Mets Hire Jared Porter As GM

Mets GM Jared Porter (Credits to MetsMerizedOnline.com) Thw New York Mets announced today that they have hired Arizona Diamondbacks Senior Vice President and Assistant General Manager Jared Porter as their new General Manager. Porter began his career in baseball as an intern in the Cape Cod League in 2002 and later went on to the Boston Red Sox and started out there in an intern type role in 2004 before working up his way up in the ranks. He worked with the Red Sox from 2004-2015 as a member of their front office and director of professional scouting from 2012-2015. Before that, his other roles with the Red Sox included Assistant Director of Professional Scouting from 2010-2011, Coordinator of Professional Scouting in 2008-2009, Player Development Assistant from 2006-2007, and an intern in 2004-2005,first at the team's Spring Training facility in Fort Myers FL in 2004 and then with the Red Sox in 2005. Porter was a part of three World Series teams while he was a member of the Red Sox Front Office in 2004, 2007, and 2013. He left the Red Sox following the 2014 season to work in the Chicago Cubs front office as director of professional scouting/special assistant. Porter won another championship with the Cubs in 2016 working under general manager Theo Epstein who he also worked with on the Red Sox. He left the Cubs for the Diamondbacks after the 2016 season and became their Senior VP and assistant GM.

Mets Sign Catcher James McCann

Mets catcher James McCann (Credits to MetsMerizedOnline.com) The New York Mets signed free-agent catcher 30-year old James McCann today to a 4-year deal in the $40 million range according to Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic. McCann is known for his defense behind the plate and calls a great game and throwing out base stealers. He struggled offensively for the first few years of his career on the Detriot Tigers, but since he joined the Chicago White Sox in 2019, he has improved as a hitter. McCann has hit .276 with 25 homers, 29 doubles in 149 games with 587 plate appearances since the beginning of the 2019 seaason. Now that the Mets have signed their catcher, it will be interesting to see what their next offseason move is going to be, since they need to address centefield, third base, starting pitcher and also add another reliever in the bullpen.

Mets Sign Reliever Trevor May

Mets Reliever RHP Trevor May (Credits to MetsMerizedOnline.com) The New York Mets signed reliever RHP Trevor May today to a two-year deal pending a physical. May made his Major League debut with the Minnesota Twins in 2014 and came up as a starting pitcher and had a 7.88 ERA in nine starts. He later moved to the bullpen and then had Tommy John Surgery before the 2017 season. May came back to the bullpen in 2018. He has had a a 3.19 ERA with 153 strikeouts in 113 innings over the last three years. May's fastball has an average velocity of 96.3 mph and and had a career high of 14.7 K/9 this past season. He also struck out nearly 40% of the batters he faced this past year.

Robinson Cano Suspended for Entire 2021 Season after second positive PED test

Mets 2B Robinson Cano (Credits to MetsMerizedOnline.com) New York Mets 2B Robinson Cano has been suspended for the entire 2021 season due to testing posiitve for performance enchancing drug Stanozolol. Cano was previously suspended in 2018 while on the Seattle Mariners for also testing posiitve for PEDs. He loses $24 million this year that he was owed by the Mets for the upcoming season. Neither the Mets or Mariners will have to Cano this year. Now with Cano gone for the season, it allows Jeff McNeil to go back to his natural position at second base or bring in somewhere else. It gives more depth and options on the field and helps give stronger defense and more athleticism up the middle.

New York Mets RHP Marcus Stroman Accepts Qualifying Offer from Mets

New York Mets RHP Marcus Stroman (Credits to MetsMerizedOnline.com) New York Mets RHP Marcus Stroman has accepted the one-year qualifying offer for next season 2021 from the team and will return next year as a member of the starting rotation. The qualifying offer is valaued at $18.9 million. Stroman didn't pitch at all this past season after his season was delayed at the start due to an injury and then decided to opt out on August 10 due to COVID-19 concerns. He was traded over to the Mets from the Toronto Blue Jays in July 2019 for prospects LHP Anthony Kay and RHP Simeon Woods Richardson. Stroman went 4-2 with a 3.71 ERA, 4.15 ERA, and 9.1 K/9 in 59 innings for the Mets in 2019.

Mets GM Brodie Wageren, Special Assistant to the GM Omar Minaya and three others to leave Met organization

Mets GM Brodie Wagaren (Credits to MetsMerizedOnline.com) New York Mets new team president Sandy Alderson announced today that GM Brodie Wagaren, special assistant to the GM Omar Minaya and front office personnel Adam Guttridge, Allard Baird and Jared Banner are all leaving the organization. This news comes right after the sale to new team owner Steve Cohen became official today.

Steve Cohen Ownership Deal is Complete

Mets Owner Steve Cohen (Credits to MetsMerizedOnline.com) New York Mets owner Steve Cohen deal to buy the team has been finalized and completed today and it is now official. He is now the majority owner. A press conference is likely scheduled for Tuesday.