seems to be one of the strongest ever, with a handful of household names on the market, and some under-the-radar names that are building solid major league careers now up for grab. Which of these now teamless players...
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After the media scrum ended at Citifield celebrating the 7 player deal that brought Robinson Cano and Edgar Diaz to the Mets, I had a chance to spend 5 minutes alone with Brodie Van Wagenen and I must say that I learned a lot about him and his goal of making the Mets a championship team. We chatted about the hours that he spent on putting this deal together and I really think the media is...
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Jon Heyman of Fancred reports that the Mets have agreed to terms on a contract with Chili Davis to become the team’s next hitting coach. Davis, 58, played in the Major Leagues from 1981 to 1999 for the Giants, Angels, Twins, Royals, and Yankees. He racked up 2380 hits and 350 home runs to go with a .274/.360/.451 slash line. He was a three-time All-Star, and was on three World Series...
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J.T. Realmuto Position: C Hits/Throws: R/R Age: March 18, 1991 (27) Traditional Stats: .277/.340/.484, 30 2B, 3 3B, 21 HR, 74 RBI, 3 SB, 2 CS Advanced Stats: 4.3 bWAR, 4.8 bWAR, 131 OPS+, 126 wRC+ Defensive Stats: -15.2 RAA, 4.2 FRAA Free Agent: 2021 Realmuto is definitively the best hitting catcher in all of baseball. Last year, he led all MLB catchers in wRC+, and over the past three years he...
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Good Morning Mets Fans! One of the first big dominoes fell on the free agent market with the Nationals signing of Patrick Corbin, so that leaves us asking: what next? Bryce Harper Market According to Tim Brown of Yahoo! Sports, the Dodgers and Bryce Harper have held a meeting to discuss a possible future between the two sides. It was or originally reported that Lakers’ executive Magic...
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