Perspective is everything. And, when it comes to breaking down and assessing the offseason for the New York Mets, perspective is indeed important. Memories can be very short in sports but that shouldn’t be the case with the Mets, despite the disappointing ending to the Carlos Correa saga. Owner Steve Cohen didn’t win that particular battle, but this off-season should still be viewed...
General manager Billy Eppler and the New York Mets came into the off-season with a roster consisting of several holes that needed plugging. Several key contributors from the 101-win team in 2022 were set to become free agents. This left a barren rotation and bullpen, as well as an offense that was currently without one of the best center fielders in the game. In order to put together a team that...
With the non-tender aspect of the offseason now completed, it seems there could be a giant wave of signings coming in the near future, meaning the New York Mets probably aren’t finished adding to their already deep group of relievers just yet. After agreeing to a two-year, $15.5 million contract with Trevor May earlier this week, the front office still needs to acquire at least one more...
While the New York Mets are looking to fill multiple holes in their starting rotation this offseason, they’ll also need to make a very important decision with one of their top hurlers and it seems the best course of action might be to send him back to the bullpen. As of right now, the Mets currently have just three starting pitchers (Jacob deGrom, Marcus Stroman, and David Peterson)...
According to multiple reports, Major League Baseball will announce today the official cancellation of the 2020 minor league baseball season. As a result, the season is officially over for the nine Mets affiliates. While this news was widely expected with just over two months remaining in what would have been the minor league season, this will be a disappoint to many of the Mets’ young players...
It’s not every day that a player who figured prominently in a famous book, and later a movie based on that book, comes knocking on your door. But that’s exactly what happened to the New York Mets when they signed Chad Bradford as a free agent before the 2006 season. Bradford, never known for his athletic ability, relied on his unorthodox submarine-style delivery to get major league...
With Tuesday’s outing against the Marlins, Mets reliever Jeurys Familia has documented three innings pitched with no earned runs for the beginning of spring training. Familia, 30, faced three hitters on Tuesday and gave up no hits, no walks and struck out one batter (Isan Diaz). He got a flyout from Matt Kemp and a groundout from Harold Ramirez as well. After losing 30 pounds in the...
It would have been totally normal if not expected that the 2020 New York Mets showed up to spring training a confused and confounded bunch. After losing a manager that was hired in November and let go three months later due to a burgeoning cheating scandal, and after a failed sale of the team in the off-season, uncertainty and misdirection could have been the order of the day. But new Mets...
I had a chance to go One on One with Mets outfielder Michael Conforto this afternoon and we talked about a plethora of topics including his progress as a wall to wall hitter, the off-season additions the team has made, and the culture change that new Mets GM Brodie Van Wagenen has brought into the organization. Hear that full interview right here: [cpm-player id=”1″]...
Noah Syndergaard has shown up to Spring Training early this year and is raring to go. He spoke with Kevin Kernan of the New York Post recently about his excitement for the 2019 season as well as his thoughts on the team as a whole. Syndergaard, 26, touched on his thoughts on the roster Brodie Van Wagenen has built this offseason and specifically highlighted a few additions including his new...
According to Jon Heyman of FanCred, he has heard Mets would not be willing to do a Michael Conforto-Brandon Nimmo combo in a trade with the Miami Marlins for J.T. Realmuto and refuse to move Amed Rosario at all. The Mets have been linked to Realmuto for a while now, and the connection from a CAA player to the former co-head of CAA is there. Realmuto, 27, has two years of club control left after...
At the Robinson Cano and Edwin Diaz press conference at Citi Field on Tuesday, Brodie Van Wagenen talked about the trade, and his plans for then rest of the off-season. He started by announcing the deal, and went on the discuss how Cano is a decorated second baseman, “one of the best second baseman in history”, and Edwin Diaz, who he called “the best closer in baseball.” [iframe]<iframe...
