On Thursday, the New York Mets announced their player development staff for the 2024 season. Former Mets player and former San Diego Padres manager Andy Green will oversee the Mets’ player development in his return to the organization. Player Development Staff Andy Green — Senior Vice President, Player Development (1st season w/Mets) Andrew Christie — Director, Player Development (7th...
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For a third straight year, Eric Orze gets an invite to spring training. Orze was one of six players the Mets selected in the 2020 draft. Their first pick, Pete Crow-Armstrong, was traded for Javier Baez. J.T. Ginn was traded for Chris Bassitt. Isaiah Greene was part of the package for Francisco Lindor and Carlos Carrasco. Matthew Dyer was traded for Rich Hill. Anthony Walters was released. This...
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Pitcher Kodai Senga, outfielder Brandon Nimmo and closer Edwin Diaz all made the list of MLB Network’s “Top 100 Players Right Now.” The network has released the players ranked 61-100 so far. It will countdown the next 20 in an 8 p.m. ET broadcast on Tuesday and unveil the final top 10 on February 21. Senga, a 2023 All-Star, went 12-7 with a 2.98 ERA, 1.22 WHIP and 3.63 FIP...
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This past week the Mets resigned Adam Ottavino, signed Jake Diekman and Shintaro Fujinami. They join Edwin Díaz, Brooks Raley, and previous offseason acquisition Jorge Lopez as potential high-leverage relievers. The Mets under David Stearns have certainly emphasized a few key characteristics when acquiring relievers this offseason; the most obvious of them is the sheer volume of arms they have...
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Good morning, Mets fans! Mets star shortstop Francisco Lindor was seen working out with Mets youngsters Mark Vientos and Jett Williams in Port St. Lucie. This is one of the many times the Gold Glover has worked out with Vientos during the offseason; at the end of the 2023 season, the Mets’ young third baseman made it a point to get together with Lindor in the winter. However, this seemed...
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Mets president of baseball operations David Stearns was asked in an interview with Foul Territory when the team plans to resign first baseman Pete Alonso, who will be a free agent after the season. “Let’s set it up for tomorrow,” Stearns quipped. “Can you broker the deal?” Alonso hit .217/.318/.504 with 46 home runs and 118 RBI last season. He has 192 career home...
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