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...
Well, that escalated quickly, and at the same time, it’s not surprising at all. Over the weekend, the New York Mets extended a one-year, $18.4 million qualifying offer to both Michael Conforto and Noah Syndergaard. While it looks like Thor is excited about taking that deal, Scooter — his roommate during the 2016 season — will be declining it, per ESPN’s Jeff Passan. New...
Good morning, Mets fans! Shortstop Francisco Lindor was a finalist for the Gold Glove Award, but it was announced that Giants shortstop Brandon Crawford was the one to take home the gold. Latest Mets News Former Mets manager Luis Rojas interviewed with the Yankees to be one of their base coaches, Ken Rosenthal and Lindsey Adler of The Athletic reported. Latest MLB News Final list of players...
Good morning, Mets fans! Saturday was mostly a quiet day in the world of baseball, but things perked up in the evening. The Mets offered a qualifying offer to Michael Conforto and Noah Syndergaard, while other offers were made around baseball. Late Saturday night, Syndergaard tweeting the following GIF reaction. QO feelings pic.twitter.com/cEgp9GmIs7 — Noah Syndergaard (@Noahsyndergaard)...
The Mets announced they have extended qualifying offers to Michael Conforto and Noah Syndergaard. The one-year offer is worth $18.4 million. The deadline to make a qualifying offer is Sunday, Nov. 7 at 5 p.m. EST. Players have until Nov. 17 to decide if they will accept. Both Conforto and Syndergaard debuted with the Mets in 2015. Conforto has accumulated 15.7 WAR in seven seasons with the Mets....
The clock starts now for teams to extend qualifying offers to players. The Mets have until 5 p.m. Sunday to extend a qualifying offer to Michael Conforto and Noah Syndergaard. The one-year contract is worth the average of the top 125 salaries, $18.4 million. To be eligible for the qualifying offer the player must have spent the entire 2021 season with his team and never received a qualifying...
Following another disappointing end to the regular season, which saw the New York Mets miss the playoffs for a fifth straight year, they’re expected to face some very tough decisions over the offseason, including starter Noah Syndergaard’s upcoming free-agent status. After undergoing Tommy John surgery in 2020, Syndergaard spent the first few months of the 2021 season continuing his...
Marcus Stroman came over to the Mets prior to the trade deadline in 2019. After pitching for them down the stretch that year, Stroman chose to opt out of the shortened 2020 season, but re-upped with New York by accepting the one-year qualifying offer this past offseason. Stroman spoke to MetsMerized this month about his career journey, from playing middle infield and pitching at Duke...
Mets’ right-handed pitcher Marcus Stroman addressed the media today via Zoom call, and says he is rearing to go and his excitement for the 2021 season is at an all time high. Stroman, 29, opted out of the shortened 2020 season after battling a torn calf muscle and due to his concerns of playing during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, Stroman says his “body is elite” and he...
Major League Baseball’s offseason has officially begun. As per Mark Feinsand of MLB.com, once their five-day exclusive extension negotiation windows with their former clubs had closed at Sunday’s 5 PM EST deadline, six players were extended $18.9 million qualifying offers, coinciding with the official start of free agency. As reported earlier this week (Anthony DiComo, MLB.com), the...
Since the Mets offered RHP Zack Wheeler a qualifying offer over the winter, the team received a Compensation Round B pick when the Philadelphia Phillies signed him. With that pick the Mets selected OF Isaiah Greene from Corona High School in Corona, California. Greene is among the fastest players in this year’s draft class completing the 60 yard dash speed faster than 98.7% of the 2020...
