Good morning, Mets fans! Levi Weaver of The Athletic reports that Jacob deGrom has felt some tightness in his left side recently. Given the cold weather and how early it is in camp, the training staff is holding him back a day or two. It’s a tough start to camp for the Rangers’ new ace, whose career has been slowed by injuries as of late. Now, it is time for the morning briefing....
Good morning, Mets’ fans. It was a quiet day in terms of news in the baseball-world Saturday. The most notable was National League East foe, the Miami Marlins, ‘moving toward a deal’ with former Astro Yuli Gurriel. Though, no deal has been made official. Latest Mets News Trent McMaster on Saturday announced that he accepted a position with the Mets’ coaching staff as a performance coaching....
Good morning, Mets fans! The Miami Marlins seem to be making some news in both the free agent and trade markets. Jon Heyman of the New York Post is reporting the Marlins are among a few teams interested in signing relief pitcher Aroldis Chapman, who is also being considered by a few other MLB teams. The Marlins are also talking with the Minnesota Twins about their All-Star Luis Arraez, according...
Good morning, Mets fans! What a day New York had on Saturday. The Mets swept the Chicago Cubs in the teams’ split doubleheader. Each game went to extra innings and in each game the Mets showed a bit of the magic that has followed the team time and time again this season. New York will turn to David Peterson for the four-game series sweep heading in the All-Star break today. Latest Mets...
Shortstop Trevor Story has reached an agreement with the Boston Red Sox, according to a report from USA Today’s Bob Nightengale. Ken Rosenthal reports the deal is for six years and $140 million–the same numbers Javier Báez got from the Tigers–and Joel Sherman says there is a player option for the remainder of the contract after the fourth year. However, Sherman says the Red Sox...
UPDATE: 3/14/22, 2:02 PM EST Let’s catch up on some news and notes from this morning, shall we? Brad Hand will join the Phillies bullpen on a one-year, $6 million deal Sean Doolittle returns home to the Nationals on a one-year deal Ian Kennedy signed an incentive-laden contract with the Diamondbacks that could be worth up to $7 million. There was also a report that came out indicating...
The MLB lockout has been in place a little over one week. That’s not really long, but the absence of baseball news makes it seem longer. The Winter Meetings should be happening. We should be discussing the trades the Mets made, or did not make. Everything is off cycle now, and the real problem is that there is no sign of an imminent return to normalcy. Baseball has been down this path...
Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to be free, but do not give me any free agent tied to draft compensation. For the Mets, certain free agents need not apply and reach out to them this offseason. Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic reports the Mets are unlikely to add a free agent who rejected a qualifying offer from another club because of the draft compensation associated...
Trevor Story Position: SS Bats/Throws: R/R Age: 29 (11/15/1992) Traditional Stats: 142 games, .251/.329/.471, 34 2B, 24 HR, 75 RBI Advanced Stats: 100 wRC+, 3.5 fWAR, .341 wOBA Defensive Stats: 3.6 UZR, -7 OAA Rundown At 28, Trevor Story had his first season without Nolan Arenado by his side in the field and the lineup. Arenado made up for Story’s defensive deficiencies and meant opposing...
Don’t be at all surprised if the Mets make a major move at the Trade Deadline. Per Kiley McDaniel of ESPN, the market is anticipating a big move by the Mets. Currently holding a four-game lead atop the NL East with a 54-46 record – this was written before the conclusion of today’s series finale against the Braves – the Mets are getting ready for a return to the postseason...
We’re just under one week away from the July 30 trade deadline, and yet, there haven’t been many notable trades up to this point, meaning these next few days could prove to be fairly eventful across the entire majors. Despite sitting at the top of the National League East Division, the New York Mets could benefit from making some upgrades to multiple areas on their roster, including...
The New York Mets (21-20) sent David Peterson to the mound as they opened a three-game series with the Colorado Rockies (19-29) at Citi Field. The southpaw entered the game with a 4.97 ERA, 4.12 FIP, and 1.263 WHIP from his prior eight starts of the season. He dominated in the first four innings of his last start before imploding in the fifth to allow a total of five hits, one walk, and three...
