Free Agency Signings
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@DrBear100_PSN
Take him. Please do -
We're desperate for pitching that's why we traded for another outfielder.
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Hopefully he doesnt tip his pitches for us
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Who ate the 3rd Basemen?
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@SaveFarris_PSN
Rexy from Jurassic Park maybe? All jokes aside, none had signed until recently. There's two now though, none big names. -
BREAKING NEWS: METS TO SIGN CP DEVIN WILLIAMS TO 3 YEAR - 51 MILLION DOLLAR CONTRACT
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This is only a good signing if we re-sign Diaz. I DO NOT trust Devin Williams as our closer next year. I mean what makes us think he's going to perform well in Queens if he couldn't perform in the Bronx? The expectations are still there, and the pressure to replace Diaz arguably brings even more pressure.
Edit: I also updated the list, missed a few minor league signings from last week but they should be in there now. Also, Devin Williams is guaranteed 51 million, however, there are deferrals that knock down the total value by about 15 million. -
BREAKING NEWS: SP CODY PONCE SIGNS 3 YEAR - 30 MILLION DOLLAR CONTRACT WITH BLUE JAYS
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Former Mets prospect SP Anthony Kay to the White Sox - 2 years - 12 million
Edit: daily update has been made. Apparently, the beginning of December is when teams decided to sign every former MLB pitcher who had revivals internationally. Ponce, Ryan Weiss, and now Anthony Kay have all signed in the last two days - all starting pitchers. As we're approaching the winter meetings, it's safe to say the Blue Jays have been the most active team this offseason so far, signing both Dylan Cease and Cody Ponce to bolster their rotation, followed by the Mets and Orioles. New York acquired Marcus Semien in a 1-1 swap with the Rangers for Brandon Nimmo while also signing yet another Yankee star, Devin Williams. The Orioles acquired Taylor Ward from the Halos in a 1-1 for Grayson Rodriguez while signing Ryan Helsley to a two-year deal. As for my take on the Cease deal, I think this is a MASSIVE overpay. 210 million dollars for a guy with a 4.55 ERA in 2025 with a 9.8% walk rate, the third worst among qualified starters last season? Seriously, what were they thinking. I would've given Cease no more than 125 million dollars for no more than 5 seasons. The Blue Jays paid close to double that. On the flip-side, Cease led the MLB in K/9 and had his 5th straight 200+ strikeout season. Don't forget he pitched a no-hitter in 2024 and is a former AL Cy Young runner-up back in 2022. He's good, and now with the addition of Cody Ponce the Blue Jays have Gausman, Cease, Bieber, Yesavage, Ponce, Berrios, Lauer, and Bowden Francis as rotation options, solidifying an absolute powerhouse of a rotation, but I think this is a bit of a weak move on Toronto's part. Cease has an incredibly high ceiling, but the overpay is nuts. Plus, Cease isn't the best pitcher on the market. I would've gone with someone like Ranger Suarez or Tatsuya Imai. -
Cedric Mullins to the Rays - 1 year deal
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Emilio Pagan to re-sign with Cincy - Miguel Rojas to re-sign with the Dodgers
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Edwin Diaz to the Dodgers
Kyle Schwarber back to the Phillies -
Thank you Phillies for taking him off the market so that the Orioles can stop pursuing an expensive aged power hitter. They need to spend that money on an ace.
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@sbchamps17_NSW
I don’t wanna talk about it (jk I’m about to go on a rant) -
BREAKING NEWS: CP EDWIN DIAZ TO THE DODGERS - 3 YEARS - 69 MILLION
BREAKING NEWS: DH/LF KYLE SCHWARBER RE-SIGNS WITH PHILLIES - 5 YEAR - 150 MILLION -
I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE [censored] DAVID STEARNS THINKS HE'S DOING! The rumor was that he was unwilling to pay a reliever for over 3 years. So they sign Devin Williams for 3 years and 51 million. Keep in mind that this is the guy who was tipping his pitches in the biggest game of his career, blew the save, and struggled mightily as a closer, blowing 4 saves while only converting 18. He was taken out of the closer role and then, and only then, did he succeed as a setup man, all the more reason to bring back Diaz. By the way, guess where his struggles arose? New York. So now, we bring him over to yet another New York with literally just as much as pressure as the other team, possibly even more since the Mets are still trying to make the playoffs while the Yankees are just trying to go deep in the playoffs. So this effectively takes us out of the running for Diaz who IMO is a much more reliable closer than Williams, but apparently Stearns didn't want to give him what he wants. However, the news came out that Diaz actually accepted a 3 year deal from none other than the best team in baseball who just repeated. WHY WOULDN'T WE JUST PAY DIAZ WHO HAD A [censored] CAREER, WHO HAS SHOWN HIS EFFECTIVENESS IN HANDLING NEW YORK PRESSURE, AND HAS BEEN WITH THE TEAM SINCE 2019!!! HE GOT THE SAME AMOUNT OF YEARS AS WILLIAMS AND IS THE BETTER CLOSER. WHAT THE [censored] ARE WE DOING!? Instead we sign Carl Edwards Jr. Just fire Stearns, man. Alonso's definitely gone and we're not going to sign any starting pitching because Stearns is frugal while he casually has 22 billion dollars at his disposable and yet cheaped out on Diaz for 3 million, so get ready for an abysmal year, Mets fans! This idiot needs to get fired ASAP.
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At least my predictions for Diaz and Schwarber came true (not that I'm happy about it in any way).
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@TheBigPapa55_PSN
I wouldnt be too low on Devin Williams. Reliever ERAs fluctuate greatly because theres such a small sample size. Williams was really good down the strech. I think he had a scoreless outing in 22 of his final 23 outings or something like that -
@Talkingben9558_XBL
As a setup guy, not a closer. We're relying on him to close with even more pressure. That's my point. -
BREAKING: ALONSO TO THE ORIOLES - 5 YEARS - 155 MILLION
