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• Mets Sign Donovan Walton To Minors Contract

  17-11-2024 23:31 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  The Mets signed Donovan Walton to a minor league contract, according to the infielder’s MLB.com profile page.  Walton elected to become a free agent at the start of November when the Giants outrighted him off their 40-man roster — since Walton had previously been outrighted in his career, he has the right to opt for free agency rather than accept another outright assignment.
  The 30-year-old appeared in nine games after San Francisco selected Walton’s contract to the active
  
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• Mets Sign Jakson Reetz To Minor League Deal

  22-11-2024 19:30 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  The Mets announced Friday that they’ve signed catcher Jakson Reetz to a minor league deal. He’s been invited to major league spring training. Reetz is a client of Warner Sports Management.
  Reetz, 28, spent the 2024 season in the Giants organization. He appeared in only six big league games, homering once in 15 plate appearances, but spent the majority of his season in Triple-A. That marked his second straight year with the Giants’ top affiliate in Sacramento. He slashed .254/.3
  
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• Mets Agree To Minor League Deals With Joey Meneses, Hobie Harris

  22-11-2024 02:55 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  The Mets are in agreement with first baseman Joey Meneses and reliever Hobie Harris on minor league deals. Jon Heyman of the New York Post reported (X link) the Meneses deal, while MLB.com’s Anthony DiComo reported the Harris addition (on X). Meneses is a client of the MAS+ Agency; Harris is represented by Gaeta Sports Management.
  Both players are former Nationals. The 32-year-old Meneses spent two and a half seasons in Washington. He had a monster showing in a limited sample as a roo
  
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• Shohei Ohtani Wins NL MVP

  22-11-2024 01:14 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  Shohei Ohtani has his third MVP. The Baseball Writers Association of America announced that Ohtani won the National League MVP in his first season as a Dodger. Francisco Lindor landed in second place, while Ketel Marte rounds out the top three. Ohtani received all 30 first-place votes.
  Ohtani becomes the first full-time designated hitter to win MVP, as he was unable to pitch for the entire season after undergoing elbow surgery late last year. He joins Frank Robinson as the only players
  
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• Mets To Acquire Jose Siri

  19-11-2024 22:22 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  The Mets are acquiring outfielder Jose Siri from the Rays for reliever Eric Orze, reports Anthony DiComo of MLB.com (X link). Both players were on their teams’ 40-man roster, so the trade doesn’t have any impact on tonight’s Rule 5 protection deadline.
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• Mets Acquire Jose Siri

  19-11-2024 22:22 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  The Mets and Rays announced a one-for-one trade sending outfielder Jose Siri to New York for reliever Eric Orze. Both players were on their teams’ 40-man roster, so the trade doesn’t have any impact on tonight’s Rule 5 protection deadline.
  Siri, 29, spent two and a half seasons in Tampa Bay. The Rays acquired him from the Astros in a three-team trade at the 2022 deadline. Siri has been Kevin Cash’s primary center fielder going back to the start of the ’23 season. He
  
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• 12 Players Decline Qualifying Offers

  19-11-2024 21:58 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  Twelve of the 13 qualified free agents have declined the QO, tweets Mark Feinsand of MLB.com. The exception was Nick Martinez, who accepted the $21.05MM offer from the Reds over the weekend.
  The players who rejected the offer:Willy Adames (Brewers)
  Pete Alonso (Mets)
  Alex Bregman (Astros)
  Corbin Burnes (Orioles)
  Max Fried (Braves)
  Teoscar Hernández (Dodgers)
  Sean Manaea (Mets) — full post
  Nick Pivetta (Red Sox) — full post
  Anthony Santander (Orioles)
  Luis Severino (Mets) &mdas
  
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• Luis Severino To Decline Qualifying Offer

  19-11-2024 19:05 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  November 19: Severino is indeed declining the QO, tweets Tim Healey of Newsday.
  November 16: Right-hander Luis Severino is “likely” to decline the Qualifying Offer extended to him by the Mets earlier this month, according to a report from Will Sammon of The Athletic. Sammon adds that Severino “loves” playing in New York but is now expected to attempt to land a multi-year deal in free agency this winter.
  Severino, 30, is entering free agency for the second time this year.
  
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• Mets Sign Justin Hagenman To Major League Contract

  18-11-2024 22:20 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  The Mets announced that they have signed right-hander Justin Hagenman to a major league contract. He had just elected minor league free agency earlier this month. The club’s 40-man roster count jumps to 34.
  Hagenman, 28, cracks a major league roster for the first time. He was drafted by the Dodgers back in 2018 but when to the Red Sox as part of the 2023 deadline trade that sent Enrique Hernández to Los Angeles. The Sox never added Hagenman to their roster, so he qualified for minor
  
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• Sean Manaea To Reject Qualifying Offer

  18-11-2024 20:46 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  Left-hander Sean Manaea will reject the $21.05MM qualifying offer that was extended to him by the Mets, per Alden González of ESPN (X link). The southpaw was one of 13 players who received a qualifying offer this year, with the deadline for decisions tomorrow at 3pm Central.
  As noted by González, the news doesn’t come as a surprise, as Manaea never really seemed like a candidate to accept the offer. He has a lengthy track record of major league success, with an earned run ave
  
