The Mets need to improve their bullpen. That is alarmingly clear to anyone who watched the team in 2018. They have some interesting arms but ultimately, they need to a better job of building a bullpen. How does a team do that though? The easy answer is throwing a lot of money at it or trading for the big named reliever on the market. Sometimes that works out but sometimes, that also does not....
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Jim Bowden of the Athletic recently released his list of the top 35 Free Agents this offseason. Bowden ranked the players, and provided the projected contract, along with comparable deals and the teams that he thinks could be best fits for each player. Among the top free agents, Bowden sees the Mets as a fit for ten of them. It shouldn’t come as a surprise that more than half of the players...
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Good morning, Mets fans. Welcome to today’s edition of the rumor roundup. The hot stove is slowly heating up, and with the GM Meetings set to get underway, more moves and rumors should be in the cards. The Mets themselves had a busy day yesterday, as they shook up their coaching staff and were loosely speculated to be linked to Manny Machado. Be sure to check MMO for all that news and...
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This past season was a big step forward for the New York Mets’ minor league system, both on offense and pitching. One of the bright spots and part of the Mets minor league pitching rejuvenation was 2016 first rounder, RHP Justin Dunn. Justin had a breakthrough season to the magnitude of knocking on the door to the major leagues. He went 8-8 with a 3.59 ERA between High-A St. Lucie and...
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Upon his arrival for the GM Meetings in San Diego, New York Mets general manager Brodie Van Wagenen met with the media. Among many topics of discussion was first base prospect Peter Alonso. Alonso enjoyed a tremendous breakout 2018 season, as he mashed a minor league leading 36 home runs in 132 games, and worked extremely hard to improve defensively. Van Wagenen, like Mets fans everywhere, has...
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Arizona Fall League (AFL) Glendale Desert Dogs 9 – 5 Peoria Javelinas Salt River Rafters 4 – 3 Surprise Saguaros Scottsdale Scorpions 5 – 4 Mesa Solar Sox 1B Peter Alonso: 2-for-4, R, HR(5), 3 RBI(17), K 2B Andres Gimenez: 1-for-3, R, 2B, K RHP Joe Zanghi: 0.2 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, Hold(2), Throwing Error(2) RHP Gerson Bautista: 1.1 IP, 2 H, 1 K, Hold(3) Alonso...
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