The bright lights are already on Pete Alonso this spring training. Before a single pitch has been thrown in the Grapefruit League. The first baseman was in the middle of trade talks all winter long, mostly propagated by journalists and radio talk show hosts. Yet, as David Stearns alluded to all offseason, Alonso is donning the orange and blue, getting ready for the 2024 season in Florida. This...
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A few of the key positions have seen quite a bit of turnover within the National League East, but catcher is not one of them. All five teams expect to begin the year with the same starting backstop that finished last season in that exact role. Let’s take a look at the five catchers and how they rank amongst each other going into the 2024 season. No. 5 – Nick Fortes, MIA For each of...
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Ji-Man Choi arrived at Mets camp on Saturday, just the next day after his signing broke online. The immediacy of both his signing and arrival at camp is somewhat surprising. The Mets weren’t linked to Choi this offseason, and it looked like the club was set at the first base position with Pete Alonso and Mark Vientos. Even Choi’s other position, designated hitter, looked taken care...
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The Mets invited three big starting pitching prospects to camp this year: Dominic Hamel, Christian Scott, and Mike Vasil. Similar to Scott, Vasil is another pitcher who saw his stock rise considerably last season. At the end of the 2022 season, he was listed as the No. 21 prospect in the Mets system by MLB Pipeline. At the end of last season, he was listed as the #9 prospect. In the 2024...
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Good morning, Mets fans! On Friday, Robert Murray of FanSided announced that the Blue Jays signed former Met Daniel Vogelbach to a contract. Jon Heyman of the New York Post confirmed that it is a minors deal with an invite to spring training. Vogelbach was a polarizing figure in his year-and-a-half tenure with the Mets to say the least, and he most notably drew criticism for his lack of speed...
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The New York Mets have reportedly signed Ji-man Choi, Jiheon Pae of spochoo.com reported Friday night.
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