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• Mets To Sign Clay Holmes As Starting Pitcher

  07-12-2024 02:17 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  7:17pm: There’s an opt-out after the second season, according to ESPN’s Jeff Passan (X link). Passan confirms the Mets view Holmes as a starter.
  7:15pm; It’s a three-year deal with a guarantee around $38MM, Sherman reports (on X).
  7:12pm: The Mets are in agreement with righty Clay Holmes, reports Joel Sherman of the New York Post (X link). The deal is pending a physical. Sherman reported earlier this week that the Mets were considering Holmes as a rotation option. He&rsquo
  
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• Mets To Sign Sean Manaea

  23-12-2024 08:01 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  The Mets have agreed to a three-year, $75MM contract with left-hander Sean Manaea, according to a report from Jeff Passan of ESPN. As noted by Jon Heyman of the New York Post, the deal is pending a physical.
  More to come…
  
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• Nine Teams Exceeded Luxury Tax Threshold In 2024

  21-12-2024 03:24 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  Major League Baseball finalized its luxury tax calculations for 2024. ESPN’s Jesse Rogers was first to report the list of payors, while Ronald Blum of the Associated Press reports the details. A record nine teams surpassed the $237MM competitive balance tax threshold. In a separate post, The Associated Press lists the finalized CBT numbers for all 30 teams.
  The payments are as follows:Dodgers: $103MM
  Mets: $97.1MM
  Yankees: $62.5MM
  Phillies: $14.4MM
  Braves: $14MM
  Rangers: $10.8MM
  Astros: $6
  
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• Mariners, Nationals, Mets Interested In Paul Goldschmidt

  21-12-2024 00:26 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  Veteran first baseman appears to be drawing a lot of interest as a free agent. Bob Nightengale of USA Today reports that the Yankees, Giants, Mariners, Nationals and Mets are all engaged with him. The connections to the Yankees and Giants have been previously covered at MLBTR, as well as interest from the Tigers.
  Coming into the winter, the free agent market for first basemen had various intriguing options, but their respective ages gave them different levels of earning power. As part of MLBTR&r
  
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• Mets To Sign Anthony Gose, Luis Ortiz To Minor League Deals

  20-12-2024 21:14 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  The Mets have minor league deals in place with left-hander Anthony Gose and right-hander Luis Ortiz, reports Anthony DiComo of MLB.com. Both pitchers also receive invites to major league spring training.
  Gose, 34, spent many years as a position player in the majors but didn’t find much success and converted to the mound. In that role, he has intrigued with some high velocity and strikeout potential but has also shown control issues.
  He tossed 27 2/3 innings for the Guardians over 2021 and
  
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• Mets Meet With Roki Sasaki

  20-12-2024 06:11 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  The Mets had a meeting with Roki Sasaki on Thursday, reports Andy Martino of SNY. They’re the second team that has been publicly revealed to meet with the NPB star. Yankees general manager Brian Cashman told reporters (including MLB.com’s Bryan Hoch) on Wednesday that Sasaki had scheduled an in-person meeting with the club. It’s not clear when that will take place.
  Virtually every team would love to land Sasaki. It stands to reason that most, if not all, clubs have at least pre
  
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• Mets Sign Griffin Canning

  19-12-2024 04:45 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  The Mets finalized the signing of right-hander Griffin Canning to a one-year free agent deal. The Wasserman client is reportedly guaranteed $4.25MM and could make an additional $1MM via incentives. Canning would unlock $250K bonuses for reaching 22, 25, 28 and 31 starts. The Mets had four open roster spots, so no corresponding move was necessary.
  This will technically be Canning’s third team of the offseason. The Angels dealt him to the Braves in a one-for-one swap for Jorge Soler within h
  
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• Mets To Sign Griffin Canning

