Mark W. Sanchez of the New York Post reports this week that the New York Mets are showing interest in Gio Urshela as a possible option at third base. Urshela remains a free agent after spending last season with the Los Angeles Angels.

The 32-year-old Urshela was once one of the top hitters for the rival New York Yankees. He batted .314 with 21 home runs and 74 RBIs for the Yankees in 2019 and continued his hot hitting in 2023 when he batted .299 for the Angels (though his season ended early due to an unfortunate injury).

Urshela does a fantastic job of getting on base and can also play a variety of positions defensively, opening up added flexibility for teams lineup-wise. While the Mets already have young Brett Baty and newly signed veteran Joey Wendle as options at third base, Urshela could add more steady production at the position. He would also become the second former Yankees standout the Mets have added this offseason.

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Yankees trade Estevan Florial to Cleveland for intriguing swingman

Mark W. Sanchez of the New York Post reports this week that the New York Mets are showing interest in Gio Urshela as a possible option at third base. Urshela remains a free agent after spending last season with the Los Angeles Angels.

The 32-year-old Urshela was once one of the top hitters for the rival New York Yankees. He batted .314 with 21 home runs and 74 RBIs for the Yankees in 2019 and continued his hot hitting in 2023 when he batted .299 for the Angels (though his season ended early due to an unfortunate injury).

Continuing with his recent track record of prospect-hoarding, New York Yankees General Manager Brian Cashman traded outfielder Estevan Florial to the Cleveland Guardians for right-handed pitcher Cody Morris on Tuesday. Florial has spent time in the big leagues each of the last three seasons.

Florial was once a consensus Top-100 prospect, being billed as an all-around outfielder with great defense and speed, as well as above-average power. Instead, Florial has managed just a .209/.313/.296 slash line with one home run and six stolen bases in 48 big-league games. Florial still rakes at the Triple-A level, hitting above .280 in each of the last two seasons. This move was neccesitated by Florial exhausting all his minor league options, meaning he either had to make the Yankees’ roster or be exposed to waivers (as he was earlier last season, when the entire league passed on him).