Multiple reporters including Will Sammon of The Athletic say the Mets could have interest in bringing back outfielder Michael Conforto, particularly if they aren’t able to re-sign Brandon Nimmo. Conforto, 29, missed the entire 2022 season after a shoulder injury forced him to have surgery in April. Conforto’s agent, Scott Boras, told reporters on Wednesday that Michael was throwing...
During his tenure with the Mets, Rafael Montero has proved to be the cat with nine lives. He survived several roster crunches this offseason, as New York cut Josh Smoker, Chasen Bradford and Matt Reynolds before him. This cat will likely have another life in 2018. As Mike Puma of the New York Post notes, Montero is out of minor league options, so unless he has a catastrophically bad spring, he...
The New York Mets have reportedly narrowed down their pursuit of an infielder to four names: Todd Frazier, Eduardo Nunez, Josh Harrison and Neil Walker. However, it seems as though the team is more inclined to add a body via free agency as opposed to trade, so unless they can swing a deal for Harrison that they are comfortable with, I don’t see it happening. On Monday, incumbent infielder...
Here’s one player who won’t see a reunion with the New York Mets… According to Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic, free-agent outfielder Curtis Granderson has reached an agreement with the Toronto Blue Jays on a one-year, $5 million dollar contract. The deal also includes incentives and is pending a physical. Granderson, who turns 37 in March, batted just .150 with 41 strikeouts in...
There will not be a reunion between Addison Reed and the New York Mets. According to Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic, the Minnesota Twins and the right-handed reliever are in agreement on a two-year deal worth just under $17 million. Reed, 29, was acquired by the Mets in August of 2015 and solidified himself as a go-to arm in New York’s bullpen in parts of three seasons with the team. He was...
Friday was the final day that teams and players could exchange arbitration numbers. It was a busy one as the Mets were able to avoid arbitration with nine of their 10 arb-eligible players. excluding Zack Wheeler. Mets News Signees include ace Jacob deGrom (7.4 million), young stud Noah Syndergaard (2.9 million) and embattled starter Matt Harvey (5.625 million). Wilmer Flores (3.4 million),...
Good morning Mets fans! The MLB non-tender deadline is tonight at 8 p.m. and will likely add some more players to free agency. The Mets have nine arbitration eligible players and all are expected to be tendered a contract. Latest Mets News Jon Heyman on the Fan Rag Sports Network reports that the Mets are looking at five potential trade candidates at second base. He also reports in the same...
The Mets are said to be in the market for an external second or third baseman, but they aren’t giving up on the potential of retaining a member of the 2017 squad New York is reportedly open to a reunion with infielder Jose Reyes, according to Mike Puma of the New York Post. Earlier this month, shortstop Amed Rosario said he hopes the team retains the longtime Mets infielder...
The possibility of a Daniel Murphy-Mets reunion was apparently once possibly, at least in the mind of Daniel Murphy. As Mike Puma wrote in today’s New York Post, Murphy held out hope that he and the Mets could reach a multi-year deal until the Neil Walker trade went down. According to Puma, Murphy was not aggressively pursuing other options until the Walker trade, despite being told by...
Chris Cotillo of SB Nation reports that four teams are interested in free agent shortstop Asdrubal Cabrera. In 143 games this season, Cabrera batted .265 with 15 homeruns and 58 RBI for Tampa Bay. He also belted 28 doubles and had a .744 OPS. Cabrera has been an average to below average defender at shortstop throughout his career, but he did show some improvement in 2015. He is expected to sign...
Oh, Omar! We had a reunion of sorts on MMO on Tuesday. I think it’s absolutely amazing how the mere mention of Omar Minaya sends a beacon out to long forgotten readers who come scurrying back for a one night only performance. And the things you hear. my God, it’s incredible. For example we had one reader who says Minaya is a moron because he had no idea who Lucas Duda was when a...
Francisco Rodriguez, better known as K-Rod, pitched two-plus seasons for the Mets from 2009-2011 before being traded to the Brewers. In his time as a Met the fireballing right-hander experienced ups and downs both on and off the mound. According to Marc Carig of Newsday, that’s left the veteran reliever feeling like he has something left to prove to the people of New York. Rodriguez, 32,...