  19-12-2024 03:53 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  The Mets are in agreement with Griffin Canning on a one-year, $4.25MM free agent deal, reports Ken Rosenthal of the Athletic. The contract, which is pending a physical, contains another $1MM in performance bonuses.
  This will technically be Canning’s third team of the offseason. The Angels dealt him to the Braves in a one-for-one swap for Jorge Soler within hours of the trade market reopening. As MLBTR’s Steve Adams pointed out at the time, Canning wasn’t a lock to stick in Atla
  
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• Mets, Chris Williams Agree To Minor League Deal

  18-12-2024 22:35 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  3:35pm: Manny Gómez of NJ Advanced Media reports that there’s no deal in place with Reyes, which MLBTR has confirmed.
  3:20pm: The Mets have agreed to a minor league deal with right-hander Alex Reyes, reports Aram Leighton of Just Baseball. The righty also receives an invite to major league spring training. The Mets also signed catcher Chris Williams to a minor league pact, per Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic.
  Reyes, 30, is a major unknown at this point in his career. He was once one o
  
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• Mets, Alex Reyes Reportedly Agree To Minor League Deal

  18-12-2024 22:35 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  3:35pm: There are conflicting reports about the Reyes deal, with Manny Gómez of NJ Advanced Media reporting that there’s no deal in place though the Mets had interest in Reyes last offseason and in the present as well.
  3:20pm: The Mets have agreed to a minor league deal with right-hander Alex Reyes, reports Aram Leighton of Just Baseball. The righty also receives an invite to major league spring training. The Mets also signed catcher Chris Williams to a minor league pact, per Ken Ro
  
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• Mets, Brandon Waddell Agree To Minor League Deal

  17-12-2024 03:32 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  The Mets are in agreement with left-hander Brandon Waddell on a minor league contract, reports Robert Murray of FanSided. While it was initially reported as an MLB deal, Murray subsequently issued a correction. The deal is pending a physical.
  Waddell is the second former member of the Korea Baseball Organization’s Doosan Bears to agree to terms with the Mets today. New York added multi-positional bat Jared Young on an MLB split deal after he clubbed 10 homers in 38 games for the Bears
  
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• Mets, Brandon Waddell Agree To Big League Deal

  17-12-2024 03:11 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  The Mets are in agreement with left-hander Brandon Waddell on a major league contract, reports Robert Murray of FanSided (X link). The deal is pending a physical.
  More to come.
  
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• Mets Sign Jared Young To Major League Deal

  17-12-2024 00:20 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  The Mets announced that they have signed infielder Jared Young to a one-year major league contract. The club has multiple vacancies on its 40-man roster and won’t need to make a corresponding move for the Ball Players Agency client.
  Young, 29, has struggled with strikeouts in his very limited major league career but has performed well in the minors and in Korea. In 2022 and 2023, he got into 22 games for the Cubs and stepped to the plate 69 times. He struck out in 29% of those appearances
  
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• Mets, Orioles Among Teams To Inquire After Luis Castillo

  15-12-2024 03:01 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  Mariners right-hander Luis Castillo has received plenty of interest from various clubs amid a hot market for starting pitching this winter, with the Red Sox and Cubs among the teams who have been connected to the right-hander so far. A report from The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal this evening name-checks two more clubs who have “at least inquired” after the veteran: the Mets and the Orioles. With that said, however, Rosenthal emphasizes that Mariners are only willing to deal Castil
  
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• MLBTR Podcast: Winter Meetings Recap

  13-12-2024 17:25 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  The latest episode of the MLB Trade Rumors Podcast is now live on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and wherever you get your podcasts! Make sure you subscribe as well! You can also use the player at this link to listen, if you don’t use Spotify or Apple for podcasts.This week, host Darragh McDonald is joined by Tim Dierkes, Steve Adams and Anthony Franco of MLB Trade Rumors to discuss…The Mets signing Juan Soto (2:35)
  The Yankees to sign Max Fried (26:05)
  The Red Sox acquirin
  
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• Cohen: Mets “Still Engaged” With Alonso

