Major League Baseball has a pace of play problem and it appears they have a plan to solve it. The length of games have gotten even longer just in the last year. An average game took three hours and 42 seconds to complete in 2016. Most recently that number has risen by 4 1/2 minutes meaning it took three hours, five minutes, and 11 seconds for a game to be completed in 2017. Surprisingly it is...
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Every year in baseball there are players who surprise some by taking a huge step forward in their career. Players who metaphorically wake up from their slumber. This happens a lot in the minor leagues. One year a player could be low on a team’s prospects list and the next year he could be ranked towards the top. Three sleepers in the Mets organization that you should keep an eye on for the...
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The Mets added RHP Corey Oswalt, RHP Tyler Bashlor, RHP Gerson Bautista, and IF Luis Guillorme to the 40-man roster. The notable exception was RHP Adonis Uceta. Uceta could be a candidate to be selected due to his fastball and good command. Latest Mets News Jon Morosi of MLB Network says the Mets and Tigers have had preliminary talks regarding Ian Kinsler. The Mets announced their spring...
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According to Jon Morosi of MLB Network on Twitter, the Mets and Detroit Tigers are in preliminary talks for a trade involving Ian Kinsler. On Saturday, I highlighted three potential second base targets for the Mets and had Kinsler on the list. The 35-year-old had an option on his contract for $11 million dollars that vested when he reached the 600 at-bat plateau this past season. So he won’t be...
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The Mets Monday announced they have added four players to their 40-man roster: right-handers Corey Oswalt, Gerson Bautista and Tyler Bashlor as well as infielder Luis Guillorme. MMO’s Mike Mayer predicted as such on Nov. 17. Check out his entire article here. Oswalt, 24, led the Eastern League with a 2.28 ERA while going 12-5 as the ace of the playoff bound Rumble Ponies. He allowed only...
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