Good morning, Mets fans! One of the last few notable starting pitcher free agents came off the board on Friday, with Zac Gallen re-signing with the Diamondbacks. Per Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic, the deal is for one-year, $22.025 million, the same value of the qualifying offer Gallen initially rejected. Gallen struggled to a 4.83 ERA in 2025, but he’s been the ace of the Arizona rotation...
Editor’s Notes – 13:35 Shelby Miller received UCL surgery back in October of 2025. He is likely to miss the entire 2026 season depending on his recovery timeline. Original Article The Mets’ roster for 2026 took shape this week with three key moves. The front office signed Bo Bichette to play third base, traded for Luis Robert Jr. to shore up their outfield, then made a...
Good morning, Mets fans! Brandon Nimmo has drawn interest from many teams this offseason, including a surprising suitor in the Tampa Bay Rays. Jon Heyman of the New York Post reports that the Rays have interest in the outfielder, as well as the Blue Jays, Giants and Mets. Spotrac has Nimmo’s market value set to 5-years, $106 million, which would be the biggest contract Tampa Bay would...
Gary LaRocque, 65, is the former scouting director, director of player development, and assistant general manager for the Mets. Most recently, he served as the director of player development for the St. Louis Cardinals. LaRocque graduated from the University of Hartford, where he was an education major, and lived in Connecticut for some time. The baseball veteran played professionally for the...
The Arizona Diamondbacks optioned their rookie outfielder-infielder Brandon Drury to Triple-A Reno on Sunday afternoon to clear a spot for right-hander Shelby Miller who was activated from the disabled list. The D’Backs wanted him to get more playing time in the minors rather than squander development time on the big-league bench, where Drury started just four of the past 11 games. Drury,...
Last night the Arizona Diamondbacks acquired right handed starter Shelby Miller from the Atlanta Braves. The Diamondbacks sent Ender Inciarte as well as top prospects Aaron Blair and Dansby Swanson to Atlanta in the deal. Miller posted a solid 3.02 ERA with 171 strikeouts and 73 walks in 205 innings pitched this season. While Miller’s record was only 6-17, he was a victim of poor luck and...
The New York Mets will try to shake off a couple of losses against the Yankees as the thy take on the Atlanta Braves tonight for the start of a three-game series at Citi Field. The Mets will turn to left-hander Jon Niese (8-10, 4.31) to be the stopper while he opposes right-hander Shelby Miller (5-15, 3.00) for the Braves. First pitch is at 7:10 PM. The Mets have 10 wins this year vs. Atlanta...
With David Wright getting the day off, Juan Uribe filled in for the Captain and had a huge night at the plate. He finished the day going 3-for-4 with three RBI against his former team as the Mets crushed the Braves 7-2. His first hit was a single in the fourth inning against Shelby Miller that ignited the Mets’ three run outburst. He later drove home Curtis Granderson on a bloop hit in the...
After taking the first game of the weekend series on Friday, the New York Mets will try to expand their first place lead against the Atlanta Braves on Saturday. Jacob deGrom (7-4, 2.42 ERA) takes the mound for the Mets and faces Braves ace Shelby Miller (5-2, 1.84 ERA) in what should be a great pitching fuel at Citi Field. First pitch is at 4:10 PM. The Mets are 23-10 at home which is tied for...
Jon Heyman of CBS Sports and beat reporter Joe Frisaro of MLB.com are reporting that the Miami Marlins will name current general manager, Dan Jennings, as the team’s new manager to replace Mike Redmond. The announcement will be made official during a press conference scheduled for 11AM this morning. The move comes as a shock because Jennings has never managed or coached in the majors or...
After one of the most active Winters ever, Jon Heyman of CBS Sports evaluates all the winners and losers so far. Here are the ones I cherry picked from the NL East including the Mets. Winners Marlins. They got off to a big start with the record $325-million deal for franchise player Giancarlo Stanton (with his out after $107 million and six years) and kept going, adding speedy Dee Gordon,...
Game 4 (Cardinals Lead 2-1) Los Angeles Dodgers at St. Louis Cardinals, Tuesday, Oct. 7, 5:00 PM, FS1 Clayton Kershaw (21-3, 1.77) vs Shelby Miller (10-9, 3.74) The Cardinals will look to land the finishing blow as they send Shelby Miller to the mound in his first ever playoff start. Miller has pitched in relief opportunities before for the Cardinals, in 2012 and 2013. Facing elimination, the...
