Editor’s note: This free agent profile was originally posted on October 15, 2025. Kyle Tucker, OF Position: OF, B/T: L/R Player Data: Age: 28 (01/17/1997) 2025 Traditional Stats: 136 G, 597 PA, .266/.377/.464/.841, 133 H, 22 HR, 73 RBI 2025 Advanced Stats: 136 wRC+, 14.7 K%, 14.6 BB%, .282 BABIP, .382 xwOBA, 4.5 fWAR Rundown After being drafted by the Houston Astros in 2015, Kyle Tucker...
Some change can be good. Sometimes not so much. As it pertains to the New York Mets, we know change will be in large supply in 2026. Whether all the change will result in a positive or negative year in Queens is simply unknowable right now. It will certainly look drastically different, that’s for sure. We can take that particular notion to the bank right now. For starters, it is going to...
Good morning, Mets fans! Odds are a casino is coming. The state Gaming Facility Location Board is expected to vote Monday on whether to approve up to three casino licenses, including one for Steve Cohen and Hard Rock International’s $8 billion proposed development on 50 acres of parking lots around Citi Field. The project, which is expected to gain approval, includes a casino, Hard Rock...
Brandon Nimmo isn’t going to the Hall of Fame. He has never even made an All Star team. Nor did he really even had a signature postseason moment during his 10 year Mets career. But Nimmo will still go down as one of the most unique players in recent Mets history, a favorite of both fans and teammates alike. Whether or not you support the shocking trade of Nimmo to the Texas Rangers, it’s clear...
Marcus Semien met with the media on Tuesday for the first time since becoming a member of the Mets organization. Semien was traded to New York on Sunday in exchange for Brandon Nimmo. Semien began his press conference by first thanking the Mets. “Thank you to the Mets organization for welcoming me into their family,” he said. “I’m excited to join a ball club that has good players, great players,...
Brandon Nimmo asked David Stearns, “Am I the only one standing in the way of this trade?” Stearns replied, “Yes.” When Nimmo signed his eight-year, $162 million contract in the 2022 offseason, there was a full no-trade clause. If the Mets wanted to trade him, he would have to approve it. And that’s just what the Mets asked him. After mulling it over and talking with...
Mets president of baseball operations David Stearns addressed the media Monday, a day after the team traded OF Brandon Nimmo to the Texas Rangers in exchange for 2B Marcus Semien. Trading Nimmo “He did everything right here.” Stearns began his remarks by saluting Nimmo and his service time as a New York Met. The president of baseball operations noted trade discussions surrounding...
There was chatter of Brandon Nimmo being traded the past week or two, but we’re not quite sure how many people believed it would actually happen. Then, news broke Sunday the Mets were shipping their longest-tenured player to the Texas Rangers (and $5 million) in exchange for 2B Marcus Semien. To say it took the baseball world by surprise would be an understatement, but it certainly ignited...
Updated Post: November 24 at 11:09 am The New York Mets officially announced the trade on Monday. The team sent OF Brandon Nimmo and cash considerations (approx. $5 million) to the Rangers in exchange for INF Marcus Semien. Semien’s 49.2 bWAR is the 11th-best in MLB since he joined the league in 2013. Original Post: November 23 at 5:31 pm In a blockbuster deal, the New York Mets are...
On Sunday, the Mets traded their longest-tenured player, OF Brandon Nimmo, to the Texas Rangers in exchange for 2B Marcus Semien. Jeff Passan of ESPN reported the trade first, and Jon Heyman of the New York Post later confirmed that the Mets would send $5 million to Texas to offset part of Nimmo’s 2026 contract. The Mets needed Nimmo to waive his no-trade clause, and according to Mike Puma...
Good morning, Mets fans! The Mets and Rangers dropped a bombshell on Sunday, swapping Brandon Nimmo for Marcus Semien with the Mets sending $5 million to Texas. Nimmo is owed $101 million over the next five years, while Semien will make $72 million over three. Per Mike Puma of the New York Post, the Mets asked Nimmo on Friday to waive his no-trade clause, and after a day of thinking, including a...
Jeff McNeil, Brandon Nimmo, Kodai Senga and Mark Vientos are all career-long Mets. They have something else in common: their names have popped up in trade rumors. Let’s take a look at how they did in 2025, their contracts and how moving each of them might affect the roster. (Assume for the sake of this exercise that the player coming back is a pitcher, which is the Mets’ greatest...
