Good morning, Mets fans! The Mets have acquired center fielder Jose Siri from the Rays in exchange for right-handed pitcher Eric Orze. Over parts of four seasons (three full) in the majors, he has slashed .210/.266/.408. Siri, 29, is primarily a defensive specialist, ranking in the 99th percentile for OAA with 16. While coming off a down season, he boasts an encouraging barrel rate that ranks in...
Good morning, Mets fans! Carlos Mendoza was named a finalist for NL Manager of the Year, while Francisco Lindor is a finalist for the NL MVP award. Mendoza is joined by Pat Murphy of the Brewers and Mike Shildt of the Padres. Lindor is in the running along with heavy favorite Shohei Ohtani and Diamondbacks second baseman Ketel Marte. Managers of the Year will be announced on Monday, Nov. 18, and...
After completing his first big league managerial season, the Baseball Writer’s Association of America announced Carlos Mendoza as a finalist for NL Manager of the Year. Mendoza led the Amazins’ to an 89-73 record, a Wild Card berth and an incredible run to the National League Championship Series, falling two wins short of a World Series appearance. Pat Murphy of the Milwaukee Brewers...
The Mets entered the 2024 season with a clean slate. Steve Cohen (finally) hired David Stearns as his president of baseball operations, and with that, former Mets manager Buck Showalter, who took the Mets to their first postseason since 2016 and won NL Manager of the Year in 2022, was fired. Rumors swirled that former Brewers manager Craig Counsell would all but join Stearns in New York as the...
Good morning, Mets fans! First baseman Anthony Rizzo opted out of the final year of his contract with the Yankees, making himself a free agent. Rizzo was set to make $16 million this season. In 130 games, Rizzo tied a career-high by hitting 32 homers in 2022 with a .224/.338/.480 batting line, though his .224 batting average is the lowest he’s recorded in a full season. Rizzo was...
Major League Baseball announced the finalists for MVP, Cy Young, Rookie of the Year, and Manager of the Year on Monday night. The winners will be declared across four nights starting Nov. 15 with the rookie of the year announcement and ending Nov. 18 with the MVP awards. Here are this season’s finalists: Rookie of the Year AL: Randy Arozarena (TB), Wander Franco (TB), Luis Garcia (HOU) NL:...
