Matt Pobereyko began the 2017 baseball season the same way he started the 2016 season, pitching for the Florence Freedom in the Frontier League. For the second straight season, the right-hander dominated the independent league and was signed by a major league affiliate. This time by the New York Mets in June and assigned him to the A-Ball Columbia Fireflies. Pobereyko, 25, pitched only 34.1...
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The New York Mets began this offseason with a huge need in the pitching department and they believe Dave Eiland is part of the answer to turning it around. Eiland has won two World Series rings as a pitching coach, with the New York Yankees in 2009 and the Kansas City Royals in 2015. During his tenure with the Royals they had a 3.90 ERA, ranking fifth in the American League from 2012-2017. The...
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Tyler Chatwood Position: Starting Pitcher Bats: Right – Throws: Right Born: December 16, 1989 (age 27) 2017 Stats: 33 G (25 GS), 147.2 IP, 8-15, 4.69 ERA, 1.442 WHIP, .250 AVG, 1.2 HR/9, 120 SO, 1.1 WAR Predicted by many as a free agent sleeper, Tyler Chatwood’s stats don’t seem to show it. However, if you dive deeper in his pitching, you begin to appreciate the fact that he is an...
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Hopefully all of you enjoyed your Thanksgivings. Today, you can get stuff from up to 50-75% off in some stores. Unfortunately, Scott Boras and other agents do not follow the same policy on their players. Latest Mets News Mike Puma of the NY Post writes that the Mets are showing significant interest in Bryan Shaw and like Joe Smith, Addison Reed, and Mike Minor. All have some connection to the...
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Earlier this week, Jon Morosi of MLB Network reported the Mets and Detroit Tigers were in preliminary talks for an Ian Kinsler trade. The keystone is the most likely infield position I believe New York will upgrade, after assistant general manager John Ricco revealed the team’s current intent on having Asdrubal Cabrera man third base. Kinsler is an interesting target and one I believe can...
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