Mets Junkies

  • Shohei Ohtani Will Not Pitch Again This Year

    Today, Shohei Ohtani was diagnosed with a tear in the ulnar collateral ligament of his pitching elbow, Angels GM Perry Minasian informed reporters. As of now, Ohtani is not scheduled for surgery but that could change in the near future. It’s no surprise that the injury will prevent the Japanese starting pitcher/designated hitter from hitting…

    Gem Tablak

  • Mets Trade Reliever to Angels

    Relief pitcher Dominic Leone will be packing his bags and heading out west as he’s set to join the Anaheim Angels. The right handed veteran has appeared in 31 games for the Orange & Blue, pitching to a 4.40 ERA. In return, the Mets received Jeremiah Jackson, a 23 year old middle infielder who has…

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  • Does an Ohtani deal affect Alonso’s future with the Mets?

    I was listening to my buddy Corné’s podcast, The Rational Mets Podcast, and they briefly discussed if a Shohei Ohtani deal would impact an Alonso extension. 9.9 times out of 10, I’d say yes. Even if MLB doesn’t have a hard cap on salary, MLB team owners still only have so much money. Fortunately for…

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  • Mets Acquire José Quintana

    Left handed starter José Quintana has reached an agreement with the New York Mets and will join the middle of the team’s rotation. The deal will be for the span of two season and will cost Steven Cohen and the Mets a total of $26M. Not too shabby, considering that Quintana is coming off of…

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  • Syndergaard is headed Los Angeles

    The Los Angeles Angels have added big right-hander Noah Syndergaard to their starting rotation. The Texas-born pitcher had a qualifying offer sitting on the table from the Mets, however was set to expire at 5 P.M. on Wednesday. The news comes from Jon Morosi of MLB Network while the deal is for one year and…

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  • Stars are aligning for Bauer/Mets Marriage

    By Jeremy M The romance began shortly after Sandy Anderson’s opening press conference as the new President of the new and improved New York Mets (Steve Cohen’s Mets). In his very first radio interview with the (also) brand new WFAN drive time tag team of Craig Carton and Evan Roberts, the historically reticent baseball executive,…

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