#Francisco Lindor

In stretching out Trea Turner's $300 million contract over 11 years, the Phillies diluted the average annual salary for luxury-tax purposes and payroll flexibility. It's the approach they took four years ago in signing Bryce Harper. The length of Turner's deal, like Harper's 13-year pact, was predicated on economics, not baseball. But the Phillies…

After agreeing to deals with the San Francisco Giants and the New York Mets this offseason, Carlos Correa will officially head back to Minnesota on a six-year deal with the Twins. His name dominated the hot stove this winter and the impact of this signing will have a ripple effect on the Twins and Mets. Which players on these two rosters stand to…

The San Francisco Giants and New York Mets were originally scheduled to open their series on Monday, but that game was postponed due to rain. The Giants will instead be looking to extend their five-game winning streak on Tuesday afternoon before these teams meet again later in the day. New York is in excellent form to open the season as well,…

First shortstop Carlos Correa was going to leave the Minnesota Twins to sign a 13-year, $350 million contract with the San Francisco Giants. But concerns over Correa's earlier ankle injury prompted the Giants to back out of the deal after setting up the news conference to announce it. Awkward! That prompted billionaire fanboy Steve Cohen to swoop…

The New York Mets may have lost out on free agent superstar Carlos Correa, but they remain legitimate World Series contenders in 2023. However, the Mets no longer can be considered favorites to win a championship next season. Just three weeks ago, Mets owner Steve Cohen said as much. Breaking the news that New York had reached a 12-year, $315…

Carlos Correa previously agreed to terms on a 13-year and 12-year deal with the San Francisco Giants and New York Mets. Both deals ultimately fell apart due to concerns about Correa's long-term health because of a lingering leg ailment. Correa most recently agreed to a 6-year, $200 million contract with the Minnesota Twins. Nothing is official yet…

11 days ago, the New York Mets had shocked the world and announced a $315 million deal with star shortstop Carlos Correa, even though he had failed his physical with the San Francisco Giants. But they quickly found out the Giants' concerns were there for a reason. They didn't like something they saw in a 2014 surgery and the deal is on hold. Fans…

A two-game "subway" series is upon baseball this week, as the New York Yankees and the New York Mets play each other in Flushing, beginning this Tuesday. Check out our preview below of this Yankees vs. Mets 2022 MLB regular season game. Where: Citi Field, Flushing, New York When: Tuesday, July 26, 2022, 7:10 PM ET Line: New York Yankees ( +1.5) vs.…

New York and Atlanta look set to scrap to the finish line for the divisional crown, so the Mets can't afford any slips before then. Today's meeting with the Marlins and Jesus Luzardo is a good matchup and one our picks expect NYM to exploit. The New York Mets will try to prevent falling out of first place in the NL East on Wednesday night as they…

Carlos Correa signed a 13-year, $350 million deal with the San Francisco Giants last week after the Giants fell short on signing Aaron Judge. Late Tuesday night, Correa's deal with the Giants fell apart due to a medical issue that arose during his physical. The Mets pounced quickly, signing Corra to a 12-year, $315 million contract within hours…

What was the Evil Empire before Darth Vader? Sure, they were lurking in the shadows with Senator Palpatine pulling all of the strings. But it was not until he turned Anakin Skywalker to the Dark Side that Palpatine was able to show his true nature to take over the galaxy and rule it with an iron fist. This is exactly what we just saw play out in…

Wait, Mets? What happened to the Giants? That deal fell through because of something that turned up in Correa's physical, and the Mets stepped up with an offer one year and $35 million shy of the original (final terms: 12 years, $315 million). It was an unlikely fit given that the Mets already have a franchise shortstop in Francisco Lindor, but now…

In one of the most stunning turn of events in the history of MLB free agency, All-Star shortstop Carlos Correa has walked away from a 13-year, $350 million deal with the San Francisco Giants - the contract was never signed because of a concern during Correa's physical - and has signed with the New York Mets for 12 years and $315 million. New York…

With MLB free agency winding down, the league is beginning to take shape. Some teams have drastically improved their chances of competing in 2023 based on swift offseason moves. The New York Mets just pulled off a stunner to land Carlos Correa after the shortstop had previously agreed to a deal with the San Francisco Giants. Other teams such as the…

Carlos Correa was a San Francisco Giant in the same manner that Alex Rodriguez once was a Boston Red Sox, in handshake form only, one industry-rattling deal collapsing only to give way to another, and a superteam resulting because of it. Two decades after the game's preeminent superstar shortstop saw his transfer to Boston nixed, it happened again,…

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The Cubs are getting ready to play ball and take on St. Louis and Milwaukee for first place in the NL Central. The three teams have more time to enhance their rosters before the start of the 2023 season, but as it stands now the Cardinals are less likely to have an easy jog to the division title. And that's true even after their signing of…

