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Kiyoshi Mio-Imagn Images The Mets’ shortstop has now been recognized as the best hitter at the position in consecutive seasons. Francisco Lindor has been named the winner of the 2024 National League Silver Slugger Award at shortstop. It’s the fourth time he’s been awarded a Silver Slugger and the second consecutive season he’s won one with the Mets. As we discussed … [Read more...] about Francisco Lindor wins 2024 NL Silver Slugger Award

Photo by Luke Hales/Getty Images Your Wednesday morning dose of Mets and Major League Baseball news, notes, and links. Meet the Mets Francisco Lindor won his second straight Silver Slugger Award. The Mets made official their minor league signing of RHP Rico Garcia. Anthony DiComo examined where the Mets sit in the Roki Sasaki sweepstakes. Abbey Mastracco wrote about … [Read more...] about Mets Morning News for November 13, 2024

Tommy Gilligan-Imagn Images The Mets, who have to fill multiple rotation vacancies, could look to Snell as a potential addition. It’s not often that a two-time Cy Young Award winner experiences such difficulty finding a new home when hitting free agency, but that’s exactly what happened with Blake Snell last offseason. In 2023, Snell earned his second career Cy Young … [Read more...] about Free Agent Profile: Blake Snell

Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images The 37-year-old has pitched pretty well when healthy over the past few years. If you weren’t aware that Alex Cobb finished the 2024 season with the Guardians, well, you might not be alone. In his age-36 season, the veteran right-handed pitcher found himself on the injured list for the vast majority of the year and got traded to … [Read more...] about Alex Cobb could be an intriguing signing for the Mets’ rotation

Photo by Luke Hales/Getty Images Pat Murphy and Mike Shildt are the other two NL finalists. Mets manager Carlos Mendoza has been named a Manager of the Year finalist for the National League, along with Brewers manager Pat Murphy and Padres skipper Mike Shildt. The last Mets manager to win Manager of the Year was Mendoza’s predecessor Buck Showalter in 2022. Mendoza … [Read more...] about Carlos Mendoza named National League Manager of the Year finalist