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Mets sign Nick Burdi, Robert Stock, Anderson Severino, and Jose Ramos to minor league deals

The Mets have signed four players to minor league deals with invitations to spring training: right-handed relief pitcher Nick Burdi, right-handed pitcher Robert Stock, left-handed reliever Anderson Severino, and outfielder José Ramos. In his age-32 season, Burdi threw five-and-one-third innings with the Red Sox over the course of four appearances and didn’t allow any earned […]

3 months ago | 3 reads

The 2025-26 AAOP: The Champions

The 2025-26 Amazin’ Avenue Offseason Plan Contest is over, and the community has selected the winners. We had 19 entries this year, which was pruned down to five finalists by a panel of Amazin’ Avenue staff members. A poll for these five were presented on Thursday last week, and voting closed Sunday evening. Congratulations to the winners, […]

3 months ago | 1 read

Tuesday Top Ten: Brandon Nimmo Moments

Brandon Nimmo is well acquainted with the concept of top ten lists, as he currently ranks tenth in doubles, ninth in home runs, eighth in position player WAR, seventh in offensive WAR, sixth in runs scored, fifth in walks, and first in smiles across Mets history. Still, the act of choosing just ten moments to […]

3 months ago | 2 reads

A Pod of Their Own, Episode 258: Bye Bye Brandon

Welcome back to A Pod of Their Own, an all-women led Home Run Applesauce podcast where we talk all things Mets, social justice issues in baseball, and normalize female voices in the sports podcasting space.  This week, we begin by discussing the big Mets news of the week: a trade that sent Brandon Nimmo to […]

3 months ago | 1 read

Mets Morning News: What’s next after the Nimmo trade?

Meet the Mets The Mets made a farewell video for Brandon Nimmo, and Steve and Alex Cohen released a statement about him following the team’s trade of him to the Texas Rangers. Mark Feinsand looks at the effect of the Nimmo-Semien trade on the trade and free agent markets. Might the Mets sign Kyle Tucker […]

3 months ago | 3 reads

Getting to know Marcus Semien

Marcus Semien has plenty of experience. With three years remaining on the seven-year contract that he signed with the Rangers ahead of the 2022 season, the 35-year-old is set to begin his fourteenth year in the big leagues as the Mets’ starting second baseman in 2026. Born in 1990, Semien was drafted by the White […]

3 months ago | 3 reads

Emergency Applesauce: Nimmo’s Out, Semien’s In

Earlier tonight, the Mets traded Brandon Nimmo to the Rangers for second baseman Marcus Semien. Brian, Grace, and Lukas convene to discuss what this means for the Mets, the 2026 roster, and why we will miss Nimmo, who was the longest tenured Met on the team at the time of the trade. Stay tuned this […]

3 months ago | 3 reads

Mets Morning News: Losing Nimmo

Meet the Mets In a one-for-one contract swap, the Mets are sending 10-year veteran Brandon Nimmo to the Texas Rangers for Gold Glove second baseman Marcus Semien. The Mets gave Nimmo the weekend to decide whether he wanted to waive his no-trade clause or not and after two days of deliberations and a discussion with […]

3 months ago | 3 reads

Mets trade Brandon Nimmo for Marcus Semien

The Mets have completed a deal with the Texas Rangers to swap Brandon Nimmo for Marcus Semien. Nimmo has waived his no-trade clause and accepted the trade. Nimmo was the longest tenured Met on the current roster. A first round pick in 2011, he debuted in 2016 and has racked up nearly 4,400 PA and […]

3 months ago | 2 reads

Mets Morning News: Trades, anyone?

