The New York Mets overall had a disappointing 2023 season. One of the few brights spots in that season was rookie catcher Francisco Alvarez. In his first full season in the major leagues, Alvarez showed glimpses of why he was the Mets No. 1 prospect, heading into 2023. Offensively, he showed his power in big [...]
The New York Mets have made moves in the offseason, to improve their starting rotation. They should now shift their attention to strengthening their bullpen, which was a struggle for all of 2023. Even though it was mainly due to the absence of closer Edwin Diaz and that he will be back this season, they [...]
Yesterday, the New York Mets announced the dates that they will retire Dwight Gooden and Darryl Strawberry’s numbers this upcoming season. The date for Gooden’s number is April 14, and for Strawberry, it’s June 1. Both are well deserving. They were two of the Mets’ biggest and brightest stars in the 1980s decade, providing lots [...]
The New York Mets made a move on Sunday morning, to improve their starting rotation. It was not highly touted starting pitchers in Blake Snell or Jordan Montgomery. Instead, it was another lefty starter in Sean Manaea. The Mets signed the southpaw to a two-year, $28 million contract. The deal includes an opt-out after the [...]
The New York Mets first acquisition of 2024 was another one to add depth. They signed outfielder Harrison Bader to a one-year, $10.5 million contract. Bader will provide more depth in the outfield and can play center field. His strengths are his defense and speed. Bader has played most of his games at center field [...]
The good news is that there are still plenty of good free agent players available. I’ve stressed enough previously of how much the Mets need more pitching. However, the Mets could also use more hitting too, especially at the Designated Hitter spot. And the perfect free agent, who can bolster the Mets DH spot, is [...]
There are still other solid pitching options for the Mets to sign. Biggest names remaining, are Blake Snell and Jordan Montgomery. Based on what was heard however, it seems like the Mets are going more with Plan B with the starting pitching and shifting towards cheaper short terms options after Snell and Montgomery. One of [...]
With the New York Mets missing out on Yoshinobu Yamamoto, the organization will focus on acquiring other free agent pitchers to bolster their starting rotation. There are still several names available in the free agent market. One of the top starters available, is Jordan Montgomery and here is why the Mets should go after him. [...]
While the entire baseball world is currently waiting for the Yoshinobu Yamamoto sweepstakes, the New York Mets quietly made another trade, to bolster their depth. The Mets made a trade with the Milwaukee Brewers, acquiring right-handed pitcher Adrian Houser and outfielder Tyrone Taylor, and sending minor-league pitcher Coleman Crow to the Brew Crew. Just like [...]
Right after Shohei Ohtani’s historic deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers, the main offseason focus has been on another Japanese star in starter Yoshinobu Yamamoto. Yamamoto is expected to pick a team soon. The New York Mets, New York Yankees and the Dodgers appear be the favorites to sign him. It will be a tight [...]
The New York Mets have yet to make a big splash this offseason. But they have made a flurry of small moves, to improve their depth. One of them, was acquiring reliever Jorge Lopez, to improve their vaunted bullpen. Lopez played for three teams in 2023, with the Minnesota Twins, Miami Marlins and Baltimore Orioles [...]
Entering this offseason, the New York Mets have question marks at several positions. One of them is third base. In 2023, the Mets had little production from the third base side. Whether it was Eduardo Escobar, Brett Baty, Mark Vientos or Ronny Mauricio, the Mets did not get much from any of them offensively and [...]