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• Quick Hits: Int’l Market, Mets, Soto, Soto, Matos, Rays, Yankees

  18-11-2024 06:07 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  Roki Sasaki’s impending move to Major League Baseball will have a big impact on the offseason pitching market, but plenty of shockwaves will be felt throughout the international signing market.  Baseball America’s Ben Badler recently outlined how several other prospects will be affected if Sasaki’s 45-day posting window stretches beyond January 15 and the start of the next international signing period.  If Sasaki doesn’t sign until after January 15, teams will h
  
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• Quick Hits: Int’l Market, Mets, Soto, Soto, Mateo, Rays, Yankees

  18-11-2024 06:07 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  Roki Sasaki’s impending move to Major League Baseball will have a big impact on the offseason pitching market, but plenty of shockwaves will be felt throughout the international signing market.  Baseball America’s Ben Badler recently outlined how several other prospects will be affected if Sasaki’s 45-day posting window stretches beyond January 15 and the start of the next international signing period.  If Sasaki doesn’t sign until after January 15, teams will h
  
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• Quick Hits: Int’l Market, Mets, Soto, Mateo, Rays, Yankees

  18-11-2024 06:07 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  Roki Sasaki’s impending move to Major League Baseball will have a big impact on the offseason pitching market, but plenty of shockwaves will be felt throughout the international signing market.  Baseball America’s Ben Badler recently outlined how several other prospects will be affected if Sasaki’s 45-day posting window stretches beyond January 15 and the start of the next international signing period.  If Sasaki doesn’t sign until after January 15, teams will h
  
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• Luis Severino Unlikely To Accept Qualifying Offer

  17-11-2024 04:50 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  Right-hander Luis Severino is “likely” to decline the Qualifying Offer extended to him by the Mets earlier this month, according to a report from Will Sammon of The Athletic. Sammon adds that Severino “loves” playing in New York but is now expected to attempt to land a multi-year deal in free agency this winter.
  Severino, 30, is entering free agency for the second time this year. The right-hander entered the open market last winter coming of a disastrous 2023 season with
  
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• Mets Hire Desi Druschel As Assistant Pitching Coach

  11-11-2024 22:39 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  The Mets have hired Desi Druschel as assistant pitching coach, per Andy Martino of SNY (X links). Druschel has had that same assistant pitching coach title with the Yankees for the past three years but will now move across to town to work for the Mets under pitching coach Jeremy Hefner. Yankee manager Aaron Boone said earlier today that there was one change coming to his coaching staff, so perhaps this was what he was referring to.
  Druschel has been coaching for years, working for high schools a
  
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• Mets Interested In Garrett Crochet

  09-11-2024 22:57 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  Garrett Crochet is the most obvious trade candidate of the 2024-25 offseason, and multiple clubs have already been linked to the White Sox left-hander both in recent days and dating back to last summer’s trade deadline.  The Mets are a new club to emerge in the hunt, as the New York Post’s Jon Heyman (hat tip to the Post’s Matt Ehalt) reports that the Amazins are also involved in talks about Crochet’s availability.
  The fit is obvious, as the Mets are in clear need of
  
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• Hal Steinbrenner To Meet With Boras/Soto

  09-11-2024 02:31 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  Yankees owner Hal Steinbrenner is scheduled to fly to Southern California for an in-person meeting with Juan Soto and agent Scott Boras, report Mark W. Sanchez and Jon Heyman of the New York Post. The Post reports that the sit-down will occur in about a week a half — a few days after Boras and Soto welcome Mets owner Steve Cohen.
  Boras suggested at this week’s GM Meetings that Soto plans to meet with the ownership group of every team that is pursuing him. That made it an inevitabilit
  
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• Tyrone Taylor Undergoes Hernia, Elbow Surgeries

  08-11-2024 19:45 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  Mets outfielder Tyrone Taylor underwent a pair of offseason surgeries, the team announced Friday. Taylor had an umbilical hernia repair performed back on Oct. 30 and just yesterday underwent a procedure to remove a loose body in his right elbow. Typical recovery for each surgery is about two months, per the team. Assuming Taylor’s rehab follows a similar timetable, he’d be ready in time for spring training.
  Taylor, 30, is headed into his second season with the Mets, who acquired him
  
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• Mets Owner Steve Cohen To Meet With Juan Soto, Scott Boras Next Week

  07-11-2024 23:21 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  The Mets have been expected to line up as one of Juan Soto’s primary suitors all winter, and after reaching out to agent Scott Boras on day one of the offseason, owner Steve Cohen is now set for an in-person visit with Soto and his agent in Southern California next week, reports Mike Puma of the New York Post. Of course, the Boras Corporation also represents key free agents like Pete Alonso, Corbin Burnes, Alex Bregman, Blake Snell, Sean Manaea, Yusei Kikuchi and Ha-Seong Kim. Whether Cohe
  
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• How Will The Market Value Pete Alonso?

