We’re officially in the thick of free agency and MLB Trade Rumors has released their list of top 50 free agents, with projections for each player’s new team and contract. The Mets are involved with several of the top available players. Here’s a quick breakdown of the guys MLBTR expects the Mets to sign, and where they expect current Mets free agents to sign. Their panel of four...
The Mets have been linked to starting pitcher Trevor Bauer heavily the last couple weeks, but the team is considering a Plan B in case a deal doesn’t materialize. According to Jon Morosi of MLB Network, the Mets are a possibility to sign right-handed pitcher Jake Odorizzi if they fan on signing Bauer. The Los Angeles Angels, Boston Red Sox, Toronto Blue Jays, San Francisco Giants, and...
Good Morning, Mets fans! Latest Mets News Pete McCarthy of WFAN and Tim Britton of the Athletic spoke with David Wright on their podcast “Metrospective” which airs Tuesdays and Fridays on the Athletic. To listen to their interview with the Captain, click here. Pete Alonso has joined the gaming world by creating a Twitch account! He plans to stream Call of Duty games and possibly MLB...
Going into the offseason, the Mets pinpointed several needs to focus on to help bolster the team: a center fielder, bullpen reinforcements, a starting pitcher or two and another catcher. The only caveat is, the team seems wary to exceed the luxury tax threshold, which they are roughly $14 million away from after the acquisition of Jake Marisnick from the Astros and re-signing Brad Brach to a...
In a late-night blockbuster, the Padres and Rays have agreed to a deal that would send center-fielder Tommy Pham and a prospect to the San Diego Padres for Hunter Renfroe and Xavier Edwards according to Jeff Passan of ESPN. Pham, 31, fills a lot of needs for the Padres. As noted by Passan, he’s a high-OBP bat who has produced at an above-average clip over the last several seasons. Over the...
Good morning, Mets fans! Latest Mets News Michael Salfino of the Athletic spoke out about his frustration with some fans’ negativity towards Michael Conforto. To aid in his argument, he highlighted Conforto’s statistics on Baseball Savant, which points out his accomplishments in 2019 on a more broadened scale. Latest MLB News Seymour Siwoff of Elias Sports Bureau passed away Friday...
With Aroldis Chapman signing an extension with the New York Yankees before the offseason really got underway and Will Smith signing with the Atlanta Braves earlier this week, two of the top relievers on the free agent market are already off the board. The free agent reliever market now lacks elite late-inning options, which leaves the Mets and many other teams looking to select the best from the...
This past Friday was the deadline for all arbitration-eligible players and their respective teams to settle on a salary for 2019 before having it drag out into Spring Training. Thankfully for the New York Mets, that process is officially done, as they came to terms with all six of their eligible players. A lot of the attention was given to Jacob deGrom’s salary, and for good reason. The...
The deadline for major league teams to decide whether or not they want to non-tender arbitration eligible players is Friday. While the New York Mets have eight players eligible for arbitration, only two are possible non-tenders in catcher Travis d’Arnaud and infielder Wilmer Flores. Flores, 27, is projected to make $4.7 million in arbitration according to MLB Trade Rumors for the 2019...
Good Morning Mets Fans!!! Tuesday was the first truly slow day of the off-season, but there was still some important nuggets that were unearthed. White Sox Shopping Avisail Garcia According to MLB Trade Rumors, the White Sox are shopping corner-outfielder Avisail Garcia. Garcia, 27, has two more years of club control before he becomes a free agent after the 2020 season. Garcia is a career...
MLB Trade Rumors recently released their annual list of the top 50 free agents this winter with predictions on where they will sign. Among the top free agents, they have Bryce Harper landing with the Dodgers on a mega 14-year, $420 million deal, and Manny Machado with the Phillies on an equally huge 13-year, $390 million contract. They have former Mets Jeurys Familia signing with the Twins, Matt...
Back in November, I wrote a piece here on MMO entitled Montero is Better Than People Think. You can read that post in its entirety below, but it’s nice to see that Montero is starting to get the kind of recognition he deserves. Montero was recently ranked on MLB’s Top 100 prospect list at No. 85. This ranking is still too low according to MILB.com’s Sam Dykstra. Dykstra states...
