BREAKING: Mets SIGN Southpaw A.J. Minter (New York Mets News)

[@WardyNYM]

Help us get to 450+ likes & 35K subs! Mets fans, what’s YOUR thoughts on landing Minter for the pen?

[@user-yg9sc6gc1r]

@WardyNYM anyone who doesn't like this signing needs to buy a clue. 2.62 ERA last season

[@MarineCorvette]

How's it going Wardy? 59 year old disabled dude who's been watching your content for the last couple years or so. I'd like to take a moment, (as my first ever comment) to thank you for all the work that you do and the excellent, knowledgeable content you share with us fellow Mets fans. I understand that there's a considerable amount of work that goes on behind the scenes. Know that you are appreciated and you bring a smile to this life-long Mets fan, whenever you share your content. I'm fairly certain that I speak for the whole gang. Keep doing what you do, my friend. You do it well and I sincerely hope that another door or a window opens up for you, so that you can share your voice to ALL Mets fans. Not just within the confines of your channel. God Bless you and your family, Sir. Keep up the good work.

[@georgeanthony7282]

I don't argue or debate with people who see everything as negative... ok so we didn't sign Tanner Scott and got A.J. Minter instead... so what? The critics would think we signed a minor leaguer or rookie! The fact is we got a legitimate professional... someone who will be valuable to the Mets this season. Let's move on with that-period.

[@user-yg9sc6gc1r]

Truth. Lgm!

[@Angelfern922]

People always got something to say! We have some obnoxious fans. LGM! This is a solid signing

[@CautionHighWavesAhead-]

@ Well, if you guys say so. I really hope you're right.

[@MegillsTrash]

Garbage

[@jeremiahraggie464]

And we took him from the braves

[@andreasrodriguez1336]

I love this move. The fact they didn’t get Scott makes me think there’s another bat coming (hopefully Pete)

[@TheMr02drop]

This is nice signing. Not sure why people are dumping on him.

[@user-yg9sc6gc1r]

Agreed. A lefty BP arm who posted a 2.62 era last season

[@dashx1103]

Minter is good. Good pick up.

[@pepsimax6671]

he is good but not worth 22 million a year

[@user-yg9sc6gc1r]

@@pepsimax6671 11 a year

[@stephenmcspirit9292]

@@pepsimax6671who cares what Mets paid? It ain’t our money!

[@coolguy1127]

Stearns has proven he’s much smarter than any of us. I completely trust his judgement he hit time after time last year. Did we forget all the low level moves he made that paid off?

[@michaeldepinto3562]

Yes but the bullpen last season was one of the worst in Baseball. Can't be overlooked.

[@coolguy1127]

@ bullpens are a year a year thing. Stearns is putting a system in place to grow talent until that has a chance to develop it’s a lot of patch work. Give it 2-3 more years.

[@BrooklynEwms32LAKERS]

People wanted Scott..But this Guy isn't a Bum..He's legit..Scott probably was Like How Pete is( He Priced$ himself too High)...🤔

[@V_1b3_z]

OMG, Ok ✅ now they only need 1️⃣ more bullpen arm (maybe Stanek) & Jose Iglesias 💯

[@stormnation8910]

Scott wants to be the highest paid reliever in baseball history so it doesn’t make sense for the Mets to have two closers on the payroll or the bullpen

[@franksanchez5948]

I’ve been tuning into your show for the past few weeks and enjoying your commentary. I like this move, however we need to sign Pete , this situation reminds me of loosing Seaver and Strawberry. Sign Pete

[@vinnyeser4694]

World Series here we come

[@ToCan2tuViDa]

Very good deal. We got a very good lefty specialist😊

[@EstesLaurence-m6u]

A thought and comment for David Stearns. My comment: I'm very much pleased with the job that Stearns has been doing this far, especially with regards to his selections for reclamation players. However, one tool I think he might add to his negotiating arsenal would be to use incentive based short term AAV contracts, for instance in the Pete Alonzo long term negotians: He could have offered Pete a short term AAV contracts with included performance bonuses such as; an extra $ 2.5 million dollar bonus for reaching 35-40 home runs, an extra $2 me llion dollar bonus for achieving a batting average ranging between 265-280, and extra $1 million dollar bonus for increased slugging percentage. Such incentives would put the onus on Pete to exhibit better plate performance and discipline whereas his failure to do so would be only make Pete accountable to help himself. Such contract are used for PICTHERS, why not ad this medium for other players making themselves responsible for bed ng paid for their pay? With the current contracting venue, their is really no incentive for players to maintain or surpass current levels of performance!