You can barely see it from here. There's too much clutter in the path to a Golden State Warriors championship, too many signs that it just won't happen this time around. Rest assured, the rest of the NBA doesn't view it that way. Nor does this column, eternally bound to a simple proclamation: No team can match Golden State at playoff time…

Having publicly stated a desire to add elite talent to their roster this offseason, the Los Angeles Dodgers are left to improve via trade in the wake of being passed over by Gerrit Cole, Anthony Rendon and Stephen Strasburg in free agency. The Dodgers have long been linked to trade speculation involving Cleveland Indians teammates Mike Clevinger…

Wondering why the Los Angeles Dodgers haven't signed Trea Turner to a contract extension yet? Well, the lockout is one reason. The other? He's expected to be really expensive. At least as of this writing. You thought Corey Seager's 10-year, $325 million contract was too costly for LA? Well, Carlos Correa is expected to exceed that, according to…

Mookie Betts has been one of the elite hitters in baseball since making his debut with the Boston Red Sox in 2014. The outfielder out of Nashville, Tennessee, has been the essence of a five-tool player every season, hitting for contact and power with speed on the base path. He has also been an elite defender. Now entering his tenth season in the…

In the AL East, four teams have a decent shot of winning the division, and all of them are good. In the NL East, four teams have a decent shot of winning the division, and maybe one of them is good. The Mets look good on paper, but they're, you know, the Mets (more on that later). If the AL East is a battle royale against the titans of the league,…

Happy 2021 to all. A new year calls for a new batch of entertainingly dubious and dubiously entertaining baseball predictions. Ordinarily, the difficulty of such predictions comes down to the results. But in these unusual circumstances we find ourselves in, you'd have just as much difficulty predicting whether fans will be able to attend, the…

The perception that Corey Seager rediscovered his pre-surgery form last year isn't entirely accurate. He was actually better than he was before. Which makes sense. Seager was just entering his physical prime. When the two-time All-Star celebrates his next birthday later this month, he will turn 27. Mookie Betts may be the face of the Dodgers…

The Rockies won 91 games last season. They're coming off consecutive appearances in the postseason for the first time in the team's 26-year history. While they are clearly on the rise, the Rockies, swept by the Brewers in the Division Series last year, are looking to go deeper into October this year and very well might - if the offense…

April showers bring May flowers! While rain isn't projected to be in the forecast until Monday at the earliest, sunny skies will be in order for this divisional showdown between the Philadelphia Phillies and New York Mets this evening. Join us for our MLB odds series, where our Phillies-Mets prediction and odds will be unveiled. The Mets continued…

Though it wasn't a full month of baseball, we just witnessed the end of the first calendar month of the 2022 MLB season. The monthly benchmarks are generally a time to take stock of things in baseball circles and, I'll tell ya, the National League East is a pretty intriguing division. The Mets were expected to be good and they are playing possibly…

Catena Media provides exclusive sports betting content to nj.com, including picks, analysis, tools and sportsbook offers to help bettors get in on the action. Please wager responsibly. The NL East-leading New York Mets (-154) aim for a third consecutive win against the second-place Atlanta Braves (+130) in the second installment of a five-game…

A two-game set in the Subway Series wraps up tonight, with the Bronx Bombers looking for revenge after dropping Game 1. The Yankees may be a rare MLB betting underdog here but our MLB picks are focusing in on the Mets to complete the sweep. The New York Yankees will try to avoid the two-game Subway Series sweep when they take on the New York Mets…

The Subway Series is finally here and the latest Caesars NY promo code is raising the stakes for baseball fans. The Yankees have the best record in baseball and perhaps the biggest star in Aaron Judge. Meanwhile, the Mets are in first place in the NL East and look like a serious World Series contender too. Caesars NY promo code AMNY15 is the key to…

Shayne Trail breaks down his favorite NRFI/YRFI bet of the day below, but you can follow all of his bets in the Action Network app. On Monday, we travel to New York to find value in a NRFI between two inter-city rivals - the New York Yankees and Mets. The Mets will send out Max Scherzer, who is 14-3 to the NRFI with a 7-2 away NRFI split. When…

The MLB free-agency and trade market dominoes have continued to fall at a dizzying pace since the lockout was lifted as teams try to fit three months' worth of offseason activity into just a few weeks. Despite all of the activity, high-profile stars Carlos Correa and Trevor Story are both still searching for a new home as Opening Day fast…

MLB teams are looking to gain some momentum going into the weekend. Nothing can do that better than a nice win. Tonight, there are plenty of intriguing matchups that provide profit opportunities for sports bettors. Enjoy the games and the beginning of this Fourth of July weekend. Let's get into these bets! Below, you will find two of the best bets…

The 2022 MLB winter meetings will begin Sunday, and while the MLB talent changing teams in blockbuster trades can often steal the headlines, the prospects who go the other way in those deals often wind up being the bigger story. Workhorse right-hander Jeff Samardzija going from the Oakland Athletics to the Chicago White Sox during the 2014 winter…

