Good morning, Mets fans! On Friday, Cuban reliever Yariel Rodríguez was declared a free agent by the MLB Commissioner’s Office and he will now be able to sign with any big league club. According to Francys Romero of MLB.com, the Mets are considered to be among 10 teams who are the strongest candidates to sign Rodríguez. Romero adds that several industry experts expect Rodríguez to command...
The Mets made a couple of moves pertaining to their bullpen besides re-signing Edwin Díaz. The Mets declined the option on Mychal Givens and made him a free agent, according to Will Sammon of the Athletic. Givens was traded to the Mets during the 2022 deadline in exchange for minor league pitcher Saúl González. After posting a 2.66 ERA and 11.3 SO/9 with the Cubs, Givens performed poorly for his...
Just a day after the Houston Astros won the 2022 World Series by beating the Philadelphia Phillies in six games, the offseason is now officially underway in baseball. That’s certainly the case for the New York Mets, who have moved quickly to shape their roster for the 2023 season. Per Jon Heyman of the New York Post, the Mets have picked up the team option on Daniel Vogelbach for 2023,...
There are several different decisions general manager Billy Eppler and the New York Mets organization will need to make in the coming weeks and months. One part of that decision-making process will be what to do with the team’s own free agents. In total, the Mets have nine MLB free agents and seven of their own players with options they will have to make/await decisions on. One of those...
Chris Taylor is the talk of the baseball world today after his historic three home run game in the Dodgers 11-2 Game 5 win on Thursday evening. After going 4-for-5 to extend the Dodgers season until at least Saturday, Taylor is now slashing .529/.600/1.176 in 20 plate appearances in this year’s NLCS. Yet despite his success against the Braves, the versatile defender – we’ll get...
