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...
WHIT MERRIFIELD, 2B/OF Position: 2B/OF B/T: R/R Age: 35 (01/24/1989) 2023 Traditional Stats: 145 G, 592 PA, .272/.318/.382/.700, 11 HR, 67 RBI, 27 2B, 26 SB, 36 BB 2023 Advanced Stats: 0.7 bWAR, 93 WRC+, 17.1% SO%, 6.1% BB%, .313 BABIP, .274 xwOBA, 1.5 fWAR RUNDOWN Whit Merrifield made his big league debut with the Kansas City Royals in 2016, playing in 81 games that year. He would spend six...
Updated Post – Dec. 27 at 11:32 AM The Toronto Blue Jays continue their post-Christmas activity with the addition of utilityman Isiah Kiner-Falefa. Robert Murray of Fansided reports the deal is for two-years, $15 million with incentives that can bring it up to $16 million. IKF is a career .660 OPS hitter in 647 games between the Texas Rangers and Yankees. His value (10.1 bWAR) comes from...
Good morning, Mets fans! The free agency saga of Shohei Ohtani took many turns on Friday. It was first reported Friday morning by Jon Morosi of the New York Post that Ohtani’s free agency decision was “imminent.” J.P. Hoornstra of Dodgers Nation then reported that Ohtani made his decision and was signing with the Blue Jays. Morosi then claimed that Ohtani was en route to...
Update: 12/08/23 at 5:25 p.m. ET Despite an earlier report from Jon Morosi that Ohtani was “en route” to Toronto, multiple reports have disputed this. Bob Nightengale of USA Today made it clear that Ohtani is not in Toronto, nor is he on a flight there. Rather, he’s still at home in Southern California. Jim Bowden of MLB also reported that Ohtani is not in Toronto, and he has...
Teoscar Hernández Position: OF Bats/Throws: R/R Age: 31 (10/15/1992) 2023 Traditional Stats: 160 G, 678 PA, .258/.305/.435/.741, 26 HR, 29 2B, 93 RBI, 161 H 2023 Advanced Stats: 106 OPS+, 105 wRC+, 2.1 bWAR, 1.7 fWAR, 31.1 SO%, 5.6 BB%, .342 BABIP, .336 xwOBA, 1 DRS, 0 OAA Rundown Teoscar Hernández played his 2023 season with the Seattle Mariners, his first year on the team following parts of...
Good morning, Mets fans! Wednesday brought another slate of four Wild Card matchups and made sure there would be no games left to play on Thursday, as all four series ended in two-game sweeps. The Texas Rangers, Minnesota Twins, Arizona Diamondbacks, and Philadelphia Phillies all advanced last night, giving themselves off until Saturday by closing out the series early. While it was a day of...
Good morning, Mets fans! Original Met Roger Craig passed away Sunday at the age of 93. Craig was originally signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers before the 1950 season and was selected by the Mets with the sixth pick in the 1961 expansion draft. Craig started the first game in Mets history on April 11, 1962, and threw 27 complete games over his two seasons in Flushing. Latest Mets News In his first...
Good morning, Mets fans! A star-studded filled afternoon that featured former Mets Al Leiter and Howard Johnson and team broadcasters Howie Rose and Gary Cohen were inducted into the Mets Hall of Fame ended on a sour note as the Blue Jays beat the Mets 2-1. Tylor Megill started for New York and pitched admirably through five innings but the team failed to muster more than a run. For more on this...
Good morning, Mets fans! The Braves acquired catcher Sean Murphy in a three-team blockbuster trade with the Brewers and the A’s. Atlanta sent All-Star backstop William Contreras and right-handed pitching prospect Justin Yeager to Milwaukee and sent catcher Manny Piña, right-handers Freddy Tarnock and Royber Salinas, and the organization’s top-ranked prospect, southpaw Kyle Muller to...
The New York Mets could be doing some due diligence on free agent pitcher Ross Stripling, as reported by MMO’s very own Michael Mayer. Starting pitching was one of the biggest priorities for the Mets this offseason. The front office made a good start towards accomplishing that goal by signing three-time Cy Young Award winner Justin Verlander to a two-year, $86 million deal on Monday....
Good morning, Mets fans! Brandon Nimmo has drawn interest from many teams this offseason, including a surprising suitor in the Tampa Bay Rays. Jon Heyman of the New York Post reports that the Rays have interest in the outfielder, as well as the Blue Jays, Giants and Mets. Spotrac has Nimmo’s market value set to 5-years, $106 million, which would be the biggest contract Tampa Bay would...
