According to Jon Morosi of MLB Network the New York Mets and Los Angeles Dodgers have shown interest in trading for Cleveland Indians’ catcher Yan Gomes. Gomes, 31, hit .266/.313/.449 with 16 home runs and 48 RBI to give him a 101 wRC+ last season. He is also considered one of the better defensive catchers in the game and ranked 15th in framing runs last season with 7.5 as well as 14th in...
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Good morning Mets fans, and happy Friday! While time seems to have stood still through the Mets’ negotiations with the Seattle Mariners over Robinson Cano and Edwin Diaz, there were, in fact, other headlines around baseball yesterday that will certainly shape the rest of the offseason. Blue Jays Shopping Martin, Pirates Trying to Move Cervelli Yahoo Sports’ Jeff Passan has the scoop...
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The deadline for major league teams to decide whether or not they want to non-tender arbitration eligible players is Friday. While the New York Mets have eight players eligible for arbitration, only two are possible non-tenders in catcher Travis d’Arnaud and infielder Wilmer Flores. Flores, 27, is projected to make $4.7 million in arbitration according to MLB Trade Rumors for the 2019...
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According to Jon Heyman of FanCred, David Lennon of Newsday and Andy Martino of SNY TV there isn’t expected to be an official announcement on Friday of the blockbuster trade between the New York Mets and Seattle Mariners. The players in the deal have been confirmed by multiple reports, the Mets are sending RHP Anthony Swarzak, OF/1B Jay Bruce, RHP Gerson Bautista, RHP Justin Dunn and OF...
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The 2018 season didn’t go as planned for the New York Mets overall, but one part of the roster that performed very well — especially down the stretch in September — was the starting rotation. This group not only bounced back after a rough 2017 campaign, but they also were among the more valuable ones in baseball when looking at fWAR. As we’ve mentioned in the past, the...
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Good morning Mets fans! Yesterday was filled with trade rumors between the New York Mets and Seattle Mariners. Jeff Passan of Yahoo Sports tweeted before noon about there being “significant momentum” in a trade involving Edwin Diaz and Robinson Cano. The entire rest of the day was spent by reporters building off that information. Joel Sherman of the New York Post tweeted after...
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