[@Pcbdude82]

I disagree with this. I think a big part of the reason Pete was bad last year, is because the team as a whole was absolutely shit. And he put pressure on himself to carry them. Adding bonus for hitting goals, might just once again cause himself to force the issue. We need a free swing and happy Pete. Which I why I think Stearns is an idiot. Not saying he shouod just give Pete a blank check. But go a little above and beyond. 1. Pete has earned it. 2. We need Pete. A solid Pete behind Soto and this offense becomes extremely dangerous.

[@user-yg9sc6gc1r]

Stearns knows what he's doing

[@richardbutler5057]

I agree with u 100%.Give him incentive s to make more.

[@jeremiahraggie464]

I've never seen production based incentives before, hr, RBI, avg, etc. usually its games played , MVP , silver slugger and stuff like that. Are production based incentives allowed?

[@stanplummer26]

They are not allowed.

[@pablow5259]

good signing. this guy is a tough lefty out of the pen. always tough against the Mets and I think he has been good in the post season..

[@EstesLaurence-m6u]

Performance enhanced contracts as I've mentioned earlier gives players the extra motivation to achieve reaching incentives!

[@JaymesProvine]

Nice signing just don’t get why not Scott

[@robertsquared2916]

“We pried him away from the Braves” watch Atl go sign Scott.

[@mikedelape6609]

mets out on scott

[@juanizquierdo1737]

That is very possible but Braves have not done much this offseason

[@RafaelRodriguez-lr3tm]

Very good 😢😮😅

[@davekoffer1609]

Pete! Please come back, Pete! You’re the Polar Bear, we need you! He’s still one of the biggest power threats in Major League Baseball! You can’t just easily replace that kind of production, we need him back! Come back, Pete!

[@Tony.1974]

I can give a list of power hitters before I can give u Pete’s name he’s on decline and marginal at 1st at best so stop crying

[@davekoffer1609]

@ Not crying, just being truthful. He’s only 30, so I wouldn’t say he’s actually on the decline.

[@MrErnieHanks]

Only the young fans want him back. The older, wiser fans know it's time to move on

[@stanplummer26]

​@MrErnieHanks I disagree, 56 years I've seen talent traded away and FA let leave, then succeed after they were Mets. Wheeler, Murphy, Reyes, Gooden, Strawberry (both mentioned that very thing at number retirement ceremonies). '86 WS MVP - Ray Knight, Seaver was traded!!! Re-aquired, then left unprotected from waivers. Jeff Kent, Mike Scott, Heath Bell, Jeff Reardon, Cone, Turner, Sewald, Ken Singleton, Amos Otis, Matlack, Marco Scutaro, Mazzilli, McDowell, Dykstra, and Kevin Mitchell ('89 MVP) Not everyone goes into decline

[@joetamburello6292]

@@davekoffer1609 last year tells you different

[@cosmocarbone5486]

Good signing! We need lefties

[@felixmartinez5934]

I think that's a pretty good signing. I'm just glad they're addressing the bullpen

[@E72024]

Great signing, but the Mets really need to make at least two more big signings while giving this Alonso situation we have going on. Dodgers just signed Sasaki and as of now it looks like back to back championships for those guy if we don’t make moves asap.

[@DANIELCAPS]

I LIKE THE SIGNING IT MAKES US BETTER AND TAKES AWAY FROM ATLANTA

[@johnserafinko130]

Not a bad pickup if he stays healthy. At least we have a decent starting 5 developing here. Way better than last years 5 in my opinion and wasaay better than signing two veterans (scherzer verlander) that got injured in the first month of the season.

[@JaymesProvine]

He’ll sign em both go from 0 lefties to two studs lol

[@mikestiehl3665]

We pivoted to minter instead of Scott so eh

[@user-yg9sc6gc1r]

He had a 2.62 era last year

[@chrisnorton-t8g]

Freaking love this move.

[@dashx1103]

I like this signing. I think the bullpen is shaping up. Probably one more veteran arm. Stanek? Robertson?

[@pepsimax6671]

Good pick up , overpaid for a set up man.

[@NYM348]

Called it dudes a stud!! Get Yates and or Robertson and resign stanek I’m happy

[@danabrahams7892]

Wardy looks sick

[@Bklynblaze1]

Good signing!

[@NygelKashMG718]

What happened to still spending after getting Soto seems like we on a budget now if vladdy isn’t the plan next year we’re screwed especially with Roki signing with the Dodgers. If we can’t properly built this roster out then overpaying Soto was a dumb move

[@ToCan2tuViDa]

We need Pete back to lengthen the lineup. If he goes elsewhere it will leave a big void to cover

[@pedrocordova8018]

I like this sign trust me it was a good choice

[@stevenwinograd2757]

💪, Iglesius and another arm

[@V_1b3_z]

Stanek, maybe sign Sewald back 🤷🏽‍♂️

[@dashx1103]

@@V_1b3_zRobertson?

