Extending star first baseman Pete Alonso should be the next item on the to-do list for the New York Mets. Friday proved to be a busy day for the Mets after they agreed to terms on a four-year, $50 million extension with Jeff McNeil. As reported by Jeff Passan of ESPN, the deal features a club option for a fifth year that would take the total value to $63.5 million. Locking down McNeil, the...
The Mets have a tall order of things that need to be done this offseason. Their first task will be to retain the right talent from the 2022 roster to help build onto the 2023 team. Adam Ottavino should be one of those pieces. The fear heading into this season was that the Mets‘ bullpen would be the team’s Achilles heel. But, Ottavino, among others, steered the critics wrong. It’s been...
After an abrupt and anticlimactic end to their 2022 season, the New York Mets now face an important offseason in which many key contributors will reach free agency. Owner Steve Cohen’s pockets are deep, but it’s going to be a tough task for the team to keep up at their current pace without payroll going up rather significantly, which also makes things tougher on Billy Eppler and...
Yesterday it was reported on many sites that Paul Lo Duca and the Mets have begun talks for a new contract. Today it’s becoming clearer that the Mets interest in Lo Duca is merely as a backup plan.Who the Mets are really coveting is Yankees catcher Jorge Posada. While Posada is coming off of the finest season in his career, I feel that he will pose a major risk for the Mets. He...
