Betts and Lindor could both be dealt Buster Olney of ESPN is reporting that a high-ranking executive is predicting that both Mookie Betts and Francisco Lindor will be traded by their perspective teams this winter. The feeling is that Betts and Lindor will lose value as the season begins and they both get closer to free agency. Betts will be a free agent at the end of the 2020 season while Lindor...
Good Morning, folks! Latest Mets News Andy Martino of SNY reports the Mets are moving closer to a resolution at catcher. He says they are very serious about Yasmani Grandal. Martino later added that they are still serious about A.J. Pollock in center field. The Mets officially announced the return of Jeurys Familia. Here is Brodie’s thoughts on the signing: Latest MLB News The White Sox...
There has been a lot of talk about how the Mets need to add an infielder this offseason. Names like Mike Moustakas, Todd Frazier, and Travis Shaw have all been mentioned as possibilities. It is my job to tell you that none of those players make any sense whatsoever and would be a horrible way to spend the Mets’ limited available funds. The Mets have a third baseman, and that’s...
This off-season has featured the Mets being interested in many players, and never seem to acquire a single one of them. This extends to the second base position as they have shown interest in Ian Kinsler, Jason Kipnis, Cesar Hernandez, and Josh Harrison. Now, three of those names have still not been traded. However, it has been recently reported that Kipnis is now unlikely to be traded and the...
Marc Carig of Newsday reports the New York Mets continue to view free agent infielder Jose Reyes as the most likely fallback option in free agency in the event the team does not make a trade for a second baseman. With Ian Kinsler being traded to the Angels, after informing the Tigers he would reject a trade to the Mets, the top second base trade targets are Starlin Castro, Josh Harrison, and...
Good morning Mets fans! Representatives from every MLB organization head down to Orlando tonight for the annual Winter Meetings that start tomorrow. Yesterday, the news was largely dominated by the New York Yankees after agreeing to a deal to acquire Giancarlo Stanton and $30 million in cash from the Miami Marlins for Starlin Castro and minor leaguers Jorge Guzman and Jose Devers. This deal is...
Last week I asked my editorial staff to help me produce a series of offseason plans for the Mets ahead of the Winter Meetings, which kickoff on Monday. Essentially, I asked each of my editors what they would do if they were the GM of the team and had just $30-35 million to work with. As far as guidelines go, I asked everyone to use the free agent contract projections of MLB Trade Rumors and Jon...
According to Jon Heyman of Fan Rag Sports, the Mets have checked in on multiple second base options, including Cesar Hernandez, Brian Dozier, Ian Kinsler, Dee Gordon and Jason Kipnis. Of the aforementioned players, the 27-year-old Hernandez is one we haven’t yet heard connected to the Mets. The switch-hitter slashed .294/.373/.421 with 26 doubles, six triples, nine home runs, 85 runs scored and...
Last week, rumors surfaced that the Mets and Tigers had discussed a potential trade for Ian Kinsler. Although it should be noted that being “in talks” for a trade means little at this stage in the offseason, the trade seemed to make sense on a rudimentary level. The Tigers are obviously looking towards the future, and the Mets would need a second baseman for 2018. And a trade under...
The Mets have targeted the keystone as a point of interest to improve upon this offseason. However, the free agent market for the position doesn’t yield any sexy names. New York could potentially reunite with Neil Walker, but that ship seems to have sailed. Eduardo Nunez has played second in the past, but figures to spend more time at the hot corner going forward. Beyond that, the only...
Detroit Tigers GM Al Avila has made it known that he is looking to cut payroll and shake up his roster this Winter. However, one writer who covers the team believes he has no intentions of moving two of his core players in second baseman Ian Kinsler or right-hander Justin Verlander for that matter.(Detroit Free Press) Beat Writer Anthony Fenech explains why Kinsler is likely staying put:...
The Mets spent another night at the heartbreak hotel with a close play at the plate that could have given them a rare 9th inning rally. Battling back from a 6-1 deficit, New York pulled within one with runners on first and second when Travis d’Arnaud poked a two out single to shallow right. But Jay Bruce, whose bat has finally found good fortune, was gunned down at home on a one-hop throw by the...
