Tag: Yacksel Ríos

2025 NRI Preview: Yacksel Ríos

The New York Mets in the president of baseball operations, David Stearns, era love loading up on hard-throwing pitchers on minor league deals, and that’s why the Mets brought in Yacksel Ríos in January 2024. Ríos, who leans on his mid-to-upper 90 mph fastball, fits that bill perfectly. Ríos was drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in 2011 out of high school. He made his major league debut in...

Morning Briefing: Stearns Praises New Additions, Still Wants More

Good morning, Mets fans! Mets president of baseball operations David Stearns introduced the Mets two biggest offseason signings to the club via Zoom on Wednesday afternoon. Among some of the better quotes in the press conference were in regards to Harrison Bader, as Stearns noted that he expects him to play a majority of the games at center field which would kick Brandon Nimmo to left field for...