MMO Free Agent Profile: Carlos Gonzalez, OF

Carlos Gonzalez Position: Outfield Bats: Left – Throws: Left Born: Oct. 17, 1985 (32) 2017 Stats: 136 G, 534 PA, 14 HR, 57 RBI, 3 SB, .262 BA, .339 OBP, .423 SLG Advanced Stats: WAR -0.2, .162 ISO, .318 BABIP, .327 wOBA, 84 wRC+ *** Outlook: Coming off a solid 2016 campaign where he launched 25 home runs and drove in 100 runs while hitting to a .298/.350/.505 clip in 150 games (632 plate...

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A Healthy Cespedes Solves Lots of Issues For Mets

Last month, Kristie Ackert of the New York Daily News reported that Mets outfielder Yoenis Cespedes has fully healed from his hamstring injuries and is beginning a “normal offseason workout.” The 32-year-old signed a four-year, $110 million contract prior to the 2017 season to remain in New York. However, he appeared in just 81 games, hitting .292/.352/.540 with 17 home runs and 42...

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Could Cesar Hernandez Be a Fit For Mets?

According to Jon Heyman of Fan Rag Sports, the Mets have checked in on multiple second base options, including Cesar Hernandez, Brian Dozier, Ian Kinsler, Dee Gordon and Jason Kipnis. Of the aforementioned players, the 27-year-old Hernandez is one we haven’t yet heard connected to the Mets. The switch-hitter slashed .294/.373/.421 with 26 doubles, six triples, nine home runs, 85 runs scored and...

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MLB Roundup: Things Heating Up In Advance of Winter Meetings

Good morning, baseball fans! Here’s what’s been going on around the game last 24 hours. *** The San Francisco Giants have reportedly sent the Miami Marlins their proposal for a deal involving outfielder Giancarlo Stanton, according to Craig Mish of SiriusXM. The Giants would reportedly send Heliot Ramos, Chris Shaw, Tyler Beede and Christian Arroyo to Miami and take on $250 million...

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Morning Briefing: Plawecki Seeks To Break Mets Santa Curse

Shohei Ohtani is meeting with teams in person and it’s possible he will be signing soon. This would be a nice conclusion to this madness and it will be fun to finally watch him play somewhere this spring. Latest Mets News Santa will be played at the Mets holiday party by Kevin Plawecki according to Anthony DiComo of MLB.com. The Mets suffer a curse of Santa but maybe they are just cursed....

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2018 Is Time For Juan Lagares To Sink Or Swim

With the Mets cutting payroll and having holes and question marks across the 25-man and 40-man rosters, it is finally time for Juan Lagares to sink or swim. Lagares wasn’t supposed to have been a question mark. Certainly, the Mets didn’t feel this way when they gave him a four-year $23 million contract extension on the eve of the 2015 season. When giving Lagares the extension, the...

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