The New York Mets announced that they have officially picked up Jerry Blevin’s $7 million option for the 2018 season. “I would love to come back to New York,” Blevins told us last month in an exclusive MMO interview. “I feel like we have a lot to prove and I think we’ll play that underdog role a lot better than we do playing the favorites. Everybody kind of needs a...
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Heading into the 2017 season, Mets Minors noted Adonis Uceta was a two-pitch pitcher who would not only thrive in the bullpen, but he would quickly rise in the Mets farm system if he were ever converted to a reliever. Uceta’s 2017 season would not just prove this analysis to be correct, but it would also be one of the biggest undersells of the 2017 season. With the move to the bullpen, Uceta was...
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According to Jon Heyman of Fan Rag Sports, the New York Mets have decided to pick up the 2018 option for Asdrubal Cabrera. The option will play the veteran infielder $8.5 million instead of what would’ve been a $2 million buyout. Cabrera, 31, hit .280/.351/.434 with 14 homers and 59 RBI and had a 1.3 fWAR, 111 wRC+ and .338 wOBA in 135 games for the Mets this season. He also had a...
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Hansel Robles, RHP Player Data: Age 27, B/T: Right/Right, Free Agency: 2021 2017 Primary Stats: 7-5, 4.92 ERA, 56.2 IP, 29 BB, 1,34 WHIP, 60 K Grade: D 2017 Review: Going into the 2017 season, Hansel Robles was seen as a key piece in the Mets’ bullpen. Without their traditional closer, Jeurys Familia, everyone was going to have to step up and help. Robles started his 2017 season with a bang. He...
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Sandy Alomar, Jr. Current Position: Cleveland Indians First Base Coach Age: 6/18/1966 (51) MLB Coaching Experience: Mets Catching Instructor (2008-2009); Indians First Base Coach (2010-2011; 2014-present); Indians Bench Coach (2012-2013); Indians Interim Manager (2012) Alomar comes from a respected baseball family who has deep roots in baseball. For whatever it is worth, the Alomar family also...
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The New York Mets have announced they’ve signed infielder Phillip Evans to a minor league with an invite to Major League Spring Training. Evans, 25, was outrighted off the Mets 40-man roster earlier this offseason and became a free agent in doing so. The utility guy went 10 for 33 (.303/.395/.364) with two doubles, one RBI and four walks in 19 games for the Mets at the major league level...
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