- Luis Severino has joined the Mets in free agency after a mixed history with the Yankees. His career with the Yankees was marked by both success and extensive injuries. Severino signed a one-year, $13 million deal with the Mets.
Mets' Catching Depth:
- The Mets' catching depth is a concern, regarding Omar Narváez's performance and health. Cooper Hmel is considered a potential replacement for Narváez. They also picked up Tyler Heineman.
- Joey Wendle was picked up to replace LG as the utility man.
- Kyle Crick, a new Mets relief pitcher, has joined on a minor league deal with hopes of strengthening the bullpen.
The Mets have signed Austin Adams, Joseph Yabbour, Andre Scrubb and Cole Sulser to aid bullpen depth.
Mets Winter Meetings Focus:
- The Mets are expected to be active at the Winter Meetings, with a focus on acquiring an outfielder, starting pitching, and relief pitching. They are also interested in improving run prevention and outfield defense.
- The team may engage in trade talks, expect to hear the usual prospect names such as Kevin Parada, Brett Baty, Mark Vientos, and Ronny Mauricio.
Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Player Meetings:
- The New York Mets are planning to meet with Japanese pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto in the next week and he is expected to continue to draw significant interest from MLB teams.
- Shohei Ohtani is also expected to make a decision on his next team soon, with bids for his services surpassing $500 million.
- The Mets are also considering Korean outfielder Jung Hoo Lee.
Summary from pre Winter Meeting thread:
Hall of Fame Ballot Newbies: Inclusion of players like Big Sexy, Wright, and Reyes in the Hall of Fame ballot.
- Several iconic Yankees and Mets greats were in contention for Hall of Fame induction, but they fell short of the required votes.
Management and Coaching Updates: Significant changes in the Mets' management and coaching staff, including a new contract for manager Mendoza. Bench coach vacancy and role shifts for Eric Chavez and Jeremy Barnes as hitting coaches. Introduction of Kris Gross and Andy Green in player development and amateur scouting.
Pitching Strategy and Market Moves: Focus on fortifying the rotation, implications of the Cardinals' signings, and the pursuit of high-caliber pitchers.
Bullpen and Player Performance: Signing of BP arms to minor league deals and review of the players.
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In fairness it’s coming from multiple writers. Sammon and Puma both mentioned him by name and now Mike Mayer
it sure seems Story is cooked, and Anthony at 19 has risk all over him, but that is the kind of transaction I'd be looking at to rebuild.
And I'm not sure if this kind of thing is allowed but I'd make it really attractive to Story to opt out after 2025. I'd offer a $0 contract with 10M deferred so it doesn't count on the Luxury tax - some kind of creative buyout.
it sure seems Story is cooked, and Anthony at 19 has risk all over him, but that is the kind of transaction I'd be looking at to rebuild.
And I'm not sure if this kind of thing is allowed but I'd make it really attractive to Story to opt out after 2025. I'd offer a $0 contract with 10M deferred so it doesn't count on the Luxury tax - some kind of creative buyout.
Without thinking twice. Anthony will be a top 5-10 prospect in baseball at this time next season. Quote me (*barring injury)
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offer Trevor Story for Alonso, but they throw in Roman Anthony, do you do it?
it sure seems Story is cooked, and Anthony at 19 has risk all over him, but that is the kind of transaction I'd be looking at to rebuild.
And I'm not sure if this kind of thing is allowed but I'd make it really attractive to Story to opt out after 2025. I'd offer a $0 contract with 10M deferred so it doesn't count on the Luxury tax - some kind of creative buyout.
Without thinking twice. Anthony will be a top 5-10 prospect in baseball at this time next season. Quote me (*barring injury)
Would the Sox do it to shed salary? or is Anthony to highly regarded. I'd say Marcelo Mayer but here in Boston he's the next Nomar.
-interesting (maybe just to me). Demarlo Hale is the Gibbons/Mendoza connections (Hale is friends with both) and Mendoza went to Stearns with the r commendation. So he didn’t have Gibbons forced upon him at all.
He will earn $18 million this season.
He will earn $22 million in 2025.
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Atlanta wastes no time signing Chris Sale to an extension. He will make $16 million in 2024 and the Red Sox sent $17 mil over in the trade. The salary does jump to $22 mil in 2025 and there is a club option for 2026.
a 65 grade minor leaguer would be the #1 player in minors because there are none of them goes up to being valued at $62m, so that is roughly how under water Story's contract is, though i think the red sox (and most other teams) would suffer the $ pain of affording 1 less giolito signing for the next 4 years before cutting off their nose to spite their face.
i dont think other teams are going to value alonso as a deal breaker right now given he's likely going to UFA with boras next year. at the deadline as a 'final piece' i think you should be able to get a fringe top 50 gilbert or acuna from a contender looking to go for it.
i say we protest and stay in this thread until they sign someone and then we make that the new thread.
nothing groundbreaking here but this is from feinsand and his guess on imanaga is mets.
Based on conversations with executives and other industry types, I’m not sure that strong favorites have emerged yet for any of the three. Predicting these things never seems to go well, but if I had to guess right now (which apparently I do), I would say Imanaga signs with the Mets, Montgomery reunites with the Yankees and Snell signs with the Angels … or Giants.
also has them connected to 2/3 sp (i assume montgomery the other):
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Hey Dan - what goes into making these projections? They seem so arbitrary. Blake Snell, who just won the CY (his second), is projected for a big jump in ERA. But Spencer Strider with only two years of experience is projected to have a much improved ERA? I was just curious.