Tag: Marc Carig

Morning Briefing: MLB To Propose New Economic Plan

Good Morning, Mets fans! Latest Mets News According to an article from WCBS 880 on Radio.com, the New York Mets donated 100,000 face masks to the MTA. Mets COO Jeff Wilpon commented on  the act of kindness saying, “Providing masks is our way of saying thank you to these brave individuals for all they are doing during the pandemic.” An article from Crain’s New York Business...

Jessica Mendoza Denied Access To Dodgers’ Clubhouse

Marc Carig of the Athletic wrote a phenomenal piece detailing Jessica Mendoza’s role with the Mets this past season as well as reporting a situation that emerged with regards to her role in media. As a broadcaster for ESPN still, she was hoping to go about her job, as per usual, going through clubhouses prior to calling games. However, that plan was nixed by the Los Angeles Dodgers who...

Yankees Recently Talked to Mets About Zack Wheeler

Marc Carig of the Athletic reports that the New York Yankees have recently inquired about starting pitcher Zack Wheeler from the New York Mets. The Yankees have reportedly shown interest in acquiring Mets starters Jacob deGrom and Noah Syndergaard though neither of them are likely to get traded at the moment. Yankees are shifting their focus to Wheeler in what is looking like a weak trade market...

Cardinals Sign Bud Norris, Mets Had Interest

Ken Rosenthal of the Athletic reports that the St. Louis Cardinals have reached an agreement with right-hander Bud Norris, pending a physical. Original Post- Feb. 12, 9:08 a.m. According to Marc Carig of the Athletic, the Mets are interested in journeyman right-hander Bud Norris. Norris, who spent a bulk of his career as a starter, has transitioned to more of a bullpen role in recent seasons. In...

Morning Briefing: Manfred Offers New Pace-of-Play Proposal

Good morning Mets fans! While Commissioner Rob Manfred can unilaterally implement a pitch clock to help decrease the average time for games, he has offered not to implement one if the players agree to a proposal where they essentially just play faster. If they accept, there will be no pitch clock in 2018 and 2019 provided that the average game time is less than 2 hours and 55 minutes. Latest...

Morning Briefing: The Pursuit of Cohesiveness

In a little bit of a surprising news, the Mets brought back former general manager Omar Minaya as a special assistant to current general manager Sandy Alderson. Latest Mets News The team hired Minaya but this is the Mets so of course we have some controversy. Can’t there ever be some cohesion? Joel Sherman of the New York Post correctly points out that Minaya’s hiring has a stench of...

“Skepticism” Mets Will Land Jason Kipnis

After Ian Kinsler decided to waive his no-trade clause and join the Los Angeles Angels, the Mets were left pivoting to other second base options. The most feasible, at that point, seemed like Jason Kipnis of the Cleveland Indians. The Tribe have Jose Ramirez to man second, who supplanted Kipnis at the position last season. They are also in win now mode and could look to shed his contract....

Featured: Mets Beat Writer Puts Ownership On Blast

Marc Carig of Newsday decided to give his two cents about the Mets organization and their lack of transparency with their fans. On Saturday afternoon, Mets COO Jeff Wilpon declined to comment on questions that were emailed to him regarding payroll. Wilpon hasn’t publicly touched that topic since Sept. 2014 according to Carig. Carig had scathing words for the Mets ownership. Not just for...

Morning Briefing: A Bitter Pill to Swallow

It was a rather quiet Sunday for Baseball. It has been a fairly quiet winter in general so lets hope something finally picks up soon. Latest Mets News Marc Carig of Newsday put the Mets on blast and said the Wilpons owe the fans accountability. He also said members of the front office are not sure of what their actual budget for the offseason is. A bitter pill to swallow for a team who had such...

Mets Backload Anthony Swarzak Deal

Jon Heyman of Fan Rag Sports reports that the New York Mets deal with right-handed reliever Anthony Swarzak will pay him $5 million in 2018, $8 million in 2019 and a $1 million signing bonus. The deal has not yet become official, when it does the Mets 40-man roster will be full. Original Post – Dec. 13 The Mets finally bolstered their bullpen Wednesday, signing right-hander Anthony Swarzak...

Mets Discussed Trading Rafael Montero to Tigers

Rafael Montero was part of the New York Mets trade discussions with the Detroit Tigers for second baseman Ian Kinsler according to Marc Carig of Newsday. Carig notes that the talks got pretty serious to the point were several names were exchanged and various proposals were made. Though it likely wouldn’t have mattered with Kinsler unwilling to waive his no-trade clause to go to the Mets or...

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