  13-12-2024 03:23 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  At this afternoon’s presser to introduce Juan Soto, Mets owner Steve Cohen said the team is “still engaged” with Pete Alonso (link via Tim Britton and Will Sammon of the Athletic). That comes a few days after baseball operations president David Stearns said at the Winter Meetings that the team would “love to bring Pete back.”
  There hasn’t been much public chatter about Alonso’s free agency. Jon Heyman of the New York Post wrote last night that Alons
  
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• Mets Willing To Pay Down Salary To Facilitate Starling Marte Trade

  12-12-2024 03:17 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  The Mets are open to paying down part of Starling Marte’s contract to facilitate a trade, write Tim Britton and Will Sammon of the Athletic. There’s nothing to suggest a deal is imminent or guaranteed to happen at all, but the Mets could consider the veteran outfielder expandable.
  After finalizing the Juan Soto signing, New York has an excellent outfield. Soto and Brandon Nimmo will play the corners. Tyrone Taylor had a nice first season in Queens and projects as
  
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• Mets Sign Juan Soto

  12-12-2024 00:19 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  Juan Soto is officially a New York Met. The team announced the signing on Wednesday evening after the star outfielder passed his physical. He’ll be introduced in a press conference tomorrow at Citi Field. Soto shattered contract records as the Winter Meetings began on Sunday evening, agreeing to a stunning 15-year, $765MM deal. Soto would be able to opt out of the deal after the 2029 season, though the Mets can prevent that by triggering an escalator that raises his salaries by $4MM annual
  
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• Phillies Trade Rule 5 Pick Mike Vasil To Rays

  12-12-2024 00:11 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  Mike Vasil wasn’t with the Phillies for long. Soon after the Phillies selected the right-hander from the Mets in the Rule 5 draft, they turned around and flipped him to the Rays for cash considerations. Both teams have confirmed the deal.
  Once a promising draft prospect in high school, Vasil suffered an injury in his senior year. He ended up withdrawing himself from the 2018 draft and attended the University of Virginia instead. Unfortunately, his stock plummeted after a rough few years in
  
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• 2024 Rule 5 Draft Results

  11-12-2024 20:35 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  The 2024 Rule 5 draft took place this afternoon at the Winter Meetings in Dallas. The results of the draft are below.
  As a refresher, the Rule 5 draft is a way for players potentially talented enough for the big leagues but blocked by their current clubs to find opportunities elsewhere. Any players that were 18 and under at the time of their original signing and have played five professional seasons, and any players who signed at 19 years of age or older at signing that now have four professiona
  
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• Nolan Arenado Willing To Approve Trades To Six Teams

  11-12-2024 08:51 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  As Nolan Arenado’s trade market continues to percolate, the no-trade clause in the third baseman’s contract puts Arenado and his camp in the driver’s seat when it comes to determining whether or not he’ll leave the Cardinals.  MLB.com’s John Denton reports that Arenado would okay a deal to any of the Angels, Dodgers, Padres, Phillies, Mets, or Red Sox.  It isn’t known if these are the only six clubs on what Denton describes as Arenado’s “
  
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• Yankees, Mets Among Top Suitors For Garrett Crochet

  10-12-2024 04:46 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  One day after the Mets and Yankees finished battling for the top free agent, they’re in the competition for arguably the winter’s #1 trade candidate. Ken Rosenthal and Will Sammon of the Athletic report that the New York teams are currently the most aggressive suitors for White Sox’s lefty Garrett Crochet.
  The Athletic writes that the Red Sox and Phillies have also expressed interest, but they appear to be behind the New York teams for the moment. Jon Morosi of the MLB Net
  
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• Mets Notes: Bregman, Alonso, Loaisiga, Blackburn, Mauricio

  10-12-2024 03:16 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  As if signing Juan Soto to a record contract wasn’t enough, the Mets could be exploring another big-ticket addition for the corner infield.  Ari Alexander of KPRC (X link) reports that the Mets are among the teams who have interest in Alex Bregman, while president of baseball operations David Stearns told MLB.com’s Anthony DiComo and other reporters that the Mets would “love to bring [Pete] Alonso back.”
  While referring to Alonso’s market but perhaps speaking b
  
