The Mets continue to make moves on the margins, as they acquired reliever Huascar Brazobán from the Marlins. Brazoban has appeared in 97 games for the Marlins over the past three years and has posted a 3.56 ERA in 121.1 IP. He’s having his best season this year, with a 2.93 ERA and a 2.63 [...]
If you were worried that the Mets would be without a Tyler/Tylor with the trade to acquire Paul Blackburn to take Tylor Megill’s spot, fear not. The club pulled off another deal with the Rays, acquiring reliever Tyler Zuber. While he has limited MLB experience under his belt, Zuber is a fastball-slider pitcher, with an [...]
The Mets made a move to add depth to their starting pitching by acquiring Paul Blackburn from the A’s. Blackburn, who has spent a good deal of this season on the IL, has a 4.41 ERA in nine starts and 51 IP this season. Perhaps the best thing about Blackburn is that he throws strikes. [...]
The Mets designated Julio Teheran for assignment, calling up Dedniel Nunez to replace him on the active roster. The team clearly could use another bullpen arm right now and when Teheran’s spot in the rotation comes up again, they’ll be able to promote Jose Butto, as the 15-day window of his being optioned to the [...]
Longtime readers will know my oft-stated distaste of the Mets’ organization’s preference for guys who were good on another team three or more years – but who now stink – over giving guys from their own organization a shot. And it’s true whether it was dumpster diving for starting pitchers or recycling old first basemen [...]
Depending on your point of view, the Mets either reversed course or kept on the path, as they signed J.D. Martinez to a 1/$12 deal to be the team’s designated hitter. We heard rumors of the Mets signing Martinez and it’s not hard to imagine that Martinez backed off some on his initial demands. The [...]
The New York Mets made another bullpen move. After retaining Adam Ottavino, the Mets added another right-handed reliever in Shintaro Fujinami. The team signed Fujinami to a one-year, $3.35 million contract. The deal also includes $850,00 in incentives. Fujinami, 29, pitched for the Oakland A’s and the Baltimore Orioles last season. Overall, he had a [...]
The New York Mets brought back a familiar face to their bullpen. They brought back righty Adam Ottavino on a one-year, $4.5 million deal. Ottavino will help the bullpen, which struggled mightily last season. Even though he too was up and down in 2023, he is still one of their more reliable relievers and had [...]
After turning down his $6.75 million player option after being unable to secure a multi-year deal, Adam Ottavino rejoins the Mets on a 1/$4.5 million deal. His option contained deferred money, so he may not be as bad off as it appears on first glance. But it works out well for the Mets, who bring [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]