Category: Rumors
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Mets prefer to acquire a left-handed hitting outfielder
Over the weekend, assistant GM John Ricco told Mike Vorkunov the Mets are very much considering acquiring an outfielder ahead of the July 31 non-waiver trade deadline. But while they have been reportedly connected to marquee names such as Justin Upton and Carlos Gomez in recent days, Joel Sherman of the New York Post says the Mets…
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Mets hopeful they can add at least one bat – would they now trade Jon Niese?
Recently, Sandy Alderson shot down any public speculation they could trade Jon Niese, especially now that the club will be without Steven Matz for the foreseeable future. Niese has certainly showed his value to Alderson and the rest of the club, especially on Sunday when he shutout the class of the league in the St.…
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Mets mindset is wide open for upgrades, dangling top prospects in deals
As the July 31 trade deadline inches closer, the Mets have begun to align the resources they’d be willing to move to upgrade the offense this month. With their offense languishing in multiple areas, the front office is not limiting themselves to upgrading at a single position, assistant GM John Ricco told Mike Vorkunov of…
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Heyman’s Notes: Justin Upton, Carlos Gomez on the Mets radar
The Mets and their on-going search for offense on the trade market has yielded no results to date. Part of their dilemma could be their continued reluctance to deal any of their current starting pitchers at the big league level, including Steven Matz who is on the disabled list, writes Marc Carig of Newsday. Here’s the…
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Report: Mets have had recent discussions with the Padres
As the July 31 non-waiver trade deadline approaches and a daunting schedule for the Mets ahead of that date, the need for the Mets to acquire offense has become somewhat dire, as they rank second to last in the game with 3.4 runs per game. As the Mets continue to explore ways to improve upon that mark,…
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