Good morning, Mets fans! Mets president of baseball operations David Stearns introduced the Mets two biggest offseason signings to the club via Zoom on Wednesday afternoon. Among some of the better quotes in the press conference were in regards to Harrison Bader, as Stearns noted that he expects him to play a majority of the games at center field which would kick Brandon Nimmo to left field for...
Good morning, Mets fans! The New York Yankees, Los Angeles Angels and San Diego Padres made important additions to their 2024 staff on Tuesday. The Yankees announced the hiring of former Detroit Tigers and Angels manager Brad Ausmus as their bench coach, filling the vacancy made by Carlos Mendoza departing to become the Mets manager. Ausmus, a 48th-round draft pick by the Yankees in 1987, has...
The Tuesday before Thanksgiving hasn’t been incredibly active on the rumor mill as the hot stove is being reserved for turkeys and pie. But there’s been some action! Kyle Gibson has signed a one-year deal with the St. Louis Cardinals, who reunited with Lance Lynn on Monday. Gibson’s contract has an option for 2025, according to Bob Nightengale. The 36-year-old was a quality...
I missed last week’s recap (the Mets got Scherzer, if you forgot), but the recap is back this week as the players still remain locked out of using MLB facilities by owners. The Mets still had plenty of action going on this week as the team looks for who will manage its players once they’re allowed back into dugouts and on the field. Let’s look at what went on this last week....
That title reads like a ’60s animated Christmas movie. But before the holidays officially arrive, the Mets will look to hire a manager as their players have been locked out by MLB owners during collective bargaining agreement negotiations. The team has reportedly interviewed six candidates before moving to a second round of interviews, which should commence as soon as tomorrow. Steve Cohen...
Pittsburgh Pirates bench coach Don Kelly is withdrawing his name from consideration of the Mets manager opening due to personal reasons, Joel Sherman reports. Kelly was scheduled to possibly interview Thursday for the opening, according to Mike Puma of the New York Post. Kelly played in the majors from 2007-2016 and has been coaching at the major league level since 2019. Kelly began his coaching...
Brad Ausmus kicked off the Mets’ first round of managerial interviews Monday, according to Jon Heyman. The former catcher with an 18-year MLB career is on a list of about five known candidates for the top dugout job, joining longtime manager Buck Showalter, Rays bench coach Matt Quatraro (whom the Mets requested to interview today and will reportedly interview as soon as Tuesday), Astros...
It’s time for another Mets hiring carousel. With Billy Eppler set to become the next general manager one of his first moves will be hiring a manager. Outside of pitching coach Jeremy Hefner, the Mets will be replacing every member of the Mets 2021 coaching staff. Hugh Quattlebaum was reassigned within the Mets organization, otherwise, everyone else was allowed to seek new opportunities....
By John Jackson Good morning Mets fans! While the New York Mets are in day two of their offseason, the playoffs are just starting. Postseason action will take place in the form of the National League Wild Card Game between the Milwaukee Brewers and Washington Nationals. Max Scherzer (11-7, 2.92 ERA) will look to defend his home field against Brandon Woodruff (11-3, 3.62 ERA) and the Brew Crew....