[@LuisRaulPerez-n5y]

Great signing

[@kevinminns5272]

Whoa. Go David Stearns, another goodwill signing. Yay. Agents know-Stearns is a cheapskate

[@thefishhobbyist5478]

yeah soto came cheap huh? Get lost yankee fan

[@maniscalcofrank]

Why can't we get scott as well. Have a lefty specialist and a setup man as well

[@salvation2979]

😂 because money isn’t endless even with cohen

[@user-yg9sc6gc1r]

U can't sign everyone

[@jerseygrit5402]

Small market Stearns doesn’t operate that way. Spent bulk of the budget on Soto. Just roster fillers since. Mets gonna always Mets..😂

[@joetamburello6292]

@@jerseygrit5402 whiners gonna whine

[@paullederberg3629]

how is his health, he was injured last sesason?

[@AnthonyVicente-b2k]

Why did we get Soto if this team isn’t going all out

[@quinnayers]

bring me Tanner Scott & Santander

[@ramonissa]

Ey wardy, i really like this sign, that means he is the set up or a LEFTY that we need?

[@danabrahams7892]

Stearns' has proved his habit of picking up players on the wane or struggling at other clubs to dust off to become gems worked last season - so why should this be any different? Let's also look he may be better in the hutch with the players - that type of thing is gold... Good luck to him #LGM

[@jmwasp]

Did we resign Stanek?

[@user-yg9sc6gc1r]

Not yet

[@V_1b3_z]

I sure hope they do

[@Jason-qm5tf]

You gotta bring back the polar bear 🐻‍❄️

[@markcohen7991]

The Mets needed Sasaki. They wasted money on Soto. Who can't run or play defense. Why not Sasaki. He would be our best pitcher. We lost again.

[@muhammadshakoor8745]

Nice pickup, he's a lefty, we got him away from the Braves. LGM ⚾

[@WeissBomb32]

Wardy you got so many Stearns haters in your comments these days 😂 calling him cheap when he just signed the biggest contract in history. It’s like the guy didn’t build a team that got to the CS last year with the same exact type of moves

[@EdwardMartinez-zg3bg]

He did not sign Soto!!!! Cohen made that happen.... If it where Stearns he would not have gone for Soto!!! FACTS!!!

[@WeissBomb32]

@ Yeah I see this as a popular opinion but it goes directly against what Cohens stated himself.. he’s said stearns has “substantial autonomy” (his words) over the roster. Yeah, the Cohens were a big part of schmoozing Soto as they should be with a FA like that, but the pres gets the pen to sign the paper. TLDR Cohen is a hands off owner per his own words and he’s said he behaves similarly in his hedge fund.

[@craigyMnM]

Garage sale version of tanner Scott lol

[@NDR-hn3ue]

Everyone knows what happens when the Mets signed ex Braves pitchers .............................Remember Tom Glavine ???

[@stanplummer26]

That's a painful memory.

[@VictorRodriguez-qn1kz]

All the mlb show GMs in the comments section 😂

[@mikestiehl3665]

Isn’t minter injury prone though ?

[@EsveLY]

I think sterns will only Pay Generational Talent What there Worth “Good Players” Hes Not Breaking the bank for at all and its clear as day

[@EsveLY]

Not wrong tho

[@Pcbdude82]

Sorry but if we arent bringing Pete back. Then just AJ isn't enough. Need Tanner Scott also.

[@dashx1103]

I don’t see that happening. This is the lefty.

[@BrianRMeo]

I hate that i cant enjoy any of this, if its not Pete Alonso i almost done care, he was the personality of this team.

[@hanksamuels3097]

This dude is not a bum. However he also IS NOT TANNER SCOTT!!! Why can’t we get the very best instead of the Second best outside of Soto!!! If Soto could go back in time after seeing this Stearns operation in full effect he’d have signed with the Yankees and I wouldn’t blame him!!!

[@tvbtvb5124]

Don’t get your post. The Mets are a very good team. They’ve proven by beating the Yankees handily. Soto will keep putting up great numbers as always with the current Mets lineup around him. They’re not done yet building a solid team for next season.

[@EdwardMartinez-zg3bg]

Bc David Stearns thinks he's in Milwaukee still.... He does not like to make big splashes and get the best players. EVERYONE is bothered about the Pete situation, and now after saying he was going after Scott you sign Minter?? Atlanta does not usually let good players go.... injured all year.

