The Kansas City Royals saw many big names head to free agency this offseason with little hope of keeping them all, if any of them. Eric Hosmer, Mike Moustakas, Melky Cabrera, and Jason Vargas all remain free agents while Lorenzo Cain signed a five-year deal with the Brewers. The Royals did manage to re-sign shortstop Alcides Escobar to a one year, $2.5 million contract. His return, paired with...
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New York Mets general manager Sandy Alderson spoke to fans on Thursday saying, “We have done more than probably 80 percent of the teams in the game.” Fans were lined up to watch as the Mets equipment truck was getting ready to leave Citi Field and head to Port St. Lucie. Pitchers and catchers report to the PSL on Feb. 12 with the first workout two days later. Up to this point this...
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New York Mets general manager Sandy Alderson touched on a variety of topics on Thursday when he talked to a group of fans that came to see the equipment truck head down Port St. Lucie. Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reports that Alderson was intrigued by the fact that veteran infielder recently told the New York Post that he would prefer to play second base instead of third. The Mets have been...
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Major League Baseball announced today that all 30 big league ballparks will have protective netting extended to at least the far ends of both dugouts by Opening Day in 2018. Official statement by commissioner Robert Manfred, “Providing baseball fans with a variety of seating options when they come to the ballpark, including seats behind protective netting, is important. Major league clubs...
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Mike Moustakas and Bartolo Colon are on completely opposite ends of the current free agent spectrum but both seem unlikely to be New York Mets in 2018 according to comments made by GM Sandy Alderson on Thursday. Alderson mentioned costs in dollars, draft pick compensation and lack of defensive versatility when asked if the Mets would sign Moustakas. Moustakas had a career-high 38 home runs in...
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