Good morning, Mets fans! According to The Athletic’s Will Sammon, if the Mets take Pete Alonso up on Scott Boras’ proposal for a three-year deal with opt-outs, the deal would look like three years, $93.3 million, with deferrals lowering the deal’s present-day value. Latest Mets News Sammon also reported the Yankees and Cubs have checked in on pitcher Brooks Raley. Over the past two seasons...
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Félix Mantilla, who was the Mets’ third baseman for their inaugural 1962 season, has passed away at 90 years old. Born in Isabela, Puerto Rico, Mantilla was signed by the Milwaukee Braves after the 1951 offseason, where he played in the minors with Hank Aaron and was apart of one of the first two integrated teams in the Southern United States. Mantilla was called up to the Braves in 1956,...
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Ryan Yarbrough, LHP Position: LHP B/T: R/L Age: 33 (12/31/1991) 2024 Traditional Stats: 98.2 IP, 3.19 ERA, 1.03 WHIP, 5-2, 1 SV, 65 SO, 32 BB, 44 G 2024 Advanced Stats: 1.2 bWAR, -0.1 fWAR, 123 ERA+, 16.3 K%, 8.0 BB%, 4.16 xERA, 4.64 FIP, 4.84 xFIP Rundown Ryan Yarbrough was designated for assignment by the Dodgers in August and then traded to Toronto for Kevin Kiermaier after pitching to a 3.74...
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Ryan Helsley, RP Position: RP B/T: R/R Age: 30 (07/18/1994) 2024 Traditional Stats: 65 G, 66 1/3 IP, 2.04 ERA, 1.101 WHIP, 7-4, 49 SV, 79 K, 23 BB 2024 Advanced Stats: 206 ERA+, 29.7% K%, 8.6% BB%, 2.66 xERA, 2,41 FIP, 3.35 xFIP, 2.3 fWAR, 3.0 bWAR Rundown After an injury-plagued 2023 season, Ryan Helsley threw the most innings of his career in 2024. He led the majors with 49 saves – breaking...
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Good morning, Mets fans! Offseason acquisition Jose Siri shined at the plate in Dominican Winter League play on Friday night. The center fielder had two hits in five at-bats with a triple, a walk, two RBIs, and two runs. Siri has played well this winter and figures to split time with Tyrone Taylor in center field in 2025. Latest Mets News According to SNY’s Jim Duquette, Pete...
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The Toronto Blue Jays have made their first splash signing of the offseason, announcing on their official Twitter account that they’ve signed right-handed reliever Jeff Hoffman to a three-year deal worth $33 million. FanSided’s Robert Murray reported that the total value of the deal could rise to as much as $39 million with incentives, while ESPN’s Kiley McDaniel added that...
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