Good morning Mets fans! Jay Bruce passed his physical yesterday, and is officially back. He will be introduced at Citi Field this morning. There were also some rumblings around trade talks between the Mets and the Pirates.
Latest Mets News
According to Ken Rosenthal of the Athletic, the Mets declined an offer from the Pirates which included outfielder Brandon Nimmo in a possible deal for Andrew McCutchen.
Rosenthal also said the Mets believe they could use Nimmo as a centerpiece of a deal for utility man Josh Harrison. Harrison told the Athletic on Tuesday that he would prefer to be traded if the Pirates will not contend in 2018 and 2019.
However, with free agents such as Eduardo Nunez and Jose Reyes still available the Mets may again be hesitant to move the 25-year old Nimmo.
According to Mike Puma of the New York Post, Jay Bruce passed his physical and the Mets have scheduled a press conference for 11 a.m.
Puma also said that he has heard the Mets are taking the approach that if healthy, Adrian Gonzalez will probably be their first baseman to start the 2018 season. If that is the case, there is a good chance Dominic Smith will begin the season in Triple-A.
Latest MLB News
World Series champion and Albuquerque native Alex Bregman had teamed up with the Holman’s Foundation to donate iPads to Petroglyph Elementary school for students with Autism.
According to Jon Heyman of FanRag Sports, Addison Reed will make $8.25 million in 2018 and $8.5 million in 2019 as a part of his deal with the Twins.
Jeff Passan of Yahoo Sports explains why he feels baseball’s economic system may be broken.
Boston Celtics great JoJo White passed away yesterday at the age of 71. White was the only player drafted four times – NBA, MLB, NFL, US Military.
Latest NL East News
According to the Miami Herald, Derek Jeter wants to evict the Marlins home run structure, and Mayor Carlos Gimenez may provide an assist.
Jerry Crasnick of ESPN.com says relationship between Christian Yelich and the Miami Marlins is “irretrievably broken.”
Latest on MMO
Take a seat at the MMO Roundtable as we discuss our feelings on the Jay Bruce signing.
Josh Finkelstein breaks down the Mets current need for speed as well as Adrian Gonzalez’s past reputation in the clubhouse.
Not so confident in the Mets 2018 catching situation? Dilip Sridhar gives you a few reasons why you should believe in Kevin Plawecki.
The MetsMinors Top 50 Prospects Countdown continues! The Top 30 Prospects will be brought to you here on MMO. Check out numbers 30-26 here!
This Day in Mets History
1970: Mets selected Roy Staiger in first round of the January draft.
1984: Mets selected Kevin Elster in second round of the January draft.
2011: Mets signed SP Chris Young.
Birthdays: Don Zimmer, Dario Alvarez
