The Mets keep bringing in talent, as they inked Kodai Senga to a 5/$75 deal. The Senga signing gives the Mets five starters and likely ends the club's pursuit to re-sign Chris Bassitt. Although with the way Steve Cohen and Billy Eppler have acted this year, perhaps we shouldn't rule that out. Senga, who will [...]
The Mets went less than a week with just one ace, as they just signed Justin Verlander to a two-year deal with a vesting option for the third season. According to Anthony DiComo, it's "a two-year, $86 million contract with a $35 million vesting option for 2025." Verlander returned from missing most of the 2020 [...]
If a hitter has a great season in the last year of his contract, some will say it was driven by the desire to cash in on a lucrative new deal. But few say that about relievers. Well, Edwin Diaz cashed in on a great, great year with a reported 5-year, $102 million deal. Is [...]
The Mets made a trade on deadline day but not the blockbuster that some might have hoped for a few days ago. With Shohei Ohtani likely not being dealt and Juan Soto going to the Padres, the Mets traded for Darin Ruf, sending J.D. Davis, Thomas Szapucki , Nick Zwack and Carson Seymour to the [...]
The Mets acquired All-Star pitcher Chris Bassitt from the A's Saturday night, sending J.T. Ginn and Adam Oller to the A's to complete the deal. Bassitt finished eighth in the CY Award ballotting in 2020 and made the All-Star team last year, a season which he ended up going 12-4 with a 3.15 ERA and [...]
There’s been recent news in Mets-land, as the club promoted Ben Zauzmer to Assistant General Manager (AGM). Zauzmer joined the Mets last year, hired away from the Dodgers to become the Mets’ Director of Baseball Analytics. Zauzmer becomes the club’s third AGM, joining Ian Levin and Bryn Alderson. On the front office org chart at [...]
The Mets have chosen Buck Showalter to replace the fired Luis Rojas, inking the veteran skipper to a three-year deal. Since the end of the season, the Mets have hired a GM and manager and have made four major free agent signings, including Max Scherezer to a record-setting deal. What will people complain about now? [...]
While nothing official from SNY or elsewhere, 22 minutes ago ESPNRadio's Kevin Winter reported that the Mets and Max Scherzer have agreed to a 3/$130 deal. Let this be the official Scherzer does/doesn't sign with the Mets thread.
ESPN is reporting that Noah Syndergaard and the Angels have agreed on a 1/$21 deal. Syndergaard showed how grateful he really was to get the QO by becoming one of the first big free agents to switch teams. If you didn't think Syndergaard was worth the money for a QO - how do you wrap [...]
Just when we got used to the idea of Adam Cromie as the Mets’ new GM, word came out yesterday that Billy Eppler is likely to take the job. Eppler was previously the GM of the Angels but was fired before the start of last season. Before that, Eppler worked in a variety of positions [...]
The Mets send former first-round pick Pete Crow-Armstrong to the Cubs for Javier Baez and Trevor Williams. Crow-Armstrong seems like a heavy price to pay for a rental and a swing man but Baez does offer something that the club really needs in his ability to hit LHP. In 80 PA versus LHP this year, [...]
In a tweet yesterday, mets.com reporter Anthony DiComo said: “the Mets have signed nine free agents, completed seven trades and made their team better.” Well, make that 10 free agents, as the latest news is that the Mets have signed Taijuan Walker to fill out their rotation. As of right now, no terms are available, [...]