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• Mets Sign Clay Holmes

  10-12-2024 00:07 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  The Mets officially announced the signing of Clay Holmes to a three-year deal that allows him to opt out after the second season. It’s a reported $38MM guarantee for the Wasserman client. Holmes will collect $13MM salaries in each of the next two years before deciding whether to opt out of the final year and $12MM.The deal comes with an approximate $12.67MM average annual value for luxury tax purposes. The Mets intend to use Holmes as a starting pitcher.
  Holmes, who turns 32 on Opening Day
  
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• Mets To Sign Juan Soto

  09-12-2024 04:13 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  The offseason’s biggest story has reached its conclusion as the Mets have reached an agreement on a 15-year, $765MM deal with free agent superstar Juan Soto, according to a report from The New York Post’s Jon Heyman. Per ESPN’s Alden Gonzalez, the deal contains no deferred money. The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal reports that the deal includes a $75MM signing bonus, while Joel Sherman of the New York Post reports that Soto’s deal contains an opt-out after the 2029 season
  
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• Mets Sign Oliver Ortega To Minors Contract

  08-12-2024 21:10 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  The Mets have signed right-hander Oliver Ortega to a minor league deal that includes an invitation to New York’s big league Spring Training camp, MLB Network’s Jon Morosi reports (X link).  Ortega was outrighted off the Astros’ 40-man roster in November, and since it wasn’t his first career outright, he chose to enter free agency.
  The 28-year-old Ortega made his Major League debut in 2021, and he has a 4.03 ERA, 20.4% strikeout rate, and 10.8% walk rate over 58 caree
  
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• Mets Interested In Eovaldi, Manaea, Pivetta, Flaherty

  08-12-2024 16:03 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  The Mets’ offseason has thus far revolved around their pursuit of Juan Soto and their attempts to reload a pitching staff full of free agents.  Sean Manaea and Jose Quintana are on the open market and Luis Severino has already departed to sign a three-year, $67MM deal with the Athletics.  New York has responded by signing Frankie Montas and Clay Holmes to relatively inexpensive contracts, but the team could be looking at further bolstering the rotation with a bigger splash.
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• Yankees, Mets Reportedly Increase Soto Bids Beyond $700MM

  08-12-2024 03:02 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  After reports emerged last night that bidding for the services for free agent superstar Juan Soto could reach beyond the $700MM threshold, that possibility appears to have now come to pass. Jon Heyman of the New York Post reported this evening that both the Yankees and Mets have recently pushed their offers to the $710-730MM range as the slugger’s free agency nears its conclusion. Heyman suggests that while it’s “believed” that the Mets have placed the higher bid of the t
  
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• Soto Bidding Could Approach $700MM

  07-12-2024 04:48 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  As the Juan Soto decision nears, the expected contract seemingly continues to climb. Jon Heyman of the New York Post writes that the price could push to $700MM. Heyman suggests that the Mets, Yankees, Red Sox and Blue Jays may all be near that mark. The Dodgers are also a finalist, but various reports have put them as the least likely of the quintet to land him.
  On Tuesday, The Athletic reported that multiple teams had made offers at or above $600MM. Agent Scott Boras said at the time that
  
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• Mets Sign Edward Olivares To Minor League Deal

  07-12-2024 01:50 via mlbtraderumors.com
  
  The Mets announced this evening that they’ve signed outfielder Edward Olivares to a minor league deal with an invite to MLB Spring Training. New York also confirmed their previously reported deals to bring outfielder Alex Ramírez and reliever Grant Hartwig back on non-roster pacts.
  Olivares is the lone new acquisition of that trio. The righty-hitting outfielder has played for the Padres, Royals and Pirates over an MLB career spanning parts of five seasons. Almost half
  
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