Author: Connor O'Brien

Noah Syndergaard Will Officially Get Opening Day Start

According to multiple reports, New York Mets manager Terry Collins announced that right-handed pitcher Noah Syndergaard will be the Opening Day starter. Syndergaard, 24, went 14-9 with a 2.60 ERA, 1.15 WHIP, 10.7 K/9 and a major league leading 2.29 FIP in the 2016 season. He was an All-Star, finished eighth in the Cy Young voting and 19th in the MVP voting. The Mets open the 2017 season at home...

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Mets Interested in Cuban Free Agent Osvaldo Hernandez

The Mets are interested in 18 year-old Cuban left–handed pitcher Osvaldo Hernandez, reports MLB.com’s Jesse Sanchez. Hernandez has been declared a free agent and can sign with any team he wishes. The other teams Sanchez reports to be interested ar the Padres, Reds. Astros, Braves, Rangers, and Red Sox. According to Sanchez, Hernandez’s fastball currently ranges from 92 to 94...

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Syndergaard Adds 17 Pounds of Muscle Before Camp

One of the most common baseball cliches this time of year is the old “best shape of his life” descriptor. Sometimes it’s true and sometimes it’s all hype to feed an otherwise empty news cycle. In a detailed profile of Noah Syndergaard written by Ben Reiter of Sports Illustrated, it is revealed that the old cliche might just be true for the young right-hander. According to...

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James Loney, Jim Henderson Sign With Rangers, Cubs

First baseman James Loney and relief pitcher Jim Henderson will not be returning to the New York Mets this season. Loney has signed a minor league deal with the Rangers, reports Jon Heyman of FanRag Sports. Jim Henderson will be headed to the Chicago Cubs on a minor league deal, according Chris Cotillo of MLB Daily Dish. Loney, 32, disappointed in 100 games with the Mets in 2016. He slashed just...

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Josh Edgin’s One-Year Deal Worth $675K

According to Jon Heyman on Twitter, the deal Josh Edgin signed to avoid arbitration is worth $675,000. Original Post – Jan 13 The Mets have avoided arbitration with reliever Josh Edgin, agreeing to a one-year contract. The salary is not yet known. MLB Trade Rumors projected in November that he’d make $800,000. Edgin, 30, had Tommy John Surgery after the 2014 season, missing all of...

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