Harrison Bader’s one-year deal adds $10.5 million to both the Opening Day payroll and – more importantly – to the 40-man Competitive Balance Tax payroll. It’s difficult to establish what the latter sits at now, with the unknown of arbitration salaries. Cot’s estimates it to be $306.4 million, while Spotrac has it at $293.2 million. [...]
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 [...]
According to Baseball-Reference, 170 free agents have signed here in the 2023-24 offseason. It feels like most of them have been low-level moves. No doubt that’s driven by the fact that only half of the top 10 free agents on FanGraphs’ top 50 list have signed a deal so far. And it’s not just the [...]
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. [...]
When you evaluate why some baseball teams seem to thrive, you generally look for some standout performances from their front line starters, shut down relievers, some very strong home run and RBI bats in the lineup, and some players whose defense prevents opposing runners from scoring. Under Steve Cohen's ownership, the Mets tried to bring [...]
It was a shock to everyone when Billy Eppler abruptly resigned just a few days after David Stearns took over as President of Baseball Operations. All along the story had been that Eppler was willing to work under Stearns and it was a surprise to see his tune change so quickly. Well, we didn't have [...]
Late Thursday night news came out that Yoshinobu Yamamoto had come to an agreement with the Dodgers on a 12/$325 million deal. It’s been a terrific offseason for Dodger fans, who have seen the team add Shohei Ohtani and Yamamoto in free agency, while also trading for Tyler Glasnow. Some worry about teams that prioritize [...]
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 [...]
Are you playing Immaculate Grid over at Baseball-Reference? If not, you owe it to yourself to give it a try. Just go to the B-R home page and there’s a link to the game in the upper left. It’s a daily game, complete with a link to their archives. Thursday’s game is the 256th, so [...]