Your Friday morning dose of Mets and Major League Baseball news, notes, and links.
Meet the Mets
The Mets avoided arbitration with all of their eligible players: Paul Blackburn, Tylor Megill, David Peterson, Jose Siri, Tyrone Taylor, and Luis Torrens.
Jon Heyman writes that the suggestion that Pete Alonso was looking to match Prince Fielder’s deal in free agency didn’t have a “shred of truth to it.”
Around the National League East
The Phillies avoided arbitration with their eligible players.
The Braves avoided arbitration with Jarred Kelenic and Dylan Lee.
The Nationals avoided arbitration with five of their six eligible players.
The Marlins avoided arbitration with all of their eligible players.
Around Major League Baseball
Free agent reliever Andrew Kittredge, who had a good year out of the Cardinals’ bullpen in 2024, signed a one-year, $10 million deal with the Orioles.
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. will earn $28.5 million with the Blue Jays this year rather than go to arbitration.
The Cubs and recently-acquired Kyle Tucker didn’t come to an agreement and filed numbers for arbitration.
The Astros and Framber Valdez avoided arbitration by agreeing to an $18 million deal for 2025.
The Twins and Dodgers made a trade.
Yesterday at Amazin’ Avenue
Steve Sypa continued counting down our list of the Mets’ top prospects for 2025 with #19: Nick Morabito.
This Date in Mets History
Before throwing his first major league pitch, Mike Pelfrey signed a four-year contract with the Mets on this date in 2006.