Good morning, Mets fans! The Yankees signed Carlos Rodon, the best remaining pitcher on the free agent market. Jon Heyman of MLB Network was first with the news. The deal is reportedly for six years and $162 million. Latest Mets News The Mets handed out gifts for kids at the Mets’ holiday party. Todd Zeile dressed up as Santa, the recently re-signed Brandon Nimmo was an elf, and Buck...
The MLB winter meetings are underway in San Diego. All of baseball has confined itself to the hotel lobbies of Hilton’s, Marriot’s, and more over the next few days. Here’s what’s come out of it so far. Carlos Rodon With Justin Verlander and Jacob deGrom off the market, Carlos Rodon shines as the top pitcher remaining. Rodon is reportedly seeking a six-year deal with an...
Jacob deGrom is now officially gone and that means the hunt for a new ace to pair with Max Scherzer is well underway for the New York Mets. According to Andy Martino of SNY, the front office is determined to sign one of either Justin Verlander or Carlos Rodón to put at the top of the rotation, with talks continuing with Verlander over the weekend. Verlander has been a master of his craft for...
As the calendar turns to December on Thursday, there still hasn’t been a run on free agents like we saw pre-lockout in 2021. Discussions and rumors have returned to their normal slog this winter with expectations they will ramp up ahead of next week’s Winter Meetings. However, the Mets will make initial moves beforehand with free agent starter Carlos Rodón, according to SNY’s...
Interest in Carlos Rodón is starting to gather momentum with the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Minnesota Twins both now circling the free agent starter. Per Jon Heyman of the New York Post, the Dodgers are looking into the possibility of adding Rodón to their rotation, while the Twins have also expressed an interest, per Dan Hayes and Aaron Gleeman of The Athletic. This comes after Sports...
Pat Ragazzo of Sports Illustrated reports that the New York Mets have shown early interest in free agent starter Carlos Rodón as they look to add rotation help. The Mets had interest in Rodón last offseason as well before he signed a deal with the San Francisco Giants. Rodón, 29, declined his $22.5 million player option for the 2023 season earlier this week. The talented lefty is coming off a...
Carlos Rodón Position: Starting Pitcher Bats/Throws: L/L Age: 29 (12/10/1992) 2022 Traditional Stats: 31 GS, 178.0 IP, 2.88 ERA, 1.028 WHIP, 14-8 W/L, 237 K, 52 BB 2022 Advanced Stats: 140 ERA+, 33.4 K%, 7.3 BB%, 2.64 xERA, 2.25 FIP, 2.91 xFIP, 6.2 fWAR, 5.4 bWAR Rundown Carlos Rodon is a left-handed starting pitcher and an eight-year MLB veteran. Rodón, the third-overall pick in the 2014 MLB...
