The Mets have a lot of holes to fill, and one is in the outfield. Rockies two-time Gold Glove center fielder Brenton Doyle is available via trade, and the Mets, Padres, Phillies, Yankees and other teams are showing interest, a league source told Ari Alexander of 7News Boston. Doyle, 27, hit .233/.274/.376 with 15 homers and 57 RBIs last year. He stole 18 bases in 20 tries. He would fit in with...
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Some in the fan base might be in shambles, but David Stearns isn’t panicking. He was his typical steady self on Tuesday, talking to reporters after the Mets lost the best closer in baseball to the Dodgers. “I’m very optimistic about where our offseason is headed,” he said at the winter meetings in Orlando, Fla. “We’ve certainly got work to do, but there are a...
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The Mets are among several teams showing an interest in Brewers closer Trevor Megill, Joel Sherman of the New York Post reported Monday. The Yankees and other teams Sherman didn’t name are calling Milwaukee as well. Megill, 32, the older brother of Tylor Megill, went 6-3 with a 2.49 ERA and 1.13 WHIP this season. He saved 30 games in 36 chances and struck out 60 in 47 innings. He missed...
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Two games, two homers for Ronny Mauricio in the Dominican Winter League. Thirty games, six homers for Luisangel Acuña in the Venezuelan Winter League. Mauricio, hitting lefty, on Sunday sent a 1-1 pitch over the right-center-field wall to give Tigres del Licey a 6-5 walk-off victory over Leones del Escogido in 10 innings. He is 2-for-10 with a pair of homers and four RBIs in the two games....
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Good morning, Mets fans! Pete the Pirate?! Winter Meetings The winter meetings got started Sunday in Orlando and MMO’s Mike Mayer is on hand. He has the scoop on Super Nintendo World. (Spoiler: it is epic.) As for any epic signings or trades, nothing to report on the first day. USA Today’s Bob Nightengale did have lots of Mets tidbits in his column, however, and perhaps the most...
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