Good Morning, Mets fans! In an exclusive interview with Jon Morosi of MLB.com, the new Mets skipper says each of the Mets projected starters are showing exceptional results as part of the team’s new offseason throwing program. The whole article can be found here. Latest Mets News Because of the Jose Reyes signing, Josh Smoker was designated for assignment. “Brown Bear” was a...
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The New York Mets have designated left-handed reliever Josh Smoker for assignment according to James Wagner of the New York Times. This was the corresponding move to the Jose Reyes signing becoming official on Friday night. Smoker, 29, had a 5.11 ERA, 4.92 FIP, 1.70 WHIP and allowed ten home runs in 56.1 innings last season for the Mets. Though he did strike out 68 batters in those innings. The...
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It’s tough to remember a free agent market that has been this slow in recent history with a large portion of the top players still available despite Lorenzo Cain signing with the Milwaukee Brewers on Thursday night. Maybe the Cain signing combined with the trade of Christian Yelich (also to the Brewers) is what the market needed to heat up what has been a freezing cold stove since the...
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Keith Law from ESPN released his Major League Baseball farm system rankings today with the New York Mets coming in at No. 21. Law had them ranked No.7 coming into 2017. Despite losing prospects because of international free agent infractions, Law still has the Atlanta Braves as the top farm system with the New York Yankees second, San Diego Padres third, Chicago White Sox fourth and the...
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As reported yesterday by Ken Rosenthal, the Mets re-signed longtime Met infielder Jose Reyes to a one-year deal worth $2 million with $500,000 available with incentives. As you might expect, many fans were not happy about this. Once one of the most beloved players in the history of the franchise with his blazing speed on the bases and great defense, Reyes has aged and fallen off from his...
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We’ve reached the final installment in our series of ranking the top 50 prospects in the Mets system heading into the 2018 season. The output is a reflection of the tremendous work put in by our entire group of writers both here at MMO and over at MetsMinors.net, and we all thank you for coming along for the ride. As always, links to the previous rankings can be found at the bottom of this...
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