On Wednesday night the New York Mets finally made splash to a position player when they signed Jay Bruce to a three-year, $39 million deal. The deal pays him $10 million in 2018, $13 million in 2019 and $13 million again in 2020. He will also receive $3 million in a sign bonus that comes in $1.5 million payments in 2019 and 2020. Bruce will also receive a five-team no-trade clause that he can...
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The baseball writer’s 2018 ballots are in, and we await for January 24 to find out which players will join Mets greats Tom Seaver and Mike Piazza in the Hall of Fame. Sadly, whichever player(s) are inducted, the chances are dismal at best that they are going to be wearing a Mets cap on their plaque. The chances of that happening again do not look good before 2023 when Carlos Beltran is...
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On January 11, 2005, 13 years ago today, the New York Mets signed free agent Carlos Beltran to a seven-year, $119 million dollar contract. I can’t recall a greater Mets player who was as under-appreciated as Beltran was when he was with the Mets, despite always giving it everything he had and delivering countless big hits and big plays. “He had a couple of monster seasons for us, and was a huge...
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Jon Heyman of Fan Rag Sports is reporting that the Cleveland Indians and New York Mets were close to a deal for veteran infielder Jason Kipnis but in the end it was killed by someone at the top, very likely over money. The deal had progress enough that there were people of both teams who thought they had a done deal per Heyman. Kipnis, 30, has either two years at $30.5 million or (if his 2020...
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According to Mike Puma of the New York Post reports that the New York Mets are not looking for more bullpen help or a starting pitcher at the moment. Puma also noted before the Mets signed Jay Bruce last night that the Mets were focused on adding a couple of bats including a third/second baseman, first base insurance and an outfielder. Well Bruce checks off the last two meaning it’s likely...
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With the reportedly New York Mets bringing back veteran outfielder Jay Bruce on Wednesday night they will also create another transaction with the 40-man roster already full. Mets GM Sandy Alderson will likely have a few days to remove someone from the back-end of the 40-man until the Bruce deal becomes official. Currently on the 40-man roster the Mets have 24 pitchers, three catchers, nine...
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