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 [...]
News broke that the Mets were going to hire David Stearns on September 12 and his hiring became official on October 2. Stearns did not “officially” fire Buck Showalter because he was still under contract to the Brewers and allegedly had no contact or influence on what happened with the Mets from 9/12 to the [...]
Unlike the rest of the Winter Meetings, the Mets actually were active in the Rule 5 Draft. They selected a pitcher from the Rangers only to turn around and send him to the Red Sox. In return, the Mets received LHP Ryan Ammons, a 2023 draft pick from Clemson, who has yet to pitch professionally. [...]
The Mets have sent Tommy Pham to the Diamondbacks in exchange for shortstop Jeremy Rodriguez. A member of this year's international free agent class, Rodriguez was ranked 47th on MLB.com's list. Arizona signed him for a $1.25 million bonus. As a comparison, Mets' signee Cristopher Larez, also a shortstop, was ranked 43rd on the same [...]
You can't rebuild in New York, or so they say. Maybe we need to amend that to say repurpose, Billy Eppler's word after they traded Max Scherzer. The repurpose marches on, as the Mets have dealt Justin Verlander to the Astros for minor league outfielders Drew Gilbert and Ryan Clifford, just hours before today's trade [...]
Someone named Michael Schwab posted on X the following: I'm hearing a deal is in place to send Max Scherzer to the Texas Rangers, contingent on if he wavies his no-trade clause, per sources familiar with the conversations. Further down in the tweet someone said: Bro throwing a Hail Mary. Acting like he got sources [...]
It's official - the Mets are sellers. The club dealt its closer David Robertson to the division-rival Marlins in exchange for two minor leaguers late Thursday night. Coming to the Mets are 2B Marco Vargas and C Ronald Hernandez, with both of those players in short-season ball in the FCL with the Marlins prior to [...]
Many of us wanted Francisco Alvarez to be on the Opening Day roster. After seven games, Alvarez gets the call with Omar Narvaez going on the IL. Narvaez has a calf strain and will be sidelined for likely six weeks or more, so this won’t be a case for Alvarez being on the roster for [...]
There were two players that fans wondered if the Mets would look to lock up early. And the club did just that with Jeff McNeil, signing him to a 4/$50 million deal with a club option for a fifth season at $13.75 million. It seems like an incredible deal for a player coming off a [...]
The Carlos Correa era is over for the Mets, as the highly-desired free agent with the questionable long-term health status appears set to return to Minnesota. Correa now joins Carlos Beltran as former Astros who were set to join the Mets, only never to suit up for a single game with the club after agreeing [...]
The Mets made a surprise move, adding catcher Omar Narvaez on a 2/$15 million deal. An All-Star om 2021, Narvaez fell off offensively last year. But he remains a solid pitch framer and he posted a 1.1 fWAR in just 84 games played with a .597 OPS. For a comparison, James McCann had a .538 [...]
After spending one year with the Mets, Chris Bassitt will pitch next year in Toronto, as he agreed to a 3/$63 million deal with the Blue Jays. The Mets extended the Qualifying Offer to Bassitt, so as a Competitive Balance Tax Payer, they will receive a compensatory pick that falls after the fourth round of [...]
