Happy Monday, Mets fans! Just two days to go in the non-waiver trade deadline, and a few moves – both blockbuster and simple fixes – remain to be made. Following the Atlanta Braves’ acquisition of right-handed set-up man Brad Brach yesterday in exchange for $250K in international bonus money, the headline of this peak trading period again calls for a reshuffled list of...
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With the MLB Trade Deadline less than 48 hours away, the Mets and basically every other team will be intensifying negotiations with other teams in the hopes of securing a trade. Obviously, not all of those teams are talking about trades for good reasons, including the Mets who are trying to revamp their farm system by way of trading their remaining assets, which potentially includes Zack...
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3 UP 1. Wheeler Increasing Value Three years to the date of his being almost being traded to the Brewers, Zack Wheeler took the mound to impress scouts and contending teams to see if they will give up what it would take to pry him away from the Mets. Wheeler put on a show, pitching six scoreless against a Pirates team in the Wild Card race. It was an all around dominant effort with him walking...
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According to Jon Heyman of FanCred on Twitter, the Mets are getting hits on Zack Wheeler, most recently from the Atlanta Braves, Philadelphia Phillies and New York Yankees as well as the Milwaukee Brewers. However, Heyman adds that at this point, it seems as though the right-hander will remain in Queens. It has been reported that the Mets have been talking Wheeler with other teams, but have a...
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New Mets prospect Franklyn Kilome made his organizational debut pitching for the Binghamton Rumble Ponies against the Pirates Double-A affiliate the Altoona Curve. According to MLB Pipeline, Altoona’s lineup had some of the Top 30 prospects in the Pirates farm system. This includes Ke’Bryan Hayes (2), Cole Tucker (6), Bryan Reynolds (10), and Will Craig (18). For the first five...
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Following the Mets 1-0 win over the PIrates, catcher Devin Mesoraco said that he would “be super excited to go to a team that is in playoff contention. No doubt about it. “That’s the goal, to get to the playoffs, and win a lot of games,” he continued. “I’m not tied here through next year or anything like that, but I am very grateful to the Mets for taking a chance on me because that’s what...
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