Month: July 2017

Yankees Act Fast, Acquire Frazier, Robertson, Kahnle From White Sox

Update, 12:00 am The deal is done, the White Sox have announced. The final player headed to Chicago is minor league outfielder Tito Polo. Original Post, 11:30 pm The Yankees and White Sox are close to a deal to send Todd Frazier, David Robertson, and Tommy Kahnle to New York for a package of four players, including top prospect Blake Rutherford and reliever Tyler Clippard, according to Ken...

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Rapid Reaction: Wacha Shuts Out Mets 5-0

The New York Mets (41-50) were defeated by the St. Louis Cardinals (46-47) by a score of 5-0 at Citi Field Tuesday evening. Pitching: Rafael Montero was on the mound for the Mets tonight and he pitched a very solid game. Unfortunately, his defense let him down in the early innings and the Mets offense was non-existent on the night. All in all, Montero went six innings allowing four runs (two...

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Diamondbacks Acquire J.D. Martinez From Tigers

Sitting at 53-39 and pushing for its first National League West title since 2011, the Arizona Diamondbacks have acquired outfielder J.D. Martinez from the Detroit Tigers for three prospects. Jon Morosi of MLB Network first broke the news on Twitter and the Diamondbacks confirmed the move shortly after. Martinez, 30 in August, has had a fine year at the dish, hitting .305/.388/.630 with 16 home...

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MMO Game Thread: Mets vs. Cardinals, 7:10 PM

Tuesday, July 18, 2017 • 7:10 p.m. Citi Field • Flushing, N.Y. RHP Michael Wacha (6-3, 4.10) vs. RHP Rafael Montero (1-5, 5.77) SNY • WOR 710 AM • 104.3 WAXQ-FM HD 2 • ESPN 1050 AM New York had their second lack luster game in a row yesterday and look to get back on the right path tonight. Last night’s game was going smoothly for Wheeler until the sixth inning where he ran into trouble...

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Yankees Have Checked In On Reed, Duda

According to Mark Feinsand of MLB.com on Twitter, the Yankees have reached out to the Mets about Reed and first baseman Lucas Duda. While Duda’s name has long been linked to the Yankees who are in need of a first baseman, Reed would bolster a bullpen that already features Dellin Betances and Aroldis Chapman. The last time the Mets and Yankees have made a major league deal was back in 2004,...

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