Tim Healey of Newsday is reporting that the Mets have recalled relievers Buddy Baumann and Jacob Rhame, have placed Jerry Blevins on the paternity list and optioned Corey Oswalt in corresponding moves. Baumann’s promotion likely serves a more temporary purpose, as the Mets will need a left-handed reliever to fill in as Blevins awaits the birth of his first child. Baumann, 30, has allowed...
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According to Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic, Seattle Mariners’ second baseman Robinson Cano will be suspended for 80 games for violating the league’s joint drug agreement. As per Jon Heyman of FRS Baseball, the suspension is due to PED use. Heyman adds that the Cano suspension is for a diuretic (furosemide), which is seen as a masking agent. The suspension is treated as a PED though....
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Former New York Mets and St. Louis Cardinals star first baseman Keith Hernandez wrote a memoir titled, “I’m Keith Hernandez,” a tell-all book that takes you along his surprising, gritty, eye-opening, and sometimes seedy journey, from his childhood to the minor leagues and finally the major leagues. I was able to get an advanced copy of the book, which releases today, and found...
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The Mets got off to an historic start in 2018, going 12-2 in their first 14 games. However, since then they have been reeling, going 7-16. There has been some positives to the team such as Asdrubal Cabrera’s hot start, and Steven Matz and Zack Wheeler’s improvement, but overall, the team has underperformed. The team remains 4.5 games out of first place as of Tuesday, and they are...
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Among the Mets’ position players, Asdrubal Cabrera has been the most valuable and it is not particularly close. Cabrera is hitting .329/.376/.552 with a .394 wOBA and a 156 wRC+. Among second basemen in Major League Baseball, Cabrera is tied for second in batting average, fourth in on-base percentage, fourth in slugging, second in wOBA, second in wRC+ and second in fWAR. So how did...
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