NYPost.com: Additional players almost certainly will be added to the Mets roster once the lockout concludes, and manager Buck Showalter acknowledged Friday that another outfielder could be a consideration. The Mets already signed free agents Starling Marte and Mark Canha this offseason to join Brandon Nimmo in the outfield, but beyond that there is haziness:…
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Jeff McNeil and Top Prospect Mark Vientos for Luis Castillo?
We need Castillo. But I’d only trade Vientos and McNeil if there’s a guarantee that we sign Kris Bryant afterwards.
Mets Round Out Coaching Staff With Glenn Sherlock Hire
NYDailyNews.com: Bench coach was the last major hole remaining on the Mets’ coaching staff, and now they’ve got someone on the case. The team is expected to hire Glenn Sherlock — who was a former minor league catcher and Mets’ coach under Terry Collins and Mickey Callaway — to be Buck Showalter’s top confidant in…
Buck Showalter Full Introductory News Conference
Analytics comes up way too much in this press conference. Like Showalter didn’t know what he was doing before analytics arrived? Just let the guy manage the team how wants to manage them and let his win-loss record determine if he wins or fails. I mean if the baseball nerds who love analytics so much…
Mets Name Buck Showalter As Team’s New Manager
ESPN.com: The New York Mets have hired Buck Showalter as their new manager, team owner Steven Cohen announced Saturday on Twitter. Showalter, 65, takes over for Luis Rojas, who was fired after a season in which the team held on to first place for 103 days but ultimately finished 77-85 and missed the playoffs. Great…
Can The Mets Just Hire Buck Showalter Already?
MLB.com: The Mets have whittled their list of manager candidates down to three, inviting Buck Showalter, Joe Espada and Matt Quatraro for second-round interviews, a source told MLB.com on Sunday. The Mets did not confirm the list as they are not commenting on the ongoing process. Team owner Steve Cohen, who sat out the first…
Max Scherzer, Mets Agree to Record Three-Year, $130 Million Deal
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….
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….
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…