You may have heard that the Mets are probably selling at the deadline. The Mets’ impending fire sale is the worst-kept secret in sports. Being that they’re in the middle of a lost season, the Mets have plenty of expendable guys. Addison Reed, Curtis Granderson, Jay Bruce, Lucas Duda and Asdrubal Cabrera are all slated to hit the open market at the end of the year and the Mets would...
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It’s not official yet, but David Wright’s time as a professional baseball player looks to be all but over. This is going to create several tangible gaps for the Mets to fill: Namely, at third base. The Mets have had three regular starting third basemen this season after having just one from 2004-2014. Wright’s presence has undoubtedly been missed at the hot corner. Then...
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This season, T.J. Rivera has shown his dazzling but short stint in the majors last year was no fluke. In 64 games on the campaign, Rivera is batting a cool .303/.348/.469 with five homers and 25 RBI. This puts his career slash line at .314/.347/.466 through 97 games — that’s no small sample size. Rivera has also proven to be incredibly versatile in the field, playing first, second...
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The White Sox just traded Jose Quintana to the Cubs. After trading Chris Sale and Adam Eaton away last year as well, they’re a while away from contending. They clearly have their foot on the gas on the rebuild ship– especially considering the fact that Quintana was under team control through 2020. Chicago’s other baseball team is clearly conceding the next few years. In this...
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In 2011, Jose Reyes’ pursuit of a batting title was the major storyline the New York Mets had that season. Despite the Mets’ lackluster roster and low preseason expectations, Reyes’ MVP-caliber campaign helped keep the team afloat throughout most of the season. The Mets were two games over .500 at the trade deadline, and 7.5 games behind the Braves for the National League Wild...
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