Month: December 2017

Morning Briefing: As Expected, The Dark Knight Returns

Good morning Mets fans! The free agent market got a little larger yesterday after the non-tender deadline last night. Latest Mets News  The Mets tendered contracts to all of their players yesterday before the 8 p.m. deadline. Mike Puma of the New York Post reports that the Mets are open to the idea of giving Jay Bruce a three-year deal. However, he is still looking for a five-year deal at the...

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Mets Tender Contracts to Everyone on 40-Man Roster

The New York Mets announced they have tendered contracts to every on their 40-man roster including the nine arbitration eligible players. Matt Harvey, Zack Wheeler, Jacob deGrom, Noah Syndergaard, Hansel Robles, Wilmer Flores, AJ Ramos and Jeurys Familia are the Mets arbitration eligible players. Combined they are projected by MLB Trade Rumors to make $43.6 million in 2018. The Mets 40-man...

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Report: Mets Don’t See Adding Starting Pitching As Priority

The New York Mets will look at back-end starters this offseason but it’s not considered a priority by the organization according to Jon Heyman of Fan Rag Sports. Mets starting pitchers had a disappointing 5.14 ERA in 2017 breaking the previous franchise record of 4.77 that was set in 1962 and 2009. They also threw only 865.2 innings, the fourth fewest in the majors. Injuries crippled the...

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MLB Ratifies Posting System, Announce Ohtani Will Be Posted Today

Major League Baseball announced Friday afternoon that they have ratified the new posting agreement between MLB and Nippon Profession Baseball beginning on Nov. 1, 2018 through Oct. 31, 2021. MLB announced today that its Clubs have ratified the new protocol agreement w/Nippon Professional Baseball. The agreement consists of the following key terms: pic.twitter.com/FPssS4Ud0v — MLB...

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White Sox Sign Catcher Welington Castillo

The Chicago White Sox have signed catcher Welington Castillo according to Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic. The deal is for two-years with a club option according to Rosenthal. The deal is worth $15 million over the two years and the option for a third year is $8 million per Jeff Passan of Yahoo Sports. Castillo, 30, hit .282/.323/.490 with a career-high 20 home runs, 53 RBI and was a 2.7 fWAR...

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