Good morning, Mets fans! Major League Baseball announced the 2024 draft lottery odds Wednesday night, and the Mets came in at 4.3%, the seventh-highest odds in all of MLB. This is the second rendition of the MLB draft lottery following the latest edition of the collective bargaining agreement, where the two sides agreed that the top six picks of the draft will be based on the lottery system....
Good morning, Mets fans! Wednesday night, the lone game on the docket was the Houston Astros going into Arlington to take on the Texas Rangers in Game 3 of the ALCS. The major headline heading into the game was the return of former Met Max Scherzer, who would make his postseason debut as a Ranger. The last time he was on the mound in October, it did not go well, to say the least, Scherzer went 4...
The Boston Red Sox announced they’ve fired chief baseball officer Chaim Bloom. The Red Sox are currently 73-72 on the season and 7.5 games out of a Wild Card spot. The Red Sox made the playoffs once since they hired Bloom in October of 2019. The Red Sox search for a new leader of baseball operations will begin immediately. In the meantime, current general manager Brian O’Halloran has been...
Good morning, Mets fans! On Wednesday, Boston Red Sox and Rafael Devers agreed on an 11-year, $331 million deal. Former MLB player Carlos Baerga reported the news on his Instagram. The one-year, $17.5 million contract that Devers previously signed this free agency to avoid arbitration will be superseded by the extension. In 2022, Devers had a hitting slash of .295/.358/.521 with 27 home runs and...
Various media outlets are reporting the Los Angeles Dodgers are pursuing a trade to obtain Mookie Betts from the Boston Red Sox. Andy McCullough of The Athletic reports the two teams are discussing different trade scenarios with one of them including taking on David Price’s contract. Price, 34, has three years $96 million remaining on his contract. In some ways a trade like this is...
In early January, the Columbia Fireflies – the Class-A affiliate of the New York Mets – announced their coaching staff for the upcoming 2020 season. Comprised of an entirely new staff, the Fireflies will be led by first-time manager Reid Brignac. Brignac, 34, spent nine years in the majors with six different organizations from 2008-2016. He was selected 45th overall out of St. Amant...
By John Jackson Good morning Mets fans! The World Series returns to Houston for Game 6 on Tuesday. The Houston Astros will look to clinch their second World Series victory in three years, while the Washington Nationals will look to force a winner-take-all Game 7. Latest Mets News The Mets are moving onto their third round of managerial interviews. The known finalists who will get third...