Meet the Mets Anthony DiComo of MLB.com goes through which names have been mentioned in connection with Mets trade rumors and evaluates whether a trade would make sense for the Mets. Around the National League East The Braves signed outfielder Brewer Hicklen to a minor league contract. The Braves are far from done adding new faces to […]

3 months ago | 3 reads

Mets Morning News: Teams make decisions ahead of non-tender deadline

Meet the Mets The Mets made several roster decisions ahead of the non-tender deadline, giving 2026 contracts to everyone but Max Kranick, José Castillo, and Danny Young. After Adam Ottavino’s recent public rant, The Athletic contemplated whether Carlos Mendoza’s bullpen usage deserves criticism. Mark Vientos spoke about once again needing to prove himself. ESPN looked […]

3 months ago | 4 reads

Flushing is Burning: Talkin’ Offseason

Grace returns from yet another hacking cough to discuss everything she’s missed. First, she dives into the World Series. Better late than never! She discusses the fun and the message delivered by both teams in the razor thin series. Next, she dove into the present offseason. Free agents, the Mets movement, and the award winners. […]

3 months ago | 4 reads

Mets tender contracts to all but Kranick, Young, and Castillo

Yesterday, our Lukas Vlahos laid out the cases for the Mets’ various non-tender candidates, highlighting eight players who could be considered on the bubble. Of those eight players, seven were tendered contracts by the Mets, with only Max Kranick being non-tendered from that group. However, two other pitchers were non-tendered in the process: Danny Young […]

3 months ago | 3 reads

Mets Morning News: The rumors persist, but so do I

Meet the Mets The Kodai Senga market is taking shape as the Mets listen to offers, writes Jon Heyman. The Mets have not asked Brandon Nimmo about waiving his no trade clause despite reports that they are shopping the left fielder. Jorge Castillo explored all the potential fits for Pete Alonso. The Mets were not […]

3 months ago | 3 reads

A quick look at the Mets’ tender decisions ahead of tomorrow’s deadline

The MLB tender deadline is approaching. Teams have until 5 PM EST on Friday to decide whether to tender contracts to arbitration-eligible players or cut them loose into free agency. Eight Mets will be eligible, and there are one or two tricky decisions to be made. All projected arbitration salaries are from MLBTR No-brainer tender […]

3 months ago | 2 reads

The 2025-26 AAOP: The Finalists

We’ve gone through the AAOP entries and made up our minds on the finalists. Several Amazin’ Avenue writers and authors chipped in to come up with the list of finalists, and now it’s up to you, the community, to vote for the champions. The finalists, in no particular order, who found ways to make the Mets’ […]

3 months ago | 2 reads

Mets Morning News: Mets announce coaching staff for 2026

Meet the Mets The Mets finalized their coaching staff for the 2026 season with Justin Willard as the new pitching coach, J.P. Arencibia as the new catching coach, and Gilbert Gomez as the team’s first base coach. Who is Justin Willard, and what does he bring to the table as the pitching coach for the […]

3 months ago | 2 reads

Mets name 2026 coaching staff

Earlier today, the Mets announced the entirety of their 2026 coaching staff. Alongside returning manager Carlos Mendoza, the only coach remaining with the team in his 2025 role is bullpen coach José Rosado. Last year’s coaching assistant Rafael Fernandez was promoted to Assistant Hitting Coach, and last year’s Assistant Coach Danny Barnes will now be […]

3 months ago | 3 reads

Luis Torrens delivered with men on the I.L. and men on base in 2025

Luis Torrens didn’t win a Gold Glove Award in 2025, but the thought of him even being named a finalist would have been preposterous at the start of spring training. After all, Torrens had only once played enough games to qualify for the award, and that was way back in 2021 with the Mariners. He […]

3 months ago | 1 read

Mets Morning News: Deadline moves madness

Meet the Mets Ryan Clifford spoke on MLB Network Radio about adjustments he made last season to make himself a better player. Ahead of the protection deadline for the Rule 5 draft, the Mets added Nick Morabito to their 40-man roster. In an additional roster move, the Mets designated Frankie Montas for assignment with $17 […]

3 months ago | 2 reads

Mets designate Frankie Montas for assignment

The Mets have designated Frankie Montas for assignment, the team announced this afternoon. The Mets signed Montas last offseason to a two-year, $34 million contract in order to bolster the rotation, but his stint in Queens did not play out how he or the Mets envisioned. After his first bullpen of spring training back in […]

3 months ago | 2 reads

Juan Soto made an immediate impact in his first season with the Mets

Last offseason’s biggest name on the free agent market was superstar Juan Soto. Fresh off a top-three finish in the American League MVP race, accumulating his career best fWAR and home runs, he headed into free agency looking for one of the biggest contracts in the history of sports. And he got that and more, […]

3 months ago | 3 reads