The New York Mets selected the contract of RHP Jimmy Yacabonis and recalled RHP José Butto from Triple-A on Saturday, the franchise announced. In corresponding moves, the team DFA’d Dennis Santana and placed Stephen Nogosek on the 15-day IL with a right elbow bone bruise. A standout in Spring Training, Yacabonis was signed to a minor-league contract this winter. He’s appeared in four...
Updated Post – Feb. 15, 8:37 Mets outfielder Khalil Lee has cleared waivers after being recently designated for assignment. He was sent outright to Triple-A Syracuse. The DFA came shortly after the Mets found out Major League Baseball was investigating Lee for the alleged assault of his former girlfriend. Tim Healey of Newsday reports that Lee is still in the Mets organization and will...
While the Mets wait for The Big One (the Carlos Correa signing), the team announced Tuesday they officially re-signed reliever Adam Ottavino. The Mets says they signed him to a one-year deal with a 2024 player option. Reports last week said Ottavino agreed to a two-year deal worth $14.5 million with an opt-out after his first season. If he pitches as well as he did last season–a 2.06 ERA...
The 40-man roster deadline is often one of the most action-packed days during the early portion of the season when it comes to protecting players for the Rule 5 draft. As we saw this week, several teams made deals and some teams designated talented players for assignment, sending them to waivers. We’re going to take a look at a few of the more intriguing names that fit that criteria and...
Good morning, Mets fans! The Mets got Max Scherzer back Tuesday night, and he was great. The Mets’ offense was not so great, failing to score a run in a 1-0 loss. In other news, the Red Sox designated Hansel Robles for assignment. Bring him home? Latest Mets News Francisco Alvarez is now ranked as MLB Pipeline’s No. 2 prospect in all of baseball. The Mets will celebrate Disability...
Good morning, Mets fans! The Cubs designated Jonathan Villar for assignment Friday. Villar, 31, played in 142 games for the Mets in 2021. In 46 games for the Cubs in 2022, Villar is hitting .222 with two home runs and 15 RBI. The switch-hitter could be a target for the Mets bench when he becomes available. Latest Mets News Tim Healey of The Athletic reported that Joey Lucchesi is hoping to be...
Good Morning, Mets fans! Today, the Mets will begin a four-game set against COVID-19 stricken Marlins. Robert Gsellman(0-0, 9.00) will get the nod, facing off against Jordan Yamamato(0-0, 9.82 ERA). Latest Mets News Yesterday’s game = Big Yikes. Look on the bright side: we’re not the Red Sox. The Mets recalled Franklyn Kilome to their major-league club and DFA’d Brian Dozier....
Sano signs extension The Minnesota Twins and third baseman Miguel Sano have reached a deal on a three-year extension with a club option for 2023, thus avoiding arbitration according to Jeff Pasan of ESPN. The deal buys out Sano’s last two years of arbitration eligibility while also giving the team control over two years of his would-be-free-agent seasons. Sano, 26, has had his ups and downs in...
Infielder Sam Haggerty has been designated for assignment by the Mets in order to make space on the 40-man roster for Dellin Betances. Haggerty, 25, received a September call-up last season after slashing .271/.376/.387 with 23 stolen bases across three minor league levels. He only received four plate appearances in the major leagues and although he scored two runs, he didn’t...
Roster Crunch Takes It Toll With many teams trying to protect guys from the Rule 5 draft deadline tonight at 8pm ET, there were a handful of players around the MLB who were designated for assignment today. The Oakland A’s have DFA’d Jharel Cotton. The 27-year-old has not pitched in the majors in over two years as he looks to get back to the successful pitcher he was in 2016 when he...
Good morning, Mets fans! Today, there is no Mets baseball. Whether that’s a good thing or a bad thing, that’s up to you, but I’m just happy I won’t see my favorite team getting walked-off on today. Yesterday, the Mets broke our hearts yet again. This time, Mike Yastrzemski, the grandson of Hall-of-Famer Carl, was the culprit, homering in the bottom of the 12th inning. The...
The Mets made a somewhat surprisingly fast reactionary move this morning as the team has DFA’d Travis d’Arnaud and called up Tomas Nido. D’Arnaud, 30, has been pretty dreadful thus far in 2019, hitting .087/.160/.087 with no home runs and two RBI to give himself a -29 OPS+ and -0.3 WAR. He also ranks 53rd out of 73 qualifying catchers in FRAA (Framing Runs Above Average). Last...
