Good morning, Mets fans! The Mets announced a few shakeups to their coaching staff, according to the NY Post’s Jon Heyman. Eric Chavez has been promoted to bench coach while assistant hitting coach Jeremy Barnes will take over as the primary hitting coach. Former bench coach Glenn Sherlock will work as a catching coach with goals to help limit the opposing running game. Latest Mets News...
The Houston Astros are finalizing a deal with former White Sox slugger Jose Abreu. The deal, once finalized, is expected to be three years long, reports Bob Nightengale. Abreu, 35, has spent his entire career with the White Sox. He was an All-Star and Rookie of the Year in 2014 when he debuted as a 27-year-old. He was named an All-Star again in 2018 and 2019. He was the American League MVP...
Good morning, Mets fans! We’re deep into Hot Stove season now and we got yet another twist in the Jacob deGrom free agency saga on Saturday. According to Mike Puma of The New York Post, deGrom would prefer to remain with the New York Mets if the offer he receives from owner Steve Cohen is similar to the offers put on the table from other teams. We know that the two-time Cy Young Award...
There is a laundry list of items the New York Mets must check off this winter if they are to taste success in 2023. Revamping the designated hitter position should be at the top of the list. As good as the Mets were for the most part in 2022, their lineup was flawed and the DH spot was probably the biggest indicator of that. In order to be successful in the majors, especially in the postseason,...
José Abreu Position: First Base/Designated Hitter Bats/Throws: R/R Age: 35 (1/29/1987) 2022 Traditional Stats: 157 G, 679 PA, .304 BA, .378 OBP, .446 SLG, .824 OPS, 15 HR, 75 RBI, 183 hits. 2022 Advanced Stats: 131 OPS+, 4.2 bWAR, 9.1 BB%, 16.2 K%, .350 BABIP, .141 ISO, 51.9% HardH%. Rundown José Abreu could not follow the traditional route that most MLB players take to join the league. There...
Good morning, Mets fans. The Philadelphia Phillies advanced to the NLCS, eliminating the defending World Series champion Atlanta Braves. The Houston Astros swept the Seattle Mariners to advance to the American League Championship Series. Lastly, the San Diego Padres came from behind to eliminate the 111-win Dodgers. Meanwhile, the Cleveland Guardians relied on a three-run ninth inning to defeat...
On March 16, Major League Baseball announced a revised schedule, including a plan to make up the first two series of the season that were delayed as a result of the lockout. For the Mets, who had five impacted games (three against the Nationals and two against the Braves), those games have been rescheduled as follows according to Anthony DiComo of MLB.com. Major League Baseball's...
The Baseball Writers’ Association of America announced its final installment of individual award winners for the 2020 season on Thursday evening on MLB Network. And there weren’t a ton of surprises in this season’s Most Valuable Player Award voting. In the American League, Chicago White Sox first baseman Jose Abreu took home the honors, receiving 21-of-30 first-place votes to...
Major League Baseball’s deadline for impending free agents to accept or decline their former team’s $17.8 million, one-year qualifying offers for 2020 passed at 5 PM ET on Thursday. Of the ten extended deals, just two players accepted. As expected, Mets right-hander Zack Wheeler declined the qualifying offer. Brodie Van Wagenen told reporters on Thursday that he expects the Mets to...
Noah Syndergaard’s career with the New York Mets began in Chicago on May 13, 2015, when he allowed three runs on six hits and four walks in five and a third innings against the Cubs. His game score in that start sat at just 46, with shaky control headlining a long-awaited debut. Fast-forward four years and eight innings to the righty’s last start ahead of the 2019 trade deadline:...
The White Sox just traded Jose Quintana to the Cubs. After trading Chris Sale and Adam Eaton away last year as well, they’re a while away from contending. They clearly have their foot on the gas on the rebuild ship– especially considering the fact that Quintana was under team control through 2020. Chicago’s other baseball team is clearly conceding the next few years. In this...
According to Jon Morosi on Twitter, the White Sox could be dealing center fielder Adam Eaton during the Winter Meetings. The tweet was in the context that he was more likely to be dealt than 1B/DH Jose Abreu, however both have been said to be on the trade block. Eaton, 27, has been a very consistent player in his career. After being a backup outfielder in Arizona from 2012 to 2013, he went to...
