According to Jeff Passan of ESPN, outfielder/first baseman Cody Bellinger has agreed to a contract with the New York Yankees. USA Today’s Bob Nightengale reported the financials: five years, $162.5 million, which keeps Bellinger in pinstripes through his age-35 season. Bellinger entered the offseason as one of the most sought-after bats on the market. After a pair of short-term...
Good morning, Mets fans! What is your favorite GKR memory? MLB.com’s Jared Greenspan posed four questions for the Mets in the wake of the Bo Bichette signing: How will Bichette handle third base? What happens to Brett Baty? What about the outfield? What about the rotation? My best guesses are: Bichette will be fine at third, Baty will find 400 at-bats between the infield, outfield and DH,...
Brendan Donovan, IF/OF Position: IF/OF B/T: L/R Player Data: Age: 28 (01/16/1997) 2025 Traditional Stats: 515 PA, .287/.353/.422/.775, 132 H, 10 HR, 50 RBI, 42 BB, 67 SO 2025 Advanced Stats: 119 wRC+, 119 OPS+, 13.0% SO%, 8.2% BB%, .315 BABIP, .346 xwOBA, 2.9 fWAR, 2.7 bWAR Rundown The St. Louis Cardinals are trending towards a rebuild. Since the start of the offseason, they have already dealt...
The Mets are still in on Cody Bellinger, sources told Pat Ragazzo of Mets on SI on Friday. Bellinger, the best position player left in free agency, would be a good fit since New York needs an outfielder. Bellinger hit .272/.334/.480 with 29 home runs, 98 RBIs and 13 stolen bases with the Yankees last year. He took advantage of Yankee Stadium’s right-field porch, hitting 18 of his 29 homers...
With a little over a month to go before spring training begins, the rumor mill is alive and well across MLB despite a lack of noteworthy moves since the calendar has flipped to 2026. Diamondbacks Not Trading Marte Arizona Diamondbacks second baseman Ketel Marte had been one of the bigger names floating around in trade talks this offseason, but it no longer appears that the club is looking to...
Good morning, Mets fans! Former Mets hitting coach Jeremy Barnes announced on LinkedIn that he is joining the Nationals as the director of baserunning, game play and defense. Barnes spent 2022-2025 on the Mets’ major league staff, serving this past season as co-hitting coach with Eric Chávez. The Mets replaced Barnes and Chávez with Troy Snitker. Latest MLB News Former White Sox...
Cody Bellinger, 1B/OF Position: 1B/OF B/T: L/L Player Data: Age: 30 (7/13/1995) 2025 Traditional Stats: 657 PA, .272/.334/.480/.813, 160 H, 29 HR, 98 RBI 2025 Advanced Stats: 125 wRC+, 13.7% K%, 7.9% BB%, .274 BABiP, .322 xwOBA, 4.9 fWAR, 5.1 bWAR, 7 DRS (LF), -3 DRS (CF), 8 DRS (RF), -1 DRS (1B), 4 OAA (LF), -1 OAA (CF), 2 OAA (RF), 0 OAA (1B) Rundown Former NL MVP Cody Bellinger may be among...
The new year has begun, and most of the big free agents and trade candidates are still available. Jon Heyman of the New York Post and Mark Feinsand of MLB.com broke down where these players stand. Both reporters linked the Mets to multiple players that could slot into either the Mets rotation or outfield. Starting Pitching Another domino is off the board as Tatsuya Imai signs with the Astros on...
Fangraphs already has wins above replacement (WAR) projections available. The baseball statistic website breaks these projections down position-by-position and team-by-team. In doing so, it gives you a good grasp on where teams around the league currently sit. Of course, teams like the New York Mets are likely still a ways away from where the roster will be Opening Day. However, this still gives...
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...
A lot has been made of the New York Mets’ payroll recently. Specifically, where it may up by the time the season begins. With that being said, let’s take a look at where the team’s payroll currently sits and where it may be by the time the season starts. Currently, according to Cot’s Baseball Contracts, the Mets have a competitive balance tax (CBT) 40-man payroll of...
The 2025 edition of the Winter Meetings is just about here. On Monday, the four-day gathering will begin and should hopefully serve as a spark to Major League Baseball’s offseason. Two notable events that will be held during the meetings is the MLB Draft Lottery and the Rule 5 Draft. The meetings, and those events, will all be held in Orlando, Florida from Dec. 7-10. As for the New York...
