Good morning, Mets fans! On Friday, the Boston Red Sox signed starter Lucas Giolito to a two-year, $38.5 million contract that includes an opt-out after the 2024 season. Giolito, who had a 4.88 ERA across three teams in 2023, is a reclamation project for the Red Sox but has proven to be durable in his career, a desirable attribute even if the product on the mound in 2023 didn’t live up to...
The Mets have signed Tommy Pham, sources tell MMO’s Michael Mayer. The deal is for one year, $6 million, according to the New York Post’s Jon Heyman. Pham was one of the few remaining right-handed hitters still available on the free-agent market that was expected to sign major league deals. The Mets were reportedly in on Andrew McCutchen, Trey Mancini, and Adam Duvall earlier in the...
The MLBPA released the decisions made by the 14 players that were tendered qualifying offers prior to the 2023 season. As expected, Chris Bassitt, Jacob deGrom, and Brandon Nimmo all rejected the offer. The qualifying offer is a one-year deal that is set at a determined price every year based on the average of the top 125 salaries in MLB. The QO in 2023 was set at $19.65 million. If a player...
Jacob deGrom, Chris Bassitt and Brandon Nimmo were three of the 14 free agents who were extended the qualifying offer by their teams. The 2023 qualifying offer is set at $19.65 million. If players accept it, they’ll play out the one-year deal and then become free agents again in the following offseason. The full list of players who received a qualifying offer are: Jacob deGrom Chris...
The New York Mets have decided against extending the qualifying offer to right-handed pitcher Taijuan Walker, per Jon Heyman of the New York Post. Walker rejected a $7.5 million player option earlier this week and, with the Mets deciding not to pick up the $19.65 million qualifying offer, the righty will now hit free agency with no restrictions and will not be subject to draft pick compensation....
During the most recent collective bargaining talks, MLB and MLBPA decided to postpone their decision on the International Draft and set a July deadline to agree. The two sides agreed that the future of the qualifying offer would hinge on an agreement over the International Draft. The July deadline passed without an agreement meaning teams could still use the QO going forward. Any free agent...
Joel Sherman of the New York Post reports that the qualifying offer for this offseason has been set at $19.65 million. The qualifying offer is a one-year contract with a salary figure determined by averaging the top 125 salaries of all MLB players. During the most recent collective bargaining talks, MLB and MLBPA decided to postpone their decision on the International Draft and set a July...
During the most recent collective bargaining talks, MLB and MLBPA decided to postpone their decision on the International Draft and set a July deadline to agree. The two sides agreed that the future of the qualifying offer would hinge on an agreement over the International Draft. The July deadline passed without an agreement meaning teams could still use the QO going forward. The qualifying...
Philly Metro is reporting that Pat Gillick has offered a package of players to the Baltimore Orioles for the highly sought after pitcher, Erik Bedard.The Phillies managed to squeeze into the playoffs at the end of September despite the poor overall starting staff. But with that in mind, general manager Pat Gillick has turned his attention to a front-line starter at the MLB Winter Meetings this...
