Carlos Beltrán is a controversial figure around baseball due to his role in the Astros’ sign-stealing scandal, but the Mets clearly believe the pros of bringing him onboard outweigh the cons. It was reported earlier this week that Beltrán will be joining the Mets front office as a special assistant to Billy Eppler. This comes three years after Beltrán’s short stint as Mets manager...
Good morning, Mets fans! Late Monday night, Ken Rosenthal and Dan Hayes of The Athletic reported that the Twins are accelerating their talks with Carlos Correa. The report comes on the 19th day since Correa and the Mets agreed to a 12-year, $315 million contract, though the article states that the Mets aren’t out of the running for the star infielder. According to sources, the Twins have...
The Boston Red Sox are finalizing an 11-year, $331 million contract with star third baseman Rafael Devers, per former Major League infielder Carlos Baerga. Jeff Passan of ESPN reported that the deal is not done, as the “physical process hasn’t started” just yet. On Tuesday afternoon, it was reported that the two sides had agreed upon a one-year, $17.5 million deal in order to...
Good morning, Mets fans! The A’s are close to trading catcher Sean Murphy, according to Mark Feinsand of MLB.com. Feinsand initially reported that the Braves were seen as the favorites to acquire Murphy, but Atlanta GM Alex Anthopolous said there is no trade in the works. The Red Sox, Cardinals, Rays and Guardians are among the teams that have been connected to Murphy recently. Murphy won...
Updated Post 4/2/22, 5:54 PM EST The deal has “hit a snag,” Jon Heyman of MLB Network reported, and others such as Joel Sherman of the New York Post and Andy Martino of SNY confirmed. Sherman added that the Mets had discussed whether to take on about $24 million of Hosmer’s salary and ultimately decided against it. Updated Post 4/2/22, 1:37 PM EST Andy Martino of SNY added that...
