The Mets added depth to their outfield during the offseason with the minor league signings of Tim Locastro, Abraham Almonte, and D.J. Stewart, and early in spring, all three are off to good starts. Locastro, 30, was signed as a free agent by the Mets in January and is showing early in Mets camp that he might be a solid depth piece. The New York native is known for his speed (39 steals in 44...
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 Mets are considering former NL MVP Andrew McCutchen for added depth in their outfield, according to the New York Post’s Jon Heyman. McCutchen, 36, slashed 237/.316/.384 in 134 games a season ago for the Brewers, posting career lows in on-base percentage, slugging percentage, and OPS. However, he did still hit 17 homers and collect 69 RBIs. While he used to be a premier center fielder,...
The New York Mets out-hit the Orioles 16-6 in their 14-1 defeat of Baltimore on Wednesday night. Of those hits, the Mets’ outfielders accumulated for half of the sixteen hits, six of the Mets’ 14 runs, and 10 of the 14 RBIs on the night. Right fielder Billy McKinney was 3-for-5 with three runs scored and five RBIs. He hit two home runs (a solo home run in the fifth and a two-run home run in the...
