Last week I asked my editorial staff to help me produce a series of offseason plans for the Mets ahead of the Winter Meetings, which kickoff on Monday. Essentially, I asked each of my editors what they would do if they were the GM of the team and had just $30-35 million to work with. As far as guidelines go, I asked everyone to use the free agent contract projections of MLB Trade Rumors and Jon...
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The Cincinnati Reds have gotten significant trade interest in center fielder Billy Hamilton according to Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic. In discussing which teams could need a center fielder, Rosenthal mentioned that the Mets have liked the speedy outfielder in the past. Hamilton, 27, hit only .247/.299/.335 with 17 doubles, 11 triples, four home runs and scored 85 runs for the Reds in 2017. The...
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The Minnesota Twins were hoping to be a finalist in the Shohei Ohtani sweepstakes but they shifted gears on Wednesday night knowing they had no chance of getting the two-way Japanese star. The Twins sent $1 million of their international bonus pool to each of the Seattle Mariners and the Los Angeles Angels. The Mariners now have $2.557 million in their pool while the Angels have $2.315 million...
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MLB.com released their Top 50 Draft prospects for the 2018 draft including two names they connected to the Mets. The Mets will pick sixth, their highest pick under Sandy Alderson and their highest since taking Matt Harvey seventh overall in 2010. Alderson’s previous highest pick was Michael Conforto tenth overall. The draft is a while from now so players will go up or down based on their...
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Good morning Mets fans! The hot stove took a little cold spell yesterday, but should start heating up with the Winter Meetings only days away. Alex Pavlovic writes that the San Francisco Giants view the Los Angeles Dodgers as the biggest threat to their pursuit of Giancarlo Stanton. Pavlovic also states that the Giants anticpate Stanton to decide whether or not to waive his no-trade clause by...
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The Winter Meetings start next week, which means we are sure to see a plethora of players on the move. However, who exactly the Mets acquire remains to be seen. New York currently has a reported budget of $30-40 million to work with this offseason and a variety of holes to fill. The team is coming off a dismal season that saw them go 70-92. A year full of hope on the heels of back-to-back...
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