2024 Mets Report Card: Dedniel Núñez, RP

Dedniel Núñez, RP Player Data: Age: 28 (06/05/1996), B/T: R/R Primary Stats: 25 G (0 GS), 35 IP, 2.31 ERA, 0.914 WHIP, 2-0, 48 SO, 8 BB Advanced Stats: 172 ERA+, 35.6 K%, 5.9 BB%, 2.40 xERA, 2.22 FIP, 2.32 xFIP, 0.9 fWAR 2024 Contract: $740,000 Grade: A 2024 Review Núñez, 28, was originally signed by the Mets in 2016, before taking a brief detour in the Giants organization and then eventually...

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Morning Briefing: Mets Acquire Jose Siri

Good morning, Mets fans! The Mets have acquired center fielder Jose Siri from the Rays in exchange for right-handed pitcher Eric Orze. Over parts of four seasons (three full) in the majors, he has slashed .210/.266/.408. Siri, 29, is primarily a defensive specialist, ranking in the 99th percentile for OAA with 16. While coming off a down season, he boasts an encouraging barrel rate that ranks in...

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Pat Murphy Wins NL Manager Of The Year, Mendoza Finishes Third

After firing Buck Showalter, the New York Mets were left searching for their fifth manager (including Carlos Beltran) since Terry Collins. The popular pick was Craig Counsell, but he went to the Chicago Cubs. After being unable to get Counsell, the Mets hired former New York Yankees bench coach Carlos Mendoza as manager. A relative unknown, Mendoza would set a standard and a new culture for the...

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Mets Don’t Protect Any Players From Rule 5 Draft

Updated Post, November 19, 5:57 p.m. The Mets have decided to not add any eligible players to the 40-man roster to protect them from the MLB Rule 5 draft on December 11. The team’s 40-man roster remains at 34 players. However, this means that Dom Hamel, Mike Vasil, Luke Ritters, and other players listed below are now exposed to being taken in the draft. If they are, they must remain on the...

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Mets Acquire Jose Siri From Rays

The Mets are acquiring outfielder Jose Siri from the Tampa Bay Rays in exchange for Eric Orze, according to Anthony DiComo of MLB.com. Siri had a rough year offensively in 2024 posting a 78 wRC+, but his glove was among the best in baseball, putting up up 16 OAA (99th percentile). Siri is a similar type of player to Harrison Bader, providing an elite glove, with an inconsistent but powerful bat....

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Alonso, Manaea, Severino Reject Qualifying Offers

The deadline to accept the qualifying offer (4 p.m. ET) came and went Tuesday, and with that, Pete Alonso, Sean Manaea and Luis Severino remain free agents as expected after rejecting the one-year, $21.05 million offer. Thirteen players received the QO, and the only one to accept was Reds starting pitcher Nick Martinez. The other nine who rejected it were: Willy Adames, Alex Bregman, Corbin...

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