Last year's star-studded free-agent shortstop class is followed by another one, possibly even better than the previous. This one includes four of the top-10 players in fWAR among shortstops, including Dansby Swanson, who ranked second (6.4). Swanson is one of the best defensive shortstops in the game, ranking second in defensive runs above average.…

Free baseball yesterday! I guess that's a good thing, we went exactly even after the Reds crushed the Marlins and the Cubs barely squeaked out a win against our underdog pick of the Pirates. We have a fun one today. I'm breaking my own rules of parlays and taking a look at the subway series. There is a trend I'm looking at for the total, as well as…

The 2021 season will be the last one that the Indians play under the name that they've carried since 1915. It might also end their eight-year streak of winning seasons under manager Terry Francona and their run as a serious postseason contender in the American League. Over the last five years, the Indians have made the postseason four times,…

The Cleveland Indians have truly done an amazing job of competing when all of the odds are stacked against them. Chris Antonetti and company can't spend like the Yankees, so they need to be ahead of the curve in player development. So far, it's worked. The Indians have competed for a postseason berth in six of the eight years Terry Francona's worn…

The St. Louis Cardinals host a matinee tilt against a high-profile National League opponent on Wednesday. St. Louis is 9-7 overall this season, and the Cardinals will aim to avoid a sweep at the hands of the New York Mets. The Mets topped the Cardinals on both Monday and Tuesday, leaving St. Louis in a scrambling position. The Mets are 14-5 to…

Two-time All-Star shortstop Trea Turner has been among the biggest names on the MLB free agent market as things play out around the baseball world. Turner is coming off his first career 100-RBI season and is seen as a potential franchise cornerstone moving forward. He's still in his prime at 29 years old. His ability to produce from the top of the…

The Los Angeles Angels (29-32) host the New York Mets (39-22) as they wrap up their three-game series on Sunday Night Baseball. On Saturday, the Angels defeated the Mets 11-6 to even the series 1-1. New York has been playing great baseball and owns the best record (39-22) in the National League. Taijuan Walker (3-2, 3.28 ERA) is on the mound for…

The Houston Astros (45-27) travel to take on the New York Mets (47-27) in the first matchup of a two-game series in MLB on TBS action on Tuesday night. Both teams currently sit in first place in their respective divisions. The Astros swept the Mets in the last two-game series earlier this season. Framber Valdez (7-3, 2.90 ERA) is starting for the…

The New York Mets (31-17) host the Philadelphia Phillies (21-26) in the last matchup of their three-game series on Sunday Night Baseball. Philadelphia hopes to get back on track after dropping four of its last five games. Meanwhile, New York is 4-2 in its last six contests. Zack Wheeler (3-3, 3.38 ERA) gets the start for the Phillies, while Chris…

The New York Mets (56-34) travel to Wrigley Field to take on the Chicago Cubs (34-55) in a battle on Saturday afternoon. New York is looking to end the first half of the season on a high note and secure another win against the Cubs. The Mets won the first game of this series 8-0 before the second game was postponed due to rain. The teams will play…

The New York Mets will conclude their three-game series with division-rival Washington Nationals MLB odds series, which includes our Mets-Nationals prediction and pick we have laid out below. The Mets, in true Mets fashion, welcomed Jacob deGrom back with just one run of support, wasting five innings of one-run ball from their ace. Still, the Mets…

The Atlanta Braves and Michael Harris II will take on the New York Mets and Francisco Lindor on Sunday at 7:08 PM ET, at Truist Park. The Braves have the seventh-best batting average in the league (.253). The Mets have hit 162 homers this season, which ranks 16th in the league. Here is what you need to get ready for Sunday's Braves vs. Mets…

The next Spring Training matchup between the New York Mets and the Miami Marlins is in less than a day. The New York Mets vs. Miami Marlins game will be played on Sunday, April 3, 2022, at 1:10 p.m. at Clover Park, 31 Plaza Drive, Port Saint Lucie, FL. Chris Bassitt is the starting pitcher for the New York Mets. The Mets are currently sporting six…

On the eve of the season, it is time to make our predictions for the 2021 season. You can look back at how inaccurate last year's predictions were, but this year is different! We asked our writers to weigh in on their predictions, and we surveyed fans as well. Royals position player WAR leader: Whit Merrifield 47.7%, Adalberto Mondesi 30.6%,…

The Diamondbacks made a late run at a Wild Card spot last season and could do it again in 2020. Switch-hitters Ketel Marte and Eduardo Escobar enjoyed career years, and even a slight regression would still make them two of the most productive players in the league. The D-backs added Madison Bumgarner to lead the rotation after trading Zack Greinke…

Start spreading the news! The New York Yankees and New York Mets are World Series contenders yet again thanks to great pitching and plenty of pop. Bettors at BetMGM are in a New York State of mind. A flurry of recent activity at the sportsbook has propelled the New York Yankees and New York Mets into a three-way tie with the Toronto Blue Jays for…