The Mets have largely already made the big roster decisions ahead of 2023 Opening Day. Brett Baty will start the year in Triple-A, as will Mark Vientos, and Darin Ruf was designated for assignment. The last couple weeks, I did roster projections for the first day of the season, but doing another one of those feels pretty cheap. The Mets will head into the season with Luis Guillorme, Tommy Pham,...
Edwin Díaz’s season-ending knee injury during the World Baseball Classic leaves the Mets bullpen one short as they prepare for the start of the 2023 season. Rumors are starting to resurface about a potential trade for Edwin’s younger brother and Cincinnati Reds reliever Alexis Díaz. The two teams discussed his availability last July, but the Mets feltEd the price to get him to Queens...
This Fan Shot was written by former MMO writer Satish Ram. As a once famed British professional wrestler used to take delight in saying, I am afraid I have some bad news to dole out to some of the fanbase—and that might be a common theme throughout this piece. The World Baseball Classic is the singular best thing for the game of baseball right now. I want to run that by you all again: there is...
Poor Billy Wagner… arguably the best left-handed reliever in the game and once again he failed to get enough votes for enshrinement in the Hall of Fame. And while Wagner was undoubtedly one of the most glaring snubs, he certainly was not the only one as Todd Helton, Andruw Jones, and former Mets Carlos Beltran and Jeff Kent all failed to make the grade. But hey, congratulations to Scott...
Steve Cohen might be vacationing in Hawaii, but the Mets owner still had an early Christmas gift for Mets fans early Wednesday morning. After his deal with the Giants fell through, the Mets swooped in and reportedly will sign Carlos Correa to a 12-year deal worth $315 million. Correa joins the likes of Edwin Díaz , Justin Verlander, Brandon Nimmo, David Robertson, José Quintana, and Kodai Senga...
The holidays are here! Steve Cohen has already gotten Mets fans a bunch of gifts and we’re so grateful. But what’s the one thing still on our Mets list? John Sheridan Michael Conforto Conforto was a Met through and through. We’ve seen him come through in big moments. He fills the need for a left fielder and a power bat. On that we should note the Mets brought in the right field...
It is the morning after the night before and life after Jacob deGrom starts now for the New York Mets, who face a plethora of key decisions that will define their offseason and perhaps the entire 2023 campaign. The dust still hasn’t settled on the blockbuster news that deGrom has opted to take his talents elsewhere in free agency, signing a five-year, $185 million contract with the Texas...
The name of the game for the Mets this offseason is pitching. New York lost three members of its rotation to free agency and now face the task of re-stocking it with frontline talent, which will likely be done through free agency. There are a number of intriguing options, some familiar and some not, that have become targets for the Mets and could theoretically fill that top-of-the-line role for...
Free agency in the MLB kicked off earlier in the week. It’s time to start talking about which players the Mets should acquire, who they should re-sign, or who it’s time to say goodbye to. So, where should they start? Here’s what we at MMO think. John Sheridan Jacob deGrom: Best pitcher in baseball. Brandon Nimmo: Only everyday center fielder on the market. Seth Lugo:...
All the top decision-makers in baseball were in Las Vegas on Tuesday as the GM Meetings kicked off what is sure to be an offseason filled with big-time players changing teams and no lockout or shortened season talk. That meant Mets’ general manager Billy Eppler talked to the media for the first time since the World Series ended and he touched on a variety of different topics that we will...
One of the biggest problems with the Mets’ front office turnover over the last three offseasons is the inability to lock up any of their homegrown players to long-term deals before they hit free agency. Brandon Nimmo and Seth Lugo will test the market this year, Noah Syndergaard, Michael Conforto and Zack Wheeler have done the same previously with varying success. But now with Billy Eppler...
