Tag: Ken Rosenthal

Mets Acquire Adrian Houser, Tyrone Taylor For Coleman Crow

The Mets are acquiring Adrian Houser and Tyrone Taylor for Coleman Crow, according to Ken Rosenthal of the Athletic. Houser, who was acquired by the Brewers in 2015 for Carlos Gómez, has been a utility arm during his time in Milwaukee. He has spent time in the rotation and the bullpen, but has logged 21 starts in back-to-back years. Houser registered a 4.12 ERA in 111 1/3 innings in 2023. Along...

Rosnethal: Ohtani Likely To Come Down to Mets vs. Dodgers

Update 9/26 On Tuesday, Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic speculated on his podcast “Fair Territory” that the bidding for Shohei Ohtani would ultimately come down to the Mets and Los Angeles Dodgers. Noting that he could not see Steve Cohen “simply passing” on bidding on Ohtani this offseason.  Rosenthal also included the Texas Rangers, San Francisco Giants, and Seattle...

Mets In Discussions With David Stearns

The rumors of David Stearns’ return to the Mets are closer to becoming a reality. Stearns is apparently “down the road” in his discussions with Steve Cohen and the Mets regarding their vacant President of Baseball operations positions, according to Ken Rosenthal and Will Sammon of The Athletic. Stearns became the general manager of the Milwaukee Brewers in 2015. In that time,...

Rosenthal: Mets Concerned With Correa Physical

The New York Mets have concerns with Carlos Correa’s physical, according to Ken Rosenthal of the Athletic. It has been quite an eventful week leading up to Christmas for Correa. The former Astro raised eyebrows with a tainted physical on Monday with the San Francisco Giants, and he lost his 13-year, $350 million deal with the organization the following day. That led to the Mets swooping in...

Boras: Michael Conforto Back to Full Health

Updated Post – Dec. 15, 16:30  Super agent Scott Boras accompanied client Brandon Nimmo at Citi Field on Thursday for the presser to announce that Nimmo will be a Met for life following an eight-year, $162 million deal signed by the outfielder. During that time at Citi Field, Boras was asked about another client and former Met, Michael Conforto. The 29-year-old missed the entire 2022...

Mariners Acquire Wong from Brewers for Winker, Toro

The Seattle Mariners have acquired second baseman Kolten Wong from the Milwaukee Brewers for Jesse Winker and Abraham Toro, according to Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic. Winker, who had been shopped by the Mariners all offseason, had the worst season of his career in 2022. He slashed .219/.344/.344/.688 with the Mariners and recorded a 103 OPS+. Winker also saw his average exit velocity drop from...

Morning Briefing: Teams Can Carry 14 Pitchers Through June 19

Good morning, Mets fans! Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic reports that Major League Baseball has informed clubs that teams will be able to carry 14 pitchers on rosters through June 19. This revision comes on the eve of an earlier plan that was meant to force teams to trim down to 13 pitchers on May 30. Now onto the morning briefing. Latest Mets News Former Mets pitcher Dwight Gooden told the New...

Former Mets Manager Mickey Callaway Accused of Lewd, Inappropriate Behavior

In a bombshell article posted by The Athletic’s Brittany Ghiroli, Katie Strang and Ken Rosenthal, five women have come forth to detail persistent and unwanted encounters with former Mets manager Mickey Callaway that include lewd and inappropriate behavior. Callaway reportedly sent three of the women explicit photographs and asked one of them for nude pictures in return, in addition to...

Mets Acquire Toms River Native Todd Frazier

The Mets have brought back veteran infielder Todd Frazier according to Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic. No word on the return from the Rangers yet, the Mets also got veteran catcher Robinson Chirinos from Texas. John Blake on Twitter announced that the Mets would send the Rangers a player to be named later to complete the deal for Frazier (and another for Chirinos). Frazier is hitting...

Mets Acquire Veteran Catcher Robinson Chirinos

The Mets have acquired veteran catcher Robinson Chirinos from the Rangers according to Ken Rosenthal of the Athletic. Chirinos, 37, has a .367 OPS this season. Chirinos has a team option of $6.5 million for 2021 that has a $1 buyout. The right-handed hitter had 22 doubles and 17 home runs during the 2019 season. The Mets showed interest in signing him this past offseason. The Mets will send a...

Marlins Trade For Starling Marte, Deal Jonathan Villar to the Blue Jays

The Marlins are looking to make a run at the playoffs this year and are acquiring an All-Star to try to bolster their chances. The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal reports that Miami has traded for Arizona Diamondbacks outfielder Starling Marte. Marte was traded from the Pittsburgh Pirates to the Diamondbacks in the offseason and has now been moved again within the National League. The 31-year-old...

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