By Joe D. Good Morning, everyone. I wanted to put together an offseason planner for your convenience. I also included important offseason dates to remember. Essentially what follows is a summary I compiled of our 2020 Payroll Commitments, our own exclusive Arbitration Projections and Key Departures. Guaranteed Contracts Yoenis Cespedes – $29,500,000 Jacob deGrom – $25,500,000...
Happy Sunday, everyone. On the eve of the Winter Meetings I wanted to put together a primer of sorts that includes our 2018 payroll commitments, arbitration projections, and a review of the team’s top questions and concerns. Guaranteed Contracts – $72.0 Million Yoenis Cespedes – $29,000,000 David Wright – $20,000,000 Asdrubal Cabrera – $8,250,000 Jerry Blevins...
The Mets got a taste of their own come from behind medicine when a botched double play put a damper on starter Tommy Milone’s stunning Citi Field debut. Picked up on waivers from the Milwaukee Brewers, Milone (1-0, 6.43 ERA) made quite a statement, pitching five plus-innings of two-run ball, striking out five while giving up a two walks. In failing to sweep the San Francisco Giants, New...
According to Matt Eddy of Baseball America, the San Francisco Giants signed veterans Michael Morse and Justin Ruggiano to minor-league deals on Friday night. For Ruggiano, this will be the eighth organization he’s played for heading into his ninth professional season in 2017. Ruggiano, 34, was drafted in the 25th round of the 2004 MLB First-Year Player Draft, and made his major league...
While it appears the Mets will be in no rush to re-sign Yoenis Cespedes as reported by Buster Olney, there will be a lot of housekeeping decisions the front office will make as they get ready for a new hot stove season. The Mets started their march to 2017 by exercising their option on Jose Reyes – a no-brainer for a player who provided some modest production and put a positive charge into...
Another dubious decision by manager Terry Collins could have caused damaging results, but the Mets were saved by a couple of pitching prospects who performed gracefully under pressure. In a must win series opener against the Cardinals, starter Jon Niese lasted a third of an inning as his faulty knee failed him, retiring only one of the four batters he faced. Rookies Robert Gsellman and Josh...
Wilmer Flores and Justin Ruggiano continue to mash left-handed pitching. The two provided big homers for the Mets in their 7-4 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals in what has become the team’s biggest series of the season thus far. Flores got it going for the Mets early, providing a three-run blast in the first, staking the Mets to a nice lead. The cult hero has put up big numbers against...
