The New York Mets announced another round of cuts this morning. The team announced that relievers T.J. McFarland and Jimmy Yacabonis were assigned to minor league camp, while former Marlins’ bullpen piece Jeff Brigham was formally optioned to Triple-A. This leaves John Curtiss, Stephen Nogosek, Dennis Santana, and Elieser Hernández fighting for the three remaining bullpen spots. Both...
After the New York Mets took a 10-7 loss to the Washington Nationals in West Palm Beach Saturday night, the organization announced their first round of roster cuts as players start to get sent to minor league camp with the season two-and-a-half weeks away. In this latest round of cuts, the Mets optioned right-handed pitcher José Butto to Triple-A Syracuse while sending four pitchers...
Good morning, Mets fans! The Mets announced their first round of spring cuts Saturday night: • RHP Jose Butto (optioned to Triple-A) • RHP Connor Grey • RHP Grant Hartwig • RHP Eric Orze • LHP Josh Walker • C Kevin Parada • OF Alex Ramirez The Mets now have 55 players left in camp. WBC Scores USA 6, Great Britain 2 Jeff McNeil: 0-for-4 Puerto Rico 9, Nicaragua 1 Francisco Lindor: 2-for-4, 1 RBI...
Keith Law of The Athletic has released his annual Top 100 prospects, and as usual, he shows he is the most bullish on the New York Mets organization out of all the prospect ranking outlets. In fact, Law has ranked five Mets among his top 100. In making his rankings, Law notes he does not consider players from the KBO in his rankings even if they are rookie eligible. As a result, you will not...
Extending star first baseman Pete Alonso should be the next item on the to-do list for the New York Mets. Friday proved to be a busy day for the Mets after they agreed to terms on a four-year, $50 million extension with Jeff McNeil. As reported by Jeff Passan of ESPN, the deal features a club option for a fifth year that would take the total value to $63.5 million. Locking down McNeil, the...
With pitchers and catchers set to report to spring training in just a few weeks, the hype machine for the 2023 MLB season is well underway. The New York Mets will enter the season with plenty of enthusiasm, one year removed from a 101-win season and after an offseason that saw the team make several impactful signings. The Mets are also one of the oldest teams in the league, with well-established...
MLB writers are notorious for being sticklers when casting their ballots for Hall of Fame inductees. This year in particular, a certain former Met is getting learning that lesson. Carlos Beltrán made his debut on the Hall of Fame ballot at the end of the 2022 MLB season. The former Met retired in 2017 and appeared to be a no-doubt Hall of Famer. Beltrán finished his career with 435 home runs,...
Justin Verlander is officially a member of the New York Mets after the team made the deal official on Tuesday during the MLB Winter Meetings in San Diego. After Jacob deGrom opted to sign a five-year, $185 million contract with the Texas Rangers, the Mets moved quickly to find a replacement by signing Verlander to a two-year, $86 million deal on Monday. The contract features a vesting option for...
Free Agency has been a case of slow cooking so far with a lot of the big, flashy names still on the board. However, with some notable names non-tendered on Friday, Hot Stove season is now showing some signs of life when it comes to catching fire and giving us some actual news to digest. As a result, we at MMO are going to give you a quick recap of all the latest rumors involving the New York...
Metsmerized Online’s Michael Mayer reports the Mets could make a serious run at signing offensive weapon Trea Turner. Turner, a former Washington National who was sent to the Dodgers in 2021, is 29 years old and is one of the best pure hitters in all of baseball and one of the top free agents in this year’s class. Buzz over the last 24 hours has been that the Mets really like Trea...
The Mets have a tall order of things that need to be done this offseason. Their first task will be to retain the right talent from the 2022 roster to help build onto the 2023 team. Adam Ottavino should be one of those pieces. The fear heading into this season was that the Mets‘ bullpen would be the team’s Achilles heel. But, Ottavino, among others, steered the critics wrong. It’s been...
Reinhold Matay-USA TODAY Sports It looks like New York Mets right-hander Taijuan Walker (right shoulder bursitis) is ready to take another step towards his return to the big league rotation. Walker made a rehab start in a scrimmage against Mets minor leaguers at extended spring training on Wednesday afternoon. It was expected that Walker will throw three innings or about 40 to 50 pitches. Walker...
