Month: December 2017

A Tale Of Two Cities and Other Minutiae

As you know, the Mets Hot Stove is as cold as ice, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t a lot going on within various Mets circles. It’s hard to believe that it was only a year ago, that both the New York Mets and San Francisco Giants played in the NL wild-card game. Both teams entered the 2017 season with World Series aspirations and the Mets were even thumping their chests about...

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Braves, Nationals Checked on Availability of Yelich

Jon Morosi of MLB Network reported last night that the Miami Marlins are having active trade discussions with teams involving outfielder Christian Yelich and catcher J.T. Realmuto. Both Yelich and Realmuto have recently voiced their displeasure with the direction of the franchise after seeing the Marlins trade off NL MVP Giancarlo Stanton and All-Star Marcell Ozuna. Morosi also reports that the...

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Morning Briefing: Walker and Bruce Reunions Unlikely

Quite a bit of news so let’s delve into it. Latest Mets News Neil Walker and Jay Bruce are unlikely to return according to Marc Carig of Newsday. Carig was on Blue and Orange Thing, The 7 Line Army’s podcast, and said it was unlikely but also won’t rule it out. Between the two, I think Walker seems more likely. Walker’s market is fairly limited being a second baseman and...

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Heyman Speculates Carlos Gonzalez Makes Sense for Mets

Jon Heyman of Fan Rag Sports was doing his weekly spot on WFAN today and speculates that veteran outfielder Carlos Gonzalez could make sense for the New York Mets. Heyman says that Gonzalez would fit as a first base/right field type the Mets have been looking for despite Gonzalez never playing first in the majors. The Mets have shown interest in right fielders that can also play first including...

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Yanks, Mets and Blue Jays Have Called About Josh Harrison

According to Rob Biertempfel of the Tribune-Review, the New York Mets are among the numerous teams that have called the Pittsburgh Pirates to show interest in utility guy Josh Harrison. He also states that the New York Yankees and Toronto Blue Jays are interested. The Yankees have recently had discussions with the Pirates that include right-handed starter Gerrit Cole as well. Harrison is a...

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