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Reds Listening to Trade Offers on Billy Hamilton

The Cincinnati Reds are reportedly listening to trade offers on arguably the best baserunner in baseball, Billy Hamilton, as reported by Buster Olney of ESPN. Hamilton, 26, is coming off his best season yet in which he hit to a .260/.321/.343 batting line to go along with three homers and 17 RBI. Those numbers of course are not earth shattering in any way but he also had his third consecutive...

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Milwaukee Brewers to Non-Tender Chris Carter

In a somewhat surprising move, Bob Nightengale of USA Today has reported via Twitter that the Milwaukee Brewers have decided to cut ties with power-hitting first baseman, Chris Carter. After being non-tendered by the Houston Astros last offseason, Carter blasted onto the scene in Milwaukee, hitting a league leading 41 homers. He ended his season with a .222/.321/.499 batting line to go along...

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Does Juan Lagares Have a Role on the 2017 Mets?

Once considered a lock to grace the Citi Field outfield on a regular basis for years to come, Juan Lagares has found himself to be somewhat a forgotten man. Ben Berkon of Forbes took a look of the quick rise and fall of Lagares. Injuries, offensive struggles and a glut of outfielders have mainly been the culprits as to why Lagares is no longer the everyday player many of us thought he was to...

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Talkin’ Mets: Latest on Yoenis Cespedes with Rich Mancuso

This week, Rich Mancuso of New York Sports Day gives me the latest rumors on the Mets’ pursuit of Yoenis Cespedes. Last year, Rich was one of the first to report the return of Cespedes to the Mets. He lets me know what his sources are saying as to the odds of a Cespedes return, what he believes the years/dollars will be and what team should worry the Mets the most. He also gives me a...

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2016 Mets Report Cards: Hansel Robles, RHP

Hansel Robles, RHP Player Data: Age: 26, B/T: Right/Right, Free Agency: 2021 2016 Primary Stats: 6-4, 3.48 ERA, 77.2 IP, 36 BB, 1.352 WHIP, 85 K 2016 Review: Hansel Robles’ 2016 season got off to a spectacular start. It finally seemed as if Robles was going to maximize his potential and put it all together, but it was another up and down season overall. Through the month of April, Robles...

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