  07-11-2024 23:00 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  There are a few players who are tough to predict during the preparation of the Top 50 free agents every year. Often, they're players whose reputation outpaces their statistical output, especially in their walk year. Pete Alonso is the best example this offseason.
  We landed on a five-year, $125MM prediction that ranked him seventh in the class. That seems to be below market consensus. Other estimates of Alonso's earning power have landed in the $140MM to $170MM range.* Those align more closely wi
  
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• Mets, Rico Garcia Agree To Minor League Deal

  07-11-2024 05:45 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  The Mets are in agreement with free agent reliever Rico Garcia on a minor league contract, reports Anthony DiComo of MLB.com (X link). The Gaeta Sports Management client gets an invite to big league Spring Training on a deal that would pay him a $900K base salary if he makes the big league roster.
  Garcia is trying to work back to the big leagues after spending this year in Triple-A. The righty had a nice year for Washington’s top affiliate. Garcia saved 20 games and turned in a 3.94 E
  
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• Willy Adames Reportedly Willing To Move Off Shortstop

  06-11-2024 21:18 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  The best available free agent shortstop is Willy Adames but he could also expand his market by playing elsewhere. Per Will Sammon and Katie Woo of The Athletic, Adames wants to stay at short but would be willing to move to other positions for the right offer from a competitive club. On the Baseball Tonight podcast, Jorge Castillo of ESPN says the Mets have considered signing Adames and moving him to third while others have also considered second base (39:05 mark of this link at Apple Podcasts li
  
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• 13 Players Receive Qualifying Offers

  04-11-2024 23:12 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  Today is the deadline for teams to decide whether or not to issue qualifying offers to eligible players. Per Jeff Passan of ESPN on X, 13 players have received the QO and they are:Juan Soto (Yankees)
  Corbin Burnes (Orioles)
  Alex Bregman (Astros)
  Max Fried (Braves)
  Willy Adames (Brewers)
  Pete Alonso (Mets)
  Anthony Santander (Orioles)
  Teoscar Hernandez (Dodgers)
  Nick Pivetta (Red Sox)
  Christian Walker (Diamondbacks)
  Sean Manaea (Mets)
  Luis Severino (Mets)
  Nick Martinez (Reds)
  More to come.
  
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• Mets Claim Luis De Los Santos

  04-11-2024 22:27 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  The Mets announced that they have claimed infielder Luis De Los Santos off waivers from the Blue Jays. Additionally, outfielder DJ Stewart as well as left-handers Joey Lucchesi and Matt Gage were outrighted off the 40-man roster. Stewart and Lucchesi elected free agency.
  More to come.
  
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• Mets To Issue Qualifying Offers To Severino, Manaea

  04-11-2024 22:14 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  The Mets are issuing the $21.05MM qualifying offer to both Luis Severino and Sean Manaea, reports Jon Heyman of The New York Post (X links). There’s no surprise in Manaea’s case, though Severino was more of a borderline call.
  Manaea is coming off one of the better platform years of anyone in the rotation class. He turned in a 3.47 earned run average through a career-high 181 2/3 innings. The southpaw had an excellent second half that coincided with a dip in his arm angle an
  
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• Mets Claim Kevin Herget From Brewers

  04-11-2024 20:06 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  The Mets have claimed right-hander Kevin Herget off waivers from the Brewers, per a report from Robert Murray of FanSided. There had been no prior indication that Herget was designated for assignment.
  More to come…
  
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• Mets Decline Team Option On Phil Maton

  04-11-2024 15:36 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  The Mets have declined their $7.75MM team option on right-hander Phil Maton, according to Jon Heyman of the New York Post. The 31-year-old will receive a $250K buyout and return to free agency.
  The decision isn’t much of a surprise, even though Maton pitched quite well for the club down the stretch this season. The veteran righty posted a 2.58 ERA with a nearly identical 2.57 FIP in 28 2/3 innings of work after being acquired from the Rays in early July, with a 26.5% strikeout rate against
  
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• Sean Manaea To Opt Out Of Mets Contract

  02-11-2024 16:45 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  Left-hander Sean Manaea is planning to opt out of the second year of his contract with the Mets, MLB.com’s Anthony DiComo writes (X link).  Manaea signed a two-year, $28MM free agent deal with New York last winter that contained the player option for the 2025 season, and he’ll now leave $13.5MM on the table in search of a longer and more lucrative guarantee this offseason.
  More to come…
  
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• Mets Among Roughly 11 Teams To Reach Out To Soto

  01-11-2024 04:31 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  Day One of the offseason means the Juan Soto pursuits are underway. Until Monday, only the Yankees are allowed to discuss salary figures. However, other teams can touch base with his camp to broadly express interest and pitch their organizations now that the World Series is finished.
  The top free agent has gotten no shortage of attention. Jon Heyman of the New York Post writes that 11 teams were in contact with Soto’s camp by Thursday morning. The Post’s Mike Puma relays that th
  
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• Mets Sign Dylan Covey To Major League Deal

  31-10-2024 18:29 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  The Mets have given out their first major league contract of the offseason, signing right-handed pitcher Dylan Covey to a one-year deal. The team announced the news this afternoon.
  More to come…
  
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