With Shohei Ohtani off the board, the next big free agent watch in baseball is one that concerns the New York Mets much more: Yoshinobu Yamamoto. Rumors and reports change daily, though many treat the Mets as underdogs in the race. While Yamamoto is the big fish, the Mets have made virtually no other moves outside some low-level bullpen additions and Luis Severino on a one-year deal. Joey...
After already signing former Met Seth Lugo, the Kansas City Royals signed another former Met Michael Wacha along with Hunter Renfroe to multi-year deals on Friday.
Updated Post – Dec. 12 at 3:02 PM According to Anne Rogers of MLB dot com, the Kansas City Royals are finalizing a deal with right-handed pitcher Seth Lugo. Jon Morosi of MLB Network reports it’s a three-year deal worth $45 million. The Mets, Braves, and Red Sox were among the teams that showed interest in the starter. Original Post – Dec. 12 at 12:46 PM As the offseason...
Good morning, Mets fans! The Mets started to make their initial free agency signings Wednesday as they added depth to both the starting rotation and the infield. They started the day by bringing in a player who spent his first eight season in the big leagues just a borough over, as they signed former Yankee Luis Severino to a one-year deal. The former Yankee is expected to be more of a...
Everybody loves a redemption story. It’s a tale as old as time. But how often do former players return to clubs they once played on? Some players left on good terms, and other players not so much. In other situations, players were either experiencing a career rejuvenation or just getting off to a slow start. MMO challenged two writers to decide which players they would want to make a...
There is no secret what the New York Mets and new president of baseball operations, David Stearns, main priority will be this offseason. Pitching, pitching, and some more pitching. Right now, the team only has two starters locked into their 2024 rotation; Kodai Senga and José Quintana. This leaves three spots to be filled, with only a couple, mediocre (Joey Lucchesi 5.48 xERA last season, Tylor...
Seth Lugo Position: Starting Pitcher Bats/Throws: R/R Age: 11/07/1989 (33) Traditional Stats: 26 GS, 8-7, 3.57 ERA, 1.203 WHIP, 140 K, 146.1 IP Advanced Stats: 2.8 fWAR, 3.83 FIP, 4.48 xERA, 6.0 BB%, 23.2 K% Rundown It all began for Seth Lugo when the New York Mets selected him in the 34th round of the 2011 MLB Draft. The lottery ticket would toil for several years in the minor league system...
Monday is the deadline for teams and players to decide on options for the 2024 season. However, decisions started trickling out on Thursday after the conclusion of the World Series, and there already have been a couple of interesting names added to the free-agent pool. Former Met Seth Lugo and former World Series MVP Jorge Soler headline the players who declined or had their option declined and...
This was a no-hitter regardless of how you viewed it or how many pitchers it took. The Mets waited more than 50 years for their first: Johan Santana providing the entirety of the 134 tosses on a Friday night at Citi Field. They waited nearly 10 years for the next one: also on a Friday night, also at Citi Field, but using five pitchers to deliver the 159 needed against the Philadelphia Phillies....
Good morning, Mets fans! The Mets begin a three-game set with the Brewers at American Family Field today — the same ballpark where they clinched a playoff spot last year. Carlos Carrasco will take the hill for the first time this season, facing off against right-hander Freddy Peralta in the Brewers’ home opener. Carrasco is coming off a solid 2022, in which he went 15-7 with a 3.97...
Allow me to channel my inner Brad Pitt for a second and get this out of the way: “Guys you’re still trying to replace Díaz and we can’t do it. Now what we might be able to do is recreate him, recreate him in the aggregate.” Here is the spoiler to this article, at this current moment in the middle of March, they do not need to trade for Alexis Díaz or David Bednar. If the...
Good morning, Mets fan! Wayne Randazzo is leaving his role in the Mets’ broadcast booth and is expected to become the new television play-by-play voice of the Los Angeles Angels, Sam Blum of The Athletic reported. Randazzo joined the Mets as the pre-and postgame show host for 710 WOR in 2015 and joined Howie Rose in the WCBS booth in 2019 following the departure of Josh Lewin. This year,...
