Good morning Mets fans! The Mets and Mariners are simply awaiting physicals and league approval before the trade that would send Robinson Cano and Edwin Diaz to Queens in exchange for Jay Bruce, Anthony Swarzak, Jarred Kelenic, Justin Dunn, and Gerson Bautista is consummated. With MLB offices due to reopen on Monday morning, today could be the day! Latest Mets News Matt Ehalt of The Record...
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Tonight I discuss the blockbuster trade bringing Robinson Cano/Edwin Diaz to New York and talk about the impact it has on the Mets in 2019 as well as what this trade means for the future of the organization. I am joined midway through the show by Rich Coutinho of 98.7 ESPN. [iframe]<iframe...
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Edwin Diaz Position: RHP DOB: 3/2/1994 Contract Status: Arbitration-Eligible after 2019 season, 2018 Stats: 73 G, 73.1 IP, 1.96 ERA, 0.791 WHIP, 15.2 K/9, 2.1 BB/9, 0.6 HR/9, 57/61 SV, 3.2 bWAR, 3.5 fWAR Career Stats (2016-): 188 G, 191 IP, 2.64 ERA, 1.016 WHIP, 14.2 K/9, 3.0 BB/9, 0.9 HR/9, 109/121 SV, 5.5 bWAR, 6.4 fWAR Where He Came From: Diaz was drafted by the Mariners out of the Caguas...
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The Mets are expected to complete their blockbuster trade with the Mariners in the next couple of days that will send Robinson Cano and Edwin Diaz to New York in exchange for Jay Bruce, Anthony Swarzak, Jarred Kelenic, Justin Dunn, and Gerson Bautista. While there is still a lot of work to be done the rest of the offseason, the lineup already looks different than what everyone had foreseen for...
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On Friday, the Mets made the difficult decision to part ways with Wilmer Flores by not tendering him a contract for the 2019 season. After over 11 years as a member of the organization, Flores immediately became a free agent. The Mets did, however, tender 2019 contracts to the rest of their pre-arbitration and arbitration-eligible players, including Travis d’Arnaud, Brandon Nimmo, Jacob...
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Things are starting to heat up in Queens, as it is around the rest of the baseball world. Let’s see what’s cooking on the hot stove. Catching Market is Evolving Nick Cafardo of the Boston Globe gave an update on the varying levels of interest in a number of backstops around the league, noting that before acquiring Yan Gomes from Cleveland, the Nationals made “a few...
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