Cody Bellinger's deal with the Yankees is for five years and $162.5 million, sources tell ESPN. There are opt-outs after the second and third season, a $20M signing bonus and a full no-trade clause. Passan
Carlos Beltrán was asked about potentially representing the Mets on his Hall of Fame plaque: "I will make the decision with my wife and my kids. I'll have to make sure how the Hall of Fame process works. That's a question that I have. I want to ask them what are my options. There's no doubt the Mets are a big part of my identity as a player. Almost 7 years in that organization, I got there with a big contract and all that. And being able to stay with the team as an advisor in some capacity with the baseball club, there's no doubt that the Mets have a lot of weight in that decision" SNY
The Phillies had agreed to Bo Bichette’s request for a 7-year, $200 million deal last night and believed they would sign him until the Mets swooped in with their 3-year, $126 million offer after losing out in in the Kyle Tucker sweepstakes. Bob Ninghtengale is the source so beware
Including deferred payments, the #Dodgers now have $2.11B of guaranteed salary on their books. (for clarity, this includes combined salary owed from 2026-2047) Spotrac
Mets final offer to Tucker was $220M over 4 years Mets offer was slightly more frontloaded than Dodger deal. 60/60/50/50 Also, there were no deferrals Heyman
"From what I can tell, it's likely they've gone to a fourth year on this. There would be, obviously, an opt-out - probably multiple opt-outs." - @JimDuquetteGM with the latest on the Mets' pursuit of Kyle Tucker
Hard to find info, here's a press release, Martino posted this on Twitter too but I'm blocked and can't share it , I think he has most of the Mets fans blocked
Per @JonHeyman, the Mets are "among the teams" who have met with free agent starting pitcher Framber Valdez. Heyman reports that the Giants and Orioles have also met with Valdez: "The Mets would do long deals for star pitchers in occasional circumstances (they offered $325 million for Yoshinobu Yamamoto) but generally prefer to avoid them." https://sny.tv/articles/mets-free-agency-and-trade-buzz-2025-26