Good morning Mets fans! On Tuesday, Jeff Wilpon talked about the current state of the Mets payroll and said that money doesn’t necessarily translate into wins. Latest Mets News According to Matt Ehalt of North Jersey.com, Wilpon said, “I get where the fan perception is. We have a plan and because we believe in Sandy and the baseball department, we’re going to stick with that plan.” Ehalt...
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Craig Mish of Sirius XM reports that the Milwaukee Brewers have put together an offer for Christian Yelich. He also mentions that the team has shown strong interest in the outfielder, but other teams remain in the mix for the 26-year-old. Christian Yelich has been known to be available ever since the Marlins traded away Marcell Ozuna and Giancarlo Stanton in the hopes of trimming their payroll...
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Anthony Dicomo of MLB.com reports that the Mets had preliminary conversations with Jacob deGrom about a contract extension this offseason. However, the discussions never left the preliminary stage and as a result, the Mets and deGrom mutually agreed to not discuss the matter any further and agreed to a one-year, $7.4 million to avoid arbitration instead. deGrom is coming off a very strong season...
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The Mets’ held their annual beat writers lunch today and the Mets front office delivered some interesting tidbits as detailed by Laura Albanese of Newsday. First off, Sandy Alderson said the Mets are not done checking out the free agent market and claims they have been as active as anyone. The Mets have been reported to be talking to multiple free agents still such as Todd Frazier, Neil...
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We continue our top prospect list, starting with Lindsay, a toolsy outfielder. 8. OF Desmond Lindsay B/T R/R HT 5’11” WT 196 lbs Age 4/16/1993 (24) Drafted 2nd Round, 2015, 53rd Overall Bonus $1,142,700 Level A Age Dif -1.5 2017 Stats: A: 65 G, 251 PA, 47 H, 10 2B, 3B, 8 HR, 30 RBI, 4 SB, 2 CS, 33 BB, 77 K .220/.327/.388 Grades: Hit: 50 Power: 50 Run: 60 Field: 45 Arm: 50 When you...
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Peter Gammons of Gammons Daily reports that the Pittsburgh Pirates might hold onto infielder Josh Harrison for at least the first few months of the season. While nobody questions the seriousness of Harrison’s trade request, the Pirates might not pull the trigger on a deal still. Despite this, the Mets, Yankees, and others are under the belief that the Pirates have to trade the 30-year old....
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