With the World Series over and the offseason officially underway, it’s time to take inventory of how much payroll the Mets already have committed heading into the winter. Simple Guaranteed Contracts OF Brandon Nimmo | 8 yrs/$162.0M (2023-2030) [$20.25M AAV] OF Starling Marte | 4 yrs/$78.0M (2022-2025) [$19.50M AAV] RHP Kodai Senga | 5 yrs/$75.0M (2023-2028) [$15.00M AAV] RHP Jose Quintana | 2...
The New York Mets (50-61) looked to end a losing streak and set the season back on track against the Baltimore Orioles on Sunday afternoon. With José Quintana taking the mound, he gave the Mets his best start of his short tenure with the team, but the offense proved to be their Achilles heel as New York dropped their sixth in a row, 2-0. Quintana pitched brilliantly against a Baltimore offense...
The New York Mets have had issues at the catcher position for over a decade. This offseason, the team decided to move on from James McCann and sign veteran Omar Narváez to platoon alongside Tomás Nido. Extremely early returns show that may have been a terrific move. To be fair, the bar was set extremely low. Last season, McCann posted a -0.1 WAR and an OPS+ of 55. Nido, on the other hand, was...
This offseason, we’ve been looking at the Mets’ history with free agency. Starting out the bad contract list were two players whose second turn with the Mets was unlike their first: Roger Cedeño and Jeurys Familia. Next is a former All-Star catcher who up until last year was the bane of Mets fans’ existence. There’s no recency bias here. The decision to sign James McCann...
The New York Mets announced on Thursday afternoon that they’ve signed catcher Omar Narváez to a one-year deal with a player option for 2024. Narváez will make $8 million in 2023 and then has a $7 million player option for the 2024 season. The left-handed hitting Narváez had a rough 2022 season at the plate for the Brewers with a .206/.292/.305 slash line in 84 games. The 30-year-old had a...
The Mets can’t chill for 10 freaking hours. Less than a day after stealing Carlos Correa from the Giants, the Mets have traded catcher James McCann to the Baltimore Orioles, according to ESPN’s Jeff Passan. Mark Feinsand said the deal was for a player to be named later. Feinsand says that the player isn’t expected to be a “notable prospect.” The Mets have reportedly...
Good morning, Mets fans! The Mets are set to introduce right-hander Kodai Senga at a press conference today at 11 am. The Japanese-born fireballer’s contract became official over the weekend. Senga tweeted yesterday that he needed help deciding a uniform number because his old numbers of 21 and 41 aren’t available. He says he is choosing between 34, 40, and 46. My old numbers of 21...
Most of the big names are now off the board as Hot Stove season slows down somewhat, but there’s still one significant free agent available. Allow MMO to get you caught up on the latest rumors involving the New York Mets and from around MLB. Swanson In A Good Spot Dansby Swanson is the last big, big name available on the open market and he has plenty of suitors interested in him with a...
Good morning, Mets fans! The Mets signed reigning Cy Young award winner Justin Verlander to a two-year contract with $86 million, with a vesting option for a third year. With Jacob deGrom gone, Verlander is expected to anchor the Mets’ rotation alongside fellow three-time Cy Young award winner Max Scherzer, just like they did for the Tigers last decade. “My goal is to win. And I...
New York Mets catcher James McCann is continuing to draw trade interest with the St. Louis Cardinals keeping tabs on the veteran, per Robert Murray, an MLB Insider for FanSided. McCann is widely known to be on the trade block and, according to Murray, he could be an option for the Cardinals who are in the market for a catcher in the wake of franchise great Yadier Molina retiring this offseason....
Good morning, Mets fans. Winter Meetings start today which means the intensity of the offseason may pick up. Things got started Friday when the Texas Rangers announced their signing of now former New York Met Jacob deGrom. Though, it is expected this week deals may move quicker as owners and front office staff of each team embark on the Winter Meetings. Per Buster Olney of ESPN, the Rangers are...
Just a day after signing ace starter Jacob deGrom to a blockbuster contract, the Texas Rangers could look to reunite their new acquisition with a familiar face in New York Mets catcher James McCann, per Buster Olney of ESPN. According to Olney, the Rangers are going to continue to be aggressive this offseason as they look to build around their sparkly new toy in deGrom, and McCann may be a...
