The New York Mets made a late-offseason splash when they signed J.D. Martinez to be their designated hitter in 2024. The contract was for $12 million in total. Martinez will get $4.5 million this season with $7.5 million deferred a decade into the future. The market for Martinez came down enough to where the Mets… read more

The New York Mets will attempt to compete this year while developing some young players. The farm system is also bolstered after moving aging arms in the rotation. It was an underwhelming offseason but the same might not be said next year. We will discuss that when we get there. For now, the Mets will… read more

It was a long offseason for slugger J.D. Martinez. After a remarkable 2023 campaign with the Los Angeles Dodgers, Martinez could do little more than twiddle his thumbs as he waited for a new contract for the 2024 season. As part of a disappointing offseason for Scott Boras, Martinez failed to reach an agreement with… read more

The 2024 season will begin the same way that 2022 and 2023 have for the New York Mets. In 2022, Jacob DeGrom missed Opening Day. Last season, it was high-priced Justin Verlander that was on the shelf to begin the year. Now, add Kodai Senga to the list. After experiencing arm fatigue during a bullpen… read more

The New York Mets’ parade of misery started early for the 2024 season as general manager David Stearns announced on Thursday morning that Kodai Senga has a mild strain of his posterior capsule in his shoulder and that would likely begin the season on the injured list. Kodai Senga has a mild strain of his… read more

The market for veteran impact bats and designated hitters is heating up in the wake of Joc Pederson signing with the Arizona Diamondbacks and rumors that a decision by Justin Turner is likely to happen quite soon. Last week I covered potential landing spots for J.D. Martinez, which leaves a discussion open for a comparable… read more

The New York Mets continue to be one of the most confusing teams in professional baseball. After a 101-win season that led to an NL East collapse and early exit from the postseason, the downfall continued in 2023. The Mets are coming off a season where they finished 75-87 and sold their big contracts at… read more

The New York Mets spent money at a high rate last offseason and it led to missing out on the postseason. Steve Cohen, being the richest owner in baseball by a wide margin flexed his muscles in 2022, despite missing out on Carlos Correa. It led to both Max Scherzer and Justin Verlander being dealt… read more

The new year is finally upon us! 2023 turned out to be a wild year and the MLB season didn’t quite pan out how anyone expected. The offseason is still in full swing with plenty of free agents to sign and trades to make and pitchers and catchers report for spring training in over a… read more

After spending big the past two offseasons on starting pitching, the New York Mets went into selling mode at the 2023 trade deadline and are now back to rebuilding the rotation for the 2024 season. They remain in the hunt for Yoshinobu Yamamoto and the other pitchers coming from Japan, but that hasn’t stopped them… read more