We have Mets news on back-to-back days, is the market heating up? I hope so! Latest Mets News Jon Morosi of MLB.com says the Mets are interested in Mike Moustakas and Todd Frazier if their prices drop. My guess, they are not able to get a second baseman so now they want to land a third baseman. Morosi also adds the Mets have had contact with catcher Jonathan Lucroy. As a Trevin Plawr’naud...
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The New York Mets have interest in third basemen Mike Moustakas and Todd Frazier, but for either deal to happen the price would have to drop per Jon Morosi of MLB.com. This report backs up one from Thursday night that the Mets could have interest in Moustakas for the right price. Moustakas, 29, slashed .272/.314/.521/.835 with 75 runs, 24 doubles, 85 RBI and career-high 38 home runs in 2017 for...
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Jon Morosi of MLB.com is reporting that the New York Mets have had some contact with free agent catcher Jonathan Lucroy. Lucroy, 31, struggled offensively for the Texas Rangers in 2017 with a .242/.297/.338 slash line in 77 games before being traded to the Colorado Rockies in July. The veteran did hit .310/.429/.437 for the Rockies but he had a 1.016 OPS at Coors Field and .673 OPS on the road...
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We haven’t had a chance to discuss prospects recently at MMO so I thought a fun way to talk about them right now would be to take a look at the best tools in the farm system. One thing the Mets were lacking coming into last season was relief prospects capable of pitching in the back-end of a bullpen with a big fastball. That is not the case anymore with the breakouts from guys like Tyler...
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My colleague, Connor O’Brien, did a series of getting to know your sabermetrics statistics in 2016. I wanted to continue his efforts to bring more stats to you that many baseball front offices believe are important in player evaluation. The one we begin with today is league adjusted ERA (ERA+). Of course ERA is one of the most important statistics when looking at a pitchers season....
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MMO will be looking at multiple bargain options that are still available for the Mets this offseason. With Sandy Alderson reportedly working with a limited budget, the Mets best chance to fill holes will be bargain hunting. Since Juan Lagares signed a contract extension, and he faltered offensively and defensively in 2015, the Mets have entered each subsequent offseason wondering that exactly...
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