Good Morning, Mets fans! Yesterday was the first day in a long time that Mets made a splash in the free agent market, signing outfielder, Jay Bruce. Here’s what happened in baseball over the past 24 hours: Mets News (finally!) Late Wednesday night, it was reported by Jerry Crasnick that Jay Bruce has agreed to a three year deal worth 39 million dollars with the Mets. Bruce’s deal is...
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I know I’ve been scarce on here for a while, but the truth is that it gets harder and harder to keep writing about the same old nothing burgers and trying to make a great lemonade out of a bunch of lousy lemons. You don’t believe me? You try doing this for 12 years, 10 months, and seven days. It ain’t easy I’ll tell ya… So here we are almost three months into the...
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An MMO Fan Shot by Jeremy Stein The Mets bullpen was a mess last year. For a point of reference, their bullpen ERA in 2017 was 4.82, which was second worst in the majors, behind just the Detroit Tigers (5.63). Not only did they lose Jeurys Familia for a good chunk of the season, but a majority of the bullpen also under performed or were sidelined with injury. Some of that may have been the...
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Outfielder Yoenis Cespedes is perhaps the single most important key to how far the New York Mets go in 2018. Buster Olney recently released his Top 10 left fielders in baseball in an ESPN Insider article and ranked Cespedes at No. 5. “Cespedes’ physical condition at the outset of spring training might be the biggest story in Mets camp again because of how last year played out,”...
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Contrary to earlier reports saying a deal between the Houston Astros and Pittsburgh Pirates for Gerrit Cole was done, Jeff Passan of Yahoo says there is no trade. A source told him it was a false rumor. “As is the case with these things, talks could pick back up quickly,” Passan said. “For now, though, Gerrit Cole to Houston is not happening.” We here at MMO will keep you...
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Just like Christian Yelich and J.T. Realmuto before him, Marlins infielder Starlin Castro wants a trade out of Miami, according to Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic. Castro reportedly doesn’t want to be part of another rebuilding process like he was with the Chicago Cubs. It has been a busy offseason for the Marlins, who acquired Castro in the deal that sent Giancarlo Stanton to the New York...
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