What’s Up with the Mets? 🍎

• The Mets agreed to one-year contracts and avoided arbitration with the following six players on Friday (official release):

  • INF Pete Alonso ($14.5m)

  • RHP Jeff Brigham

  • INF Luis Guillorme

  • RHP Elieser Hernández

  • C Tomás Nido

  • RHP Drew Smith ($1.3m)

• The Mets did not reach an agreement with Jeff McNeil to avoid arbitration - the two sides will exchange figures and potentially go to a hearing

• The Mets acquired minor league OF Luis De La Cruz from the Orioles as the player to be named later in the James McCann trade (official release)

• The Mets are expressing interest in signing OF Tommy Pham (New York Post)

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Hot Stove 🔥

• The Pirates are bringing Andrew McCutchen home on a one-year, $5 million deal (Pittsburgh Post Gazette)

• The Twins gave RHP Chris Paddack a three-year, $12.5 million contract extension (Twins Daily)

• The A’s signed RHP Shintaro Fujiyami from the Hanshin Tigers in Japan (official release)

• The Reds inked RHP Luke Weaver to a one-year contract (official release)

• Matt Holliday resigned as the Cardinals bench coach and St. Louis hired former Met Joe McEwing to replace him (MLB.com)

• Seattle signed outfielder A.J. Pollock (Official Release)