The Mets announced Sunday night that they have officially signed outfielder Kevin Pillar to a one-year pact. In a corresponding move, the team designated outfielder Guillermo Heredia for assignment. Pillar, 32, split the shortened 2020 season between the Boston Red Sox and Colorado Rockies, and logged a triple slash of .288/.336/.462 with a career high 106 wRC+ and .341 wOBA. The California...
Needless to say, the New York Mets are far from finished conducting their business this offseason and will need to address several concerns involving their current roster once the holiday season passes. As of right now, adding an impact starter and a reliable center fielder are certainly the two most obvious needs the front office must take care of before players report to spring training in a...
The Mets announced that they’ve non-tendered right-handed pitchers Ariel Jurado, Nick Tropeano, and Paul Sewald and left-hander Chasen Shreve. Original Post Dec.2, 8:08 PM Steven Matz will be returning to the New York Mets in 2021 According to Tim Healey of Newsday, the 29-year-old southpaw will earn $5.2 million next season — non-guaranteed and complete with a rip-cord clause...
The non-tender deadline for pre-arbitration and arbitration-eligible players is today at 8 p.m. The Mets have 30 players they can tender a contract to, and they will make decisions on those players by the deadline. Before we get into who might get non-tendered, though, let’s quickly go through arbitration-eligible players who absolutely will be tendered a contract for the 2021 season, with...
