Friday was the final day that teams and players could exchange arbitration numbers. It was a busy one as the Mets were able to avoid arbitration with nine of their 10 arb-eligible players. excluding Zack Wheeler. Mets News Signees include ace Jacob deGrom (7.4 million), young stud Noah Syndergaard (2.9 million) and embattled starter Matt Harvey (5.625 million). Wilmer Flores (3.4 million),...
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With Saturday’s deadline for MLB teams and their arbitration-eligible players to submit salary figures for the 2018 season, the New York Mets reached settlement agreements with all but one of their players. Here’s the final tally: AJ Ramos will make $9.225 million this season after earning $6.550 million in 2017. Jacob deGrom will make $7.4 million this season after earning $4.05...
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“If I didn’t hit a ground ball all year, I’d be in good shape.”- Jay Bruce to James Wagner of the NY Times last March. Jay Bruce made a commitment to hit more fly balls in 2017, something he never really tried before. This is not to say he didn’t hit a lot of fly balls before in his career. He was, but it was in an attempt to hit home runs. Bruce figured that if he changed his...
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According to James Wagner of the New York Times the New York Mets have finally decided on a director of high performance, Jim Cavallini. Cavallini will be the first-ever in Mets franchise history to hold the title of Director of High Performance after the team announced earlier this offseason they would begin a search for the position. The Mets are coming off a 2017 season that was ravaged by...
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Bob Nightengale of the USA Today reports that the New York Mets and infielder Wilmer Flores have avoided arbitration by agreeing to a $3.4 million salary for 2018. Flores, 26, hit .271/.307/.488, 106 OPS+, 17 doubles, 18 home runs and 52 RBI in 362 plate appearances for the Mets in 2017. He has his season ended early after fouling a ball off his nose in early September. He posted a -0.2 bWAR and...
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According to Shi Davidi of Sportsnet, the Toronto Blue Jays and third baseman Josh Donaldson have avoided arbitration by agreeing on a record deal of $23 million for 2018. Donaldson, 32, will become a free agent after the 2018 season and though the Toronto Blue Jays are unlikely to contend they haven’t showed much interest in trading him. The right-handed hitting Donaldson hit...
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