The New York Mets only have three left-handed pitchers on their active roster at the moment. While this is going to change once Sean Manaea makes his inevitable return from an oblique injury, New York's rotation will still skew righty.
The New York Mets have received great production from its pitching staff to begin the regular season. They are the first team in the modern era(since 1901) to have their starting pitchers allow fewer than 15 runs and no home runs in the first 11 home games of a season.
An MLB team can never have enough pitching. This is a lesson that has become extremely apparent for the New York Mets over the past several months, as they dealt with relatively serious preseason injuries to three guys (Sean Manaea, Frankie Montas, and Paul Blackburn) who were all expected to be in their starting rotation this season.
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This past offseason, left-handed starting pitcher Sean Manaea signed a three-year, $75 million contract to return to the New York Mets. This came after a dominant 2024 season in which he threw 181.2 innings and had a 3.47 ERA.
The New York Mets have managed quite well to this point in the regular season, boasting a 10-5 record and sitting atop the NL East heading into their three-game road series against the Minnesota Twins.
Entering the 2025 season, not much was expected from the New York Mets starting rotation. Concerns were amplified after Frankie Montas and Sean Manaea were sidelined with injuries in Spring Training.
When New York Mets starting pitchers Sean Manaea, Frankie Montas, and Paul Blackburn all went down with injuries before 2025 Opening Day, there were serious questions about how the Mets' rotation would fare in their absence.
In addition to all the financial benefits of a record-setting contract, All-Star outfielder Juan Soto knows that if he asks for something, the New York Mets may be slightly more inclined to listen.
The New York Mets won't have Sean Manaea for longer than originally anticipated. Manaea missed the start of the 2025 season with a right oblique strain, but the Mets hoped the lefty could re-join the rotation later in April.
He started the season on the 15-day injured list due to a right oblique strain, but he’ll need more time than that to rejoin the club.
The New York Mets already have several clear question marks when it comes to their starting rotation to start the 2025 season. While New York did add several
The New York Mets did not have an ideal spring when it came to the number of injuries they suffered. Since the start of spring training in mid-February, Mets players Sean Manaea, Brandon Nimmo, Frankie Montas, Jeff McNeil, Nick Madrigal, and Francisco Alvarez were all sidelined due to various injuries.
Longtime Miami Marlins pitcher José Ureña frequently stymied the New York Mets earlier in his career. Now, Ureña has a chance to make a major impact in Queens.
Fresh off arguably the best overall season of his career, Sean Manaea inked a three-year, $75 million contract back in December to stay with the Mets. For a rotation that already had definite questions on the backend, the 33-year-old lefty was expected to remain an answer at the front.
There is an axiom around baseball that one can never have too much pitching. The New York Mets are putting their depth to the test early in spring training.
The St. Louis Cardinals were quiet this offseason. They were attempting to trade Nolan Arenado, but that didn't come to pass and likely won't until at least the trade deadline.
New York Mets left-hander Sean Manaea suffered an oblique strain and will likely begin the season on the injured list. Mets manager Carlos Mendoza told reporters Monday that Manaea will be shut down "for a couple of weeks" after an MRI on Sunday revealed the strain.
Mets infielder Nick Madrigal has been diagnosed with a fracture in his left shoulder after undergoing an MRI, manager Carlos Mendoza announced to the team’s beat this morning (via Anthony DiComo of MLB.com).
New York Mets star pitcher Sean Manaea was not about to abandon a great situation he had in Queens, NY. According to Northjersey.com’s Andrew Tredinnick,
The New York Mets are re-signing left-hander Sean Manaea to a three-year, $75 million contract, multiple outlets reported Monday. Manaea, 32, posted 12 wins to match his career high along with a 3.47 ERA over 32 starts during his first season with the Mets in 2024.
With the news early Monday that the New York Mets had reportedly resigned starting pitcher Sean Manaea to a three-year, $75 million deal, the arms race in the National League continues to heat up.
Sean Manaea is heading back to the New York Mets. Reports from ESPN’s Jeff Passan and MLB Network’s Jon Heyman early this morning have Manaea landing back with the Mets on a three-year deal worth $75 million ($25 million AAV).
The Mets have agreed to a three-year, $75M contract with left-hander Sean Manaea.
Despite possessing some depth at the position, the Blue Jays have indicated that they are interested in adding to their rotation this winter. They are, like most teams, interested in Japanese phenom Roki Sasaki, and have also been tied to Braves longtime ace Max Fried.
New York Mets left-hander Sean Manaea declined his $13.5 million option for 2025, according to multiple reports on Sunday. Opting out of the final season of a two-year, $28 million deal will make Manaea a free agent.
Left-hander Sean Manaea plans to opt out of the second year of his contract with the Mets.
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