One more week of spring training games and the regular season is here. The Mets were busy this past offseason, let’s see how some of their acquisitions have done so far this spring. Position Players Tim Locastro Tim Locastro has been the best story to come through Mets spring training this season. The 30-year-old outfielder has seemingly found his bat and has been a menace throughout the...
Updated Post, March 14, 2023, 3:20 p.m. Billy Eppler announced José Quintana has a lesion on his rib. It is benign, but he will still have bone graft surgery on the area. He’ll be out until at least July. The lesion was found when doing tests on the stress fracture he suffered in a rib. Original Post, March 13, 2023, 1:52 p.m. The Mets are planning to shut down starting pitcher Jose...
Jacob deGrom in a Texas Rangers uniform. That’s going to take some getting used to. Actually, it may never really look normal. But this kind of scenario is nothing new. There have been a few occasions in which the combination of ex-Met player and team doesn’t sound — or look — right. Here are some of the strangest examples of famous Mets wearing the jersey of another team. Jerry...
Though pitchers and catchers are officially set to report to spring training on Wednesday, many of the Mets’ staff have made their way to Port St. Lucie to get the season going. (Those playing in the World Baseball Classic—like Edwin Díaz and Adam Ottavino—had to report over the weekend.) As players trickle in over the next week, Buck Showalter took to the podium to provide updates on...
The 2023 World Baseball Classic is scheduled to begin in less than a month, and the New York Mets are expected to be well-represented at the tournament. Here is a rundown of the Mets that will and won’t be playing for their respective countries in the WBC. Infielders Pete Alonso and Jeff McNeil were selected to be a part of the team for the United States. Newly-signed Met and relief...
The Mets and Jeff McNeil have agreed on a contract extension per Jeff Passan of ESPN. The extension is for four-years, $50 million with a club option that could make it five-years, $63.5 million. The extension talks were originally reported by MMO’s own Michael Mayer. McNeil is now under team control through at least the 2026 season with an option for the 2027 season. McNeil is coming off...
With Francisco Álvarez, Brett Baty, and Alex Ramirez ending the 2022 season on the MLB Pipeline top 100, we expected to see them on their rankings to begin the 2023 season, and they were. The trio of prospects would be joined by Kevin Parada, who was the Mets first round draft pick and 11th overall in the 2022 draft. That makes four Mets prospects overall in the MLB Pipeline Top 100. They are in...
MLB Pipeline released their rankings for the top 10 catching prospects in baseball, and to no one’s surprise, Francisco Álvarez was atop them. Coming in at number three was the Mets 2022 first round draft pick Kevin Parada. In terms of Álvarez, MLB Pipeline would go on to rate him with the top power and highest ceiling out of any of the catching prospects. The power was rated a 70. As...
The Mets are well represented in the 2023 Baseball America’s Top 100 prospects list. New York has six players in the top 100, topped by Francisco Álvarez, who clocks in at No. 9. Behind Álvarez on the list are, Kodai Senga (No. 16), Brett Baty (No. 33), Kevin Parada (No. 50), Alex Ramirez (No. 92), and Jett Williams (No. 95). Former Mets prospects are also represented on the list, with...
The Mets have signed Tommy Pham, sources tell MMO’s Michael Mayer. The deal is for one year, $6 million, according to the New York Post’s Jon Heyman. Pham was one of the few remaining right-handed hitters still available on the free-agent market that was expected to sign major league deals. The Mets were reportedly in on Andrew McCutchen, Trey Mancini, and Adam Duvall earlier in the...
The New York Mets reportedly have interest in relief pitcher Zack Britton, according to the New York Post’s Jon Heyman. Though the Mets could not come to terms with Carlos Correa after three weeks of negotiating, the Mets are still looking to round out the 2023 roster. Britton, 35, would be a high-risk, high-reward signing if the Mets gave him any sizable money. That’s because...
It has been a transcendent offseason for the New York Mets and their bevy of offseason moves have given them the best lineup in baseball, according to MLB.com. In a Top 10 rankings piece compiled by Anthony Castrovince of MLB.com, the Mets come out top of the pile and have the best lineup in the majors heading into the 2023 season. However, it is important to note that Castrovince has included...
