The World Baseball Classic starts Tuesday night with a matchup between Cuba and the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Before that gets started, let’s rank every team playing in the 2023 WBC. 1. USA Trout. Mookie. Goldy. Arenado. Realmuto. Turner. Tucker. Simply put, this may be the best batting lineup we’ve ever seen in baseball history. Chock-full of MVPs and All-Stars, the batting order...
Baseball fans across the globe are gearing up for the biggest stage for international play. Even with some big names recently opting-out of the World Baseball Classic (WBC), the tournament is set to begin on March 7. Clayton Kershaw, Jhoan Duran, Paolo Espino, Ramón Urías are among the names who opted out for various reasons, the most interesting reason being due to not gaining clearance by...
Good morning, Mets fans! On Friday, three former Mets, including two members from the 2022 squad, were officially announced as joining new clubs. The Philadelphia Phillies, Oakland A’s, and Los Angeles Dodgers announced the signings of Taijuan Walker, Trevor May, and Noah Syndergaard respectively. With the Mets last year Taijuan Walker put up a respectable 3.49 ERA in 29 starts with the...
Recently we have seen some Major League Baseball contracts with longer-than-usual durations. Consider Trea Turner’s deal with the Philadelphia Phillies (11 years), Carlos Correa’s contract with the San Francisco Giants (13 years), and Xander Bogaerts’ contract with the San Diego Padres (11 years). Teams and players are free to negotiate mutually beneficial deals, but if...
Good morning, Mets fans! The baseball world quieted down a bit after a busy Winter Meetings, but there are still plenty of rumors going around. Jon Heyman of the New York Post reports that there are about half a dozen teams interested in Justin Turner, with the Dodgers, Diamondbacks, and Marlins included among those teams. Now it’s time for the morning briefing! Latest Mets News On Friday,...
MLB released its All-MLB teams on Monday night, highlighting the games’ top players over the course of the entire season. The Mets had three players make the first and second teams. Edwin Diaz earned first-team honors as a reliever, and Francisco Lindor and Max Scherzer earned spots on the second team of the fourth-annual list. Díaz was probably the best reliever in baseball this season...
Mets free agent centerfielder Brandon Nimmo is in San Diego this week to meet with teams at the winter meetings, according to Tim Healey of Newsday. Nimmo, 29, is a UFA after spending the last seven seasons with the Mets. Nimmo headlines an incredibly weak free agent group of centerfielders and is drawing interest from around the league after putting together his best season. Joining Nimmo as a...
With Jacob deGrom now officially a member of the Texas Rangers, the New York Mets are turning their attention to other pitchers and are showing interest in free agent starter Jameson Taillon, per Jon Heyman of The New York Post. After deGrom sent shockwaves through the baseball world on Friday by signing a five-year, $185 million contract with the Rangers, the hard work starts now for the Mets...
November 15, 2022, 10:50 A.M. SNY’s Andy Martino reports the Mets are “forging ahead” with their pursuit of Kodai Senga, the 29-year-old NPB pitching star. He said Senga is in the United States meeting with teams, and the Mets will meet with him. Just today, MMO dissected Senga as a free agent. November 6, 2022, 1:30 P.M. Per Jon Morosi of MLB Network, among others, Japanese...
Good morning, Mets fans! Mike Puma of the New York post reports that Seth Lugo has garnered interest from several teams in the early stages of free agency. Puma added that the Mets have not been one of those teams. Lugo has been a staple in the Mets’ bullpen since 2016. In 2022, after a shaky start to the season, he became one of the more reliable pieces of the bullpen and was often used...
