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 or Cody Bellinger now that Nimmo is gone?
Former Mets pitcher and current Rangers president of baseball operations Chris Young said that the trade started to materialize a few weeks ago and that he sees Nimmo playing right field in Texas.
Michael Baumann wrote about the trade over at FanGraphs.
The Nimmos had just finished building a house in Port St. Lucie as they envisioned spending the rest of the outfielder’s career with the Mets, and Nimmo said he was shocked when he was told about the trade.
David Stearns fielded questions about the trade in a press conference yesterday.
David Lennon writes that the Nimmo trade is evidence that David Stearns won’t be guided by sentimentality in reshaping the Mets’ roster.
Deesha Thosar looks at what’s next for the Mets and Rangers following the trade.
Around the National League East
Where does Bryce Harper stand entering the 2026 season?
Kyle Stowers and the Marlins talked about a contract extension earlier this offseason, but they were pretty far apart.
Around Major League Baseball
Hal Steinbrenner said that the Yankees are looking at “every area of need” this offseason.
The Blue Jays’ logo was featured in a Japanese boxing ring, a sponsorship that ruffled some feathers with Major League Baseball thanks to the league’s desire to maintain total control of international marketing.
Speaking of baseball in Japan, Tatsuya Imai was recently posted and wants to take the Dodgers down rather than join them.
Salvador Perez has been named captain of the Venezuelan team for the 2026 World Baseball Classic.
Having served as the Rockies’ interim manager for a portion of the 2025 season, Warren Schaeffer has been hired to stick around in that role.
The Pirates and Marlins might be willing to spend more this offseason ahead of the negotiation of a new collective bargaining agreement following the 2026 season.
The Padres have hired Randy Knorr as bench coach and Steven Souza Jr. as hitting coach, both of whom spent time with the Nationals during new Padres manager Craig Stammen’s time pitching out of the team’s bullpen.
Yesterday at Amazin’ Avenue
We started to get to know new Mets second baseman Marcus Semien.
This Date in Mets History
Kaz Matsui bid farewall to his time playing baseball in the United States when he signed a deal to return to Japan on this date in 2010.