[@GFS695]

Who?

[@hanksamuels3097]

I’m as big a Mets fan as there is. Yet I am disgusted by this Freddy Coupon ownership!!! Yeah. I know Soto was signed with the largest sports contract ever! Still don’t like this Stearns dudes smirking looks. Like I’m the smartest man on earth!! Anybody seen who The Dodgers have added since winning the World Series? We are not good enough to win the NL East!!!

[@oscargonza2748]

It's okay,, no need for panic attacks, bruh

[@AnthonyVicente-b2k]

He’s old

[@joselopezmoya9786]

There's a big differerence between MINTER and TANNER SCOTT. It's like comparing heaven (TANNER SCOTT) and MNTER (,DUSTY EARTH) because of CHEAPSKATE MINI MARKET STEARNS and his MINI MARKET /MONEY BALL PHILOSOPHY.

[@jasonostolaza6957]

Wasted off season we get Soto and don't do nothing more but it's the Mets can't expect anything less

[@Y_unvflair]

Mets fans seem to forget if it wasn't for that home run from Alonso. There will be no Soto had an incredible run and this new regime is trying to build a sustainable winner for years not just today have a little faith. This ain't the Yankees buying everybody and not winning

[@Patrick-o8l6m]

More scraps more scraps . Just like Winker being Pete’s replacement lol we should transfer to the central division

[@zanemirrione5496]

Winker didn't replace Alonso dude what are u clowns thinking how can you not see the mets are moving different always complaining have some faith bozo mfers

[@user-yg9sc6gc1r]

Scraps? He had a 2.62 era last year.

[@Patrick-o8l6m]

@ I only say scraps because every time we supposed to talking to the best we always sign the second or third best that’s all . Oh well can’t help it I view stearns as a cheapskate to me his luck is gonna run out and it may be this year

[@hanksamuels3097]

Stearns is doing a horrible job. Can’t wait until we don’t make the playoffs next fall!!! I’m praying that The Mets finish 20 games below 500! Yates is a pipe dream!!!

[@V_1b3_z]

You sound like an angry Yankee Fan ☝🏽

[@oscargonza2748]

He sounds More like a disgrunted spoiled mets fan who might switch to a yankee, Bruh

[@dashx1103]

Are you a Mets fan?

[@Patrick-o8l6m]

I like wardy but wondering if stearns pays him to pump up his scrap signings so fans might think that stearns did a great job

[@WardyNYM]

Only a casual thinks this is a scrap signing my friend (I like you too!)

[@DaveOriginallyfromBrooklyn]

He’s washed up yet they sign. Same reason they dont sign alonso

[@WardyNYM]

Only a Mets fan calls a reliever with an injury riddled year who still posted a 2.62ERA washed. Stop and think for a second, please

[@salvation2979]

@@WardyNYM met fans also thinking vlad is coming here. 😂. toronto is giving him what he wants to stay

[@andrewjones2133]

@@salvation2979they can give him whatever he wants. But the key question is does he really want to stay in Toronto?

[@marcsimon3275]

These are some good signings by the A's... Now they have basically whole pitching staff of good depth pieces... Nice bargain basement shopping... Good job A's.... Stearns is such a great fit on this A's team... Ohhhh... Wait.... This the Mets with Steve Cohen... STEARNS IS ON WRONG TEAM!!!! I have a feeling Stearns will go down in history as the GM that has done the most damage to the Mets franchise. Not because of what the Mets will be... But, because of what they could have been without him!!!!!! Unfortunately, I really see this happening...

[@jmwasp]

No idea what you are talking about. Literally have the most expensive player in baseball history after this offseason

[@mikedelape6609]

horrible comment, in stearns we trust

[@user-yg9sc6gc1r]

Your over the top take proves u r wrong

[@Pcbdude82]

​@jmwasp oh. So because they over paid a player who is basically a 1 tool player. That what? Makes Stearns a genius? 😂

[@user-yg9sc6gc1r]

@Pcbdude82 but he's arguably the best hitter in baseball and a a generational talent

[@newms69]

Great signing. Was good against us and we take him from the team we hate the most, Mets fans that have negative things to say. Go root for the Skankees then.

[@hanksamuels3097]

This dude is not a bum. However he also IS NOT TANNER SCOTT!!! Why can’t we get the very best instead of the Second best outside of Soto!!! If Soto could go back in time after seeing this Stearns operation in full effect he’d have signed with the Yankees and I wouldn’t blame him!!!