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Mets Sign Todd Frazier


This week the Mets locked up Todd Frazier for 2 years, $17 million in an especially slow free agent market. In many ways Frazier is the classic modern player with an “all or nothing” approach at the plate and stellar defense at third base.

I’m not sure if this spells the end of the line for the Captain David Wright. But it certainly adds a lot of stability to the infield for 2018-19. Without knowing what Wright has left, the Mets have been in a quandary about moving forward without him or not. It appears that Sandy Alderson decided to take the middle ground and sign a short-term solution at third base.

Mets Sign Jose Reyes

josereyesJose Reyes re-signed with the Mets today on a 1 year – $2 million contract with $500,000 in incentives. The intention is for Reyes to be the utility man coming off the bench.

Jose looked old last year, especially after having a bad start to the season. But he rebounded in the second half. Although he isn’t close to the explosive player that he once was.

Overall, it’s a respectable signing for the Mets amid several holes left to fill on the roster.

Forbes: How Wilpon Was Able to Keep the Mets

forbesI love to read Mike Ozanian’s column on sports business for Forbes. Ozanian predicted that Fred Wilpon and Saul Katz would be forced to sell the Mets after the Madoff mess. But they’ve been able to hold onto the team and even made $25 million last year.

Read the article to find out how Wilpon did it. It’s not a big secret. Cutting payroll and costs did the trick.

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Viggo Mortensen on 2015 Mets

viggo mortensenThe Post got Viggo Mortensen to write a preview of the 2015 Mets. It’s pretty good except for the minor error to mention EY Jr. as a part of the team. He signed a minor league deal with the Braves this week. But otherwise, it’s a pretty solid fan piece.

Mortensen wrote about Matt Harvey and the other pitchers “…Add rookie sensation de Grom, plus rock-solid Colón, Wheeler, Gee, Niese, Torres, Mejia, Familia, Montero, Edgin, Black, Syndergaard… could be an intimidating pitching staff. Don’t count Parnell out either; he could come back with a vengeance as a closer. Sorry if I am leaving anyone out. Bottom line is that the Mets have a lot of talented young pitchers.” I give Mortensen an “A” for effort and optimism.

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Mets Agree to 2015 Salary with Daniel Murphy

daniel murphyThe Mets and Daniel Murphy avoided arbitration by agreeing to a salary for 2015. Murphy will be paid $8.0 million for the last season with the Mets before reaching free agency for the first time in his career. Lucas Duda and Jenrry Mejia still haven’t reached salary agreements with the Mets. Arbitration hearings will be held in February although the Mets haven’t gone to arbitration with a player since 2008.

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