Luke Weaver reportedly signs 2-year deal with Mets
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The Mets haven't made a huge splash yet on the pitching market, but they've signed multiple top relievers and added depth.
Padres receive: RHP Brandon Sproat (Mets’ No. 5 prospect), OF Nick Morabito (Mets’ No. 16 prospect), A.J. Ewing (Mets’ No. 7 prospect) and OF Jett Williams (Mets’ No. 3 prospect)
The New York Mets have city bragging rights, at least when it comes to one of the highest-regarded international prospects available in the upcoming international signing period.
The first real clue that the New York Mets were not done reshaping their roster came quietly, not in a headline signing or a splashy rumor, but in the names that kept popping up in trade conversations. This is what an organization sounds like when it is searching for leverage.
The Mets have surprisingly signed multiple relievers from the New York Yankees. As they were losing Edwin Díaz to the Los Angeles Dodgers in free agency, it made sense that the Mets would target closer Devin Williams. Now, New York has also reportedly poached Luke Weaver, according to MLB.com's Anthony DiComo.
Holmes shared that he and Weaver — who he called a “special pitcher” — were texting about the Mets leading up to the reliever’s decision in free agency. He ended up agreeing to a two-year deal with the Mets worth $22 million.
Yankees lose $3.8 million potential Dominican superstar, who bailed for Mets contract instead originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. The New York Yankees are even losing players most of their fans have never heard of to the New York Mets.
On December 17, news broke that the New York Mets had signed Luke Weaver to a two-year, $22 million deal. This move made sense for the Mets on the surface. Wea
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Díaz, the Mets’ closer since 2019, signed a three-year, $69 million contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers. Alonso, who became the Mets’ all-time home runs leader this past season, inked a five-year, $155 million contract with the Baltimore Orioles.
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