Category: Yoenis Cespedes
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As a centerfielder, Sandy Alderson sees Yoenis Cespedes as a square peg
The Mets payroll for 2016 currently stands at about $109 million, which includes players currently under contract, those earning the league minimum, and the high-end salary projections for arbitration eligible players. While that figure is unquestionably below-market, that payroll figure is approximately the same as it was by the end of the 2015 season for…
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Six right-handed hitters who could fill the Mets need in the outfield
With Spring Training just over six weeks away, the Mets still need to find a right-handed replacement to Michael Cuddyer, who announced his retirement in mid-December. Cuddyer was set to earn $12.5 million in in 2016. He did not deny that there was a negotiated buyout of the money owed to him in 2016, so…
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White Sox, Orioles emerging as the leaders to sign Yoenis Cespedes
Yoenis Cespedes’ market this winter has been slow to develop, which could at least be partially due to his public demands for a six-year contract before the end of the 2015 season. But Cespedes’ market could be starting to percolate, according to Jesse Sanchez of MLB.com. Sanchez says the Orioles and White Sox have emerged…
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Mets are out on Yoenis Cespedes
Throughout the entire off-season, Mets officials have been clear about the possibilities of Yoenis Cespedes being retained for the 2016 season and beyond, labeling it as “unlikely” on numerous occasions. Assistant GM John Ricco has said Cespedes’ demands – which were initially a six-year deal in free agency this winter – were out of the Mets range,…
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Mets would prefer to sign Yoenis Cespedes to a short-term deal
Late in the 2015 season, the Mets and Yoenis Cespedes re-negotiated the part in the star outfielder’s contract to eliminate the clause stating his current team had five days following the World Series to retain him, otherwise he would have to be released, thus disqualifying that team from signing him until the following May 15. Certainly, that…
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