Новости за 05.02.2024

The Mets have invited 11 pitchers to spring training on non-roster deals. Pitchers invited run the gambit from top prospects in the system to veterans looking to break camp with a new team. Last season, the Mets invited ten pitchers to camp, and eight of them ended up spending time with the big league club. […]

Jeff Passan of ESPN reported Monday that the Kansas City Royals and star shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. are in agreement on an 11-year, $288.7 million extension.  The deal, which includes opt-outs after the seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth years, is the largest contract in franchise history. Witt’s contract also includes a club option after the eleventh year that would […]

A handful of marquee free agents remain without a team as spring training quickly approaches, but a former World Series MVP could be on his way to the west coast. Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle is reporting that the San Francisco Giants are in talks with the power-hitting Jorge Soler. The 31-year-old made […]

Keith Law of The Athletic released his list of the top 100 prospects in baseball, and the Mets have four prospects on the list. Shortstop Jett Williams landed highest on the list at 30. Law has shortstop Luisangel Acuña at 45, Ronny Mauricio at 94 and outfielder Drew Gilbert at 100. “It’s a compact swing – how could it be otherwise? – that puts […]

After bolstering their bullpen with the signing of left-handed reliever Jake Diekman on Friday, the Mets subsequently inked Japanese flamethrower Shintaro Fujinami to a one-year, $3.35 million contract. Fujinami, 29, will add a much-needed uptick in velocity to the Mets bullpen, along with his counterpart Diekman and the returning Edwin Díaz. NPB Beginnings The 6-foot-6 right-handed pitcher’s story began with […]

Good morning, Mets fans! Kodai Senga is expected to arrive in Port St. Lucie earlier than most of the Mets’ pitching staff, Mike Puma of the New York Post reported Sunday. Puma said it should be “today or tomorrow,” which would mean Senga will likely be there by the end of Monday. Senga spent the […]