Good morning, Mets fans! Astros general manager Dana Brown confirmed Sunday that Jose Altuve has a broken right thumb and will need to undergo surgery. Brown said there is no timetable for Altuve’s return. He suffered the injury when he was hit by a pitch by Daniel Bard in the fifth inning of Team Venezuela’s quarterfinal game against the USA. WBC Scores USA 14, Cuba 2 Pete Alonso:...
Denyi Reyes is another right-handed reliever trying to make it to Queens with the Mets this spring. Reyes was signed with the Red Sox in 2015 but reached the majors in that organization. He was then signed by the Orioles before the 2022 season and made his major-league debut in May of last year, tossing 7 2/3 innings with a 2.35 ERA, 2.72 FIP, 1.174 WHIP and a 179 ERA+ in three appearances....
In mid-November the Mets claimed William Woods off waivers from the Atlanta Braves. The 24-year old from Tennessee finally made the majors last year where he pitched in two games in late April / early May. Before the start of last season, the Braves were so worried that Woods be selected in the Rule V draft that they added him to the 40-man roster. In the process of creating roster space at the...
Josh Walker is one of several left-handed pitchers the New York Mets are bringing in as non-roster invitees this spring. The six-foot-six reliever is 28 years old. Walker was drafted by the Mets in the 37th round back in 2017 out of the University of New Haven. He has a low-90 MPH fastball, upper 70-MPH curveball, and a changeup. Walker also received a non-roster invitation to Mets’ camp...
Tommy Hunter is, arguably, already a Mets Legend. Tommy Hunter, in his 476th career game, gets his first big league hit. pic.twitter.com/VsgfyXH1Gb — Michael Mayer (@mikemayer22) May 18, 2021 I’ve come around the Universal DH, but memories like that warm my National League heart. The 36-year old righty was drafted by the Rays back in 2005, made his debut in 2008 and has traveled all...
Non-roster invites (NRIs) to spring training run the gambit from top-tier prospects to veterans trying to get back on major league rosters to minor-league players who never got their shot. Connor Grey falls into the latter category. A New York state native who graduated from St. Bonaventure in 2016, Connor Grey was originally drafted by the Diamondbacks back in 2016. He made some noise back in...
Francisco Álvarez is up and ready to go for Mets camp. The organization’s No. 1 prospect is already in Port St. Lucie, Florida as we await the rest of pitchers and catcher to report to spring training. Omar Narváez is already in Port St. Lucie to work with Francisco Álvarez 🙌 pic.twitter.com/n7TODRDyrc — SNY Mets (@SNY_Mets) February 6, 2023 Álvarez made his 2022 goal come true by...
The New York Mets announced on Friday night that they’ve received Luis De La Cruz from the Baltimore Orioles as the player to be named later from the James McCann trade that happened last month. As part of the deal, the Orioles will also pay $5 million of McCann’s $24 million salary over the next two seasons. De La Cruz, 20, hit .291/.396/.349 with five doubles, no home runs, and...
Stop me if you heard this one before. Reportedly, the New York Mets and star infielder Carlos Correa are getting closer to a deal. Per Jim Bowden on MLB Network Radio, it appears we may see a deal sometime soon. The below is a transcript of the audio from the exchange on the radio show: “I am being told from a friend that is very close to Correa that he will be a New York Met. And that...
Updated Post – Nov. 18, 10:20 AM Jeff Passan of ESPN was on a Blue Jays-centric Podcast to talk about what the offseason looks like for Toronto and center fielder Brandon Nimmo was a hot topic on the show. Here’s what Passan had to see about the type of contract Nimmo could expect to see as transcribed by Andrew Stoeten: “I went into it thinking, OK, he’s going to get,...
Good morning, Mets fans! As free agency begins today, Michael Mayer reports that Odds Checker has the Mets as the early non-Astros favorite to land Justin Verlander. Verlander has a $25 million player option for 2023 that he could opt out of to entertain free agency. Even if he does plan to re-sign with the Astros, it would make sense for him to opt-out of his contract and test his market value....
Mets closer Edwin Díaz is set to become a free agent this offseason as the clear top choice among relievers coming off a huge season year. The 28-year-old started the season as still more of a reminder of a bad trade and now could receive a record-breaking contract. Díaz did that by striking out more than half of the batters he faced (50.2%), posting a 1.31 ERA, and simply dominating for a large...
