Amidst the signing that kept Yoenis Cespedes in Queens for four more years and the trade that sent Logan Verrett to Baltimore, General Manager, Sandy Alderson reiterated the team’s stance on their catching circumstance. The Mets GM advised that the team will not be pursuing an “external upgrade at catcher” as per Matt Ehalt of NJ.com. With Rene Rivera reportedly being a...
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Brian and Roger were joined by Jared Diamond of The Wall Street Journal! He talked about the possible lockout, what really goes on during the Winter Meetings and the Rule 5 draft, the excellent newsletter he writes with Mike Vorkunov, and what Yoenis Cespedes’ signing portends for the future of the rest of the Mets outfield. Oh yeah, Cespedes signed with the Mets (pending a physical no...
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The Cincinnati Reds are reportedly listening to trade offers on arguably the best baserunner in baseball, Billy Hamilton, as reported by Buster Olney of ESPN. Hamilton, 26, is coming off his best season yet in which he hit to a .260/.321/.343 batting line to go along with three homers and 17 RBI. Those numbers of course are not earth shattering in any way but he also had his third consecutive...
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In a somewhat surprising move, Bob Nightengale of USA Today has reported via Twitter that the Milwaukee Brewers have decided to cut ties with power-hitting first baseman, Chris Carter. After being non-tendered by the Houston Astros last offseason, Carter blasted onto the scene in Milwaukee, hitting a league leading 41 homers. He ended his season with a .222/.321/.499 batting line to go along...
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Once considered a lock to grace the Citi Field outfield on a regular basis for years to come, Juan Lagares has found himself to be somewhat a forgotten man. Ben Berkon of Forbes took a look of the quick rise and fall of Lagares. Injuries, offensive struggles and a glut of outfielders have mainly been the culprits as to why Lagares is no longer the everyday player many of us thought he was to...
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