John Hefti-USA TODAY Sports For the final two offseasons, the Mets have operated with shock and awe, signing each free agent that wasn’t nailed down en path to constructing a crew that might commerce blows with the Braves atop the NL East. As you will have heard, that didn’t precisely pan out. So this offseason, they’re taking a brand new tack with a string of fascinating signings that play beneath the highest of the market. That development continued over the weekend, when the Mets signed Sean Manaea to a two-year, $28 million deal, as Jon Heyman first reported. As Kyle Kishimoto famous in our free agent preview, Manaea spent 2023 swinging wildly between roles for a Giants crew that wanted pitching assist in every single place. He was a starter, lengthy reliever, setup man, regardles...

Dakota Hudson provides expertise to Rockies' rotation nn","providerName":"Twitter","providerUrl":"https://twitter.com","thumbnail_url":null,"type":"oembed","width":550,"contentType":"rich"},"__typename":"Markdown","content":"Now, Black and Hudson can seize a chunk -- and hopefully have a good time a bit -- in Major League venues. Hudson, 29, reached a one-year settlement with the Rockies on Friday. Hudson will earn a $1.5 million base wage, with one other potential $1.5 million in bonuses primarily based on innings pitched. Although his contract is for one 12 months, Hudson can be eligible for arbitration and subsequently is below membership management for 2025.nnBack in 2016, the Angels took catcher Matt Thaiss with the sixte...