Scherzer is arguably the best pitcher in the game. But $40M per year for 3 years when you could’ve gotten Stroman and Baez for around the same just seems ludicrous to me. And what about the rest of our rotation? There’s no guarantee that DeGrom will be 100% ready by the start of the season….
Month: November 2021
Mets Sign Starling Marte to Four-Year, $78 Million Deal
YahooSports.com: Getting spurned by Steven Matz didn’t deter the New York Mets from diving back into the free agent pool face-first. The Mets pulled off a Black Friday heist, picking up Mark Canha, Eduardo Escobar and Starling Marte on Friday. Marte is the biggest prize of that trio. The 33-year-old agreed to a four-year, $78…
Aaron Loup Signs with Angels
NYPost.com: Aaron Loup has decided to celebrate one of the best seasons by a reliever in Mets history by going to Disneyland. The lefty reliever Monday reached agreement with the Angels on a two-year contract, the club announced. An industry source confirmed it’s a two-year deal worth $17 million with a team option for 2024….
Mets Looking At Japanese Slugger Seiya Suzuki For Outfield Spot
NYPost.com: The Mets are at least “entertaining” the idea of adding an outfielder and there’s a new free agent about to hit the market. Seiya Suzuki, a 27-year-old slugger, is set to be posted by his current team, the Hiroshima Toyo Carp, on Monday. As of now, the signing deadline for MLB teams would be…
New Mets GM Billy Eppler Meets Media, Talks ‘Aggressive’ Offseason Plan and New Manager
Word has it that the Mets owner Steve Cohen has given Eppier the green light to spend a huge chunk of money on a free agent market that includes Javier Baez and Marcus Stroman. Here’s hoping that Eppier first does the right thing and makes Buck Showalter the new manager.
Noah Syndergaard Leaves The Mets…For The Money
ESPN.COM: Right-hander Noah Syndergaard and the Los Angeles Angels have agreed to a one-year, $21 million deal, pending a physical, sources told ESPN on Tuesday. Syndergaard, 29, spent the first seven seasons of his career with the New York Mets, making one All-Star team and displaying perhaps the nastiest array of pitches for a starter…
Should The Mets Keep Robinson Cano?
Cano is 39yo and has been busted for PED’s twice now. He also has two years and $48 million remaining on his contract after sitting out 2021. However, with Cano’s old legs and the National League likely bringing on the DH in 2022, I say keep him as your full-time DH as well as a…
The Mets Can’t Let Aaron Loup Go To The Phillies
Signed to a one-year deal, Aaron Loup (6-0, 0.95 ERA, 1 HR allowed) had a phenomenal 2021. And now, GM or no GM, the Mets need to resign him. He’s already gone on record stating that he loves being in New York and wants to stay a Met, so this shouldn’t be complicated: give the…
Scott Boras: Michael Conforto Is the ‘King of Queens’
Boras is Conforto’s agent so you expect him to spout hyperbole like this. But coming off a season where he only hit .232 with 14 HR’s and 55 RBI’s in 406 at-bats, does Conforto really warrant the kind of longterm deal he’s seeking? Probably not. Still, I’ve always liked Conforto and want to see him…
RIP Pedro Feliciano
From ESPN.com: Former New York Mets reliever Pedro Feliciano, who pitched so often he earned the nickname Perpetual Pedro, has died. He was 45. Friends and former teammates told the Mets that Feliciano was found dead in his sleep Monday at home in Puerto Rico. The left-hander led the majors in appearances for three straight…