Good morning, Mets fans! Jon Heyman of The New York Post reported that the Mets’ reluctance to hand out long-term contracts to pitchers led them to avoid pursuing Max Fried and Corbin Burnes. However, they remain engaged in trade talks for San Diego Padres ace Dylan Cease and could also consider Michael King. The Chicago Cubs are another team in the mix, though San Diego may prefer the...
The New York Mets were quite active during this past trade deadline, but not in the way that most fans envisioned them being entering the 2023 season. Here is a look at how all of the prospects the Mets acquired a few months ago ended up faring in their new organization. SS Luisangel Acuña Acuña arrived in the trade that sent Max Scherzer to the eventual World Series champion Texas Rangers. He...
The Milwaukee Brewers announced Saturday they traded former Met Mark Canha to the Detroit Tigers in exchange for RHP Blake Holub. Originally acquired in the August trade deadline, Canha produced an impressive .287/.373/.427/.800 line in the final months with Milwaukee, coming up big in clutch moments. He finished the 2023 campaign with 114 hits, 25 doubles, 11 home runs and 62 RBIs. A...
The New York Mets are in the beginning stages of an off-season that will require quite a bit of change. David Stearns has already been hired as the new president of baseball operations, and while the organization has yet to replace Buck Showalter, we can absolutely discuss the roster that will be on the field to begin the 2024 season. Let’s continue this series by taking a deep dive into...
Former Met Mark Canha made a recent appearance on the podcast “The Show” with Jon Heyman and Joel Sherman, where he talked about a range of topics from being a Brewer, to Tommy Pham’s comments on Mets’ players’ work ethics, to being teammates with Pete Alonso. Canha joined the show and first spoke about the trade that sent him to the Milwaukee Brewers: “It was...
According to Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic, Mets’ All-Star slugger Pete Alonso was the “center of trade talks” between the Mets and Brewers prior to the 2023 MLB trade deadline. The 2023 Mets came into the season with lofty expectations, bringing back the core of a 101-win team with key additions such as Kodai Senga, Justin Verlander, and David Robertson. However, the Mets...
The 2023 season has been a tough one for anyone associated with the New York Mets. Going into the season, expectations were high, and so was the payroll. The $353 million the Mets were spending on players’ salaries was an unprecedented figure by a wide margin. That number was largely driven by money being shelled out to intended co-aces, Justin Verlander and Max Scherzer, $86 million in...
Good morning, Mets fans! The MLB trade deadline has come and gone. And with that, the trade that many saw coming came to fruition in that Justin Verlander was traded back to the Houston Astros. The Mets also traded away Tommy Pham to the Arizona Diamondbacks and Dominic Leone to the Los Angeles Angels. In return for Verlander, the Mets received two top prospects that will benefit the club’s...
The MLB Trade Deadline is August 1 at 6 p.m. EST. The Mets kicked things off for themselves Thursday night by trading David Robertson to the Marlins. Other deals include Lucas Giolito heading to the Angels, and Amed Rosario and Noah Syndergaard getting traded for themselves. Follow along with the latest news, rumors, and other notes, Mets or otherwise! Tuesday, August 1 6:18 p.m. Some...
Good morning, Mets fans! The trade deadline is today at 6 p.m, and the Mets are expected to do some more dealing. The Mets have engaged in trade talks surrounding Justin Verlander, with the Astros and Dodgers mentioned as the most aggressive in their pursuits. Jack Harris of the LA Times reports that the Mets covet right-handed pitching prospect Emmet Sheehan, who’s currently ranked sixth...
The New York Mets have traded Mark Canha to the Milwaukee Brewers for minor league pitcher Justin Jarvis.
Sunday, July 30, 2023 • 1:40 pm ET Citi Field • Flushing, NY RHP Trevor Williams (505, 4.47) vs. RHP Justin Verlander (5-5, 3.24) WPIX Yesterday was a wild one for the New York Mets. The Mets got routed by the Nationals 11-6, despite the Mets hitting four home runs in the game, and that’s not even the most memorable part of the day. Before the game was scheduled to start, it was reported that...
