In somewhat of a surprise, the Mets did not select a player in the MLB portion of the Rule 5 draft. They did, however, lose lefty Nate Lavender, who was selected by the Tampa Bay Rays and right-handed pitcher Mike Vasil, who was selected by the Philadelphia Phillies. The Mets also lost right-handed pitcher Joseph Yabbour, right-handed pitcher Hobie Harris, infielder Junior Tilien, catcher Drake...
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The Red Sox are finalizing a trade to acquire Garrett Crochet from the White Sox, according to Julian McWilliams of the Boston Globe. In return, the White Sox will receive Kyle Teel (MLB.com’s No. 25), Braden Montgomery (MLB.com’s No. 54), Chase Meidroth (Boston’s No. 11), and RHP Wikelman Gonzalez (Boston’s No. 14), according to Ken Rosenthal of the Atheltic. Julian...
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Super agent Scott Boras held his annual press conference at the Winter GM Meetings in Arizona on Wednesday and, as expected, filled it with puns, including one referencing Pete Alonso and his demand in the free agent market saying “The Polar Bear Express is rolling.” Boras mentioned that contrary to a lack of noise, there is “a lot of market locomotion regarding Pete...
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Updated Post – Dec. 11 at 13:05 Jon Heyman of the New York Post reports the Mets are meeting with free agent right-handed pitcher Nick Pivetta on Wednesday. Pivetta did receive and turn down the qualifying offer from the Boston Red Sox, so the Mets would lose draft picks (third and sixth) if they were to sign the right-hander. The 31-year-old had a 4.14 ERA, 1.13 WHIP and 172 strikeouts in...
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The Decision (2024) has been made. The Mets and generational talent Juan Soto agreed to a 15-year, $765 million contract late Sunday evening, sending shockwaves throughout the league and sports community. The contract, with a $75 million signing bonus, is the richest contract ever handed out in professional sports history. The New York Mets not only elevated their status heading into 2025 and...
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Position: SP/RP B/T: R/R Age: 27 (08/04/1997) 2024 Traditional Stats: 0-10, 4.74 ERA, 1.38 WHIP, 25 G, 79.2 IP, 84 SO, 44 BB 2024 Advanced Stats: 87 ERA+, 24.2 K%, 12.7 BB%, 4.55 xERA, 4.95 FIP, 4.54 xFIP, 0.6 WAR Rundown Michael Soroka, also known as Mike, is quite an intriguing free agent. Just looking at his statistics listed above, you probably get immediately turned off. During the 2023...
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