The New York Mets officially extended a qualifying offer to Neil Walker on Monday. If accepted, the Mets would be on the hook for $17.2MM for Walker’s services in 2017. Walker is coming off back surgery that ended his season prematurely in 2016, though when healthy he was quite the contributor to this team’s offense. General Manager, Sandy Alderson, speaking at the GM meetings...
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The BBWAA announced their finalists for each end-of-the-year award including the National League Cy Young. The three finalist are Chicago Cubs right-hander Kyle Hendricks, Cubs lefty Jon Lester and Washington Nationals right-hander Max Scherzer. Missing from that list is New York Mets ace Noah Syndergaard. The 24-year old righty finished his first full Major League season 14-9 with a 2.60 ERA in...
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According to James Wagner on Twitter, the Mets have inquired about third baseman/outfielder Jose Bautista. With Yoenis Cespedes possibly making his exit from New York, the Mets will be looking to replace his big right-handed bat this offseason. Bautista, 36, certainly wields a big bat. He had a down year in 2016, playing in only 116 games and hitting 22 home runs. 2016 marked the first season...
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According to Adam Rubin on ESPN, Jeurys Familia’s court date was again pushed back, this time to Monday November 14th. Last Report – Nov 2 Per Adam Rubin of ESPN, Mets closer Jeurys Familia, who was arrested for alleged domestic violence, had his court date pushed back at the request of his attorneys. The first hearing was originally going to be this Thursday, however it is now...
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At the GM Meetings in Scottsdale, Arizona tonight, New York Mets GM Sandy Alderson discussed a variety of topics with the media on how the team will proceed this offseason as they seek to revamp the roster for the 2017 season. The Mets are still interested in bringing back Yoenis Cespedes and spoke with his representatives 7-10 days ago. Alderson said the Mets don’t have any absolute...
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According to Mets GM Sandy Alderson, the team is unlikely to pursue a higher-tier bullpen arm, reports Mike Puma on Twitter. However, Alderson acknowledged that the team needs bullpen help, but mentioned in-house options such as Robert Gsellman and Seth Lugo, Marc Carig tweets. With Jeurys Familia’s arrest for domestic violence, the Mets closer could face suspension time, leaving the Mets...
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