You can’t take a step these days without running into a discussion about contract extensions. They’re everywhere. Sandy Alderson and Luis Rojas have addressed them in press conferences, as have Michael Conforto and Francisco Lindor. Noah Syndergaard’s name has also been mentioned as an extension candidate. Fans debate them endlessly, with a passion that reflects their potential enormity:...
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It’s hard to say something that doesn’t mean anything. That sounds like a nugget of philosophical wisdom, or a Taylor Swift lyric, but it’s true. The whole point of language is that it all means something. If it didn’t, the cavemen wouldn’t have come up with it. They didn’t have time for meaningless words, what with punching each other and fleeing mammoths and all their other caveman hijinks....
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Late Wednesday night, the New York Mets sent Josh Winckowski, recently acquired from the Toronto Blue Jays for Steven Matz, to the Boston Red Sox. They’ll also send a Player to be Named Later to either the Red Sox or the Kansas City Royals — that move, as the name suggests, won’t come until later. In exchange, the Mets acquired Khalil Lee, a 22-year-old outfield prospect. Lee, from what I’ve...
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Do you understand the GameStop stuff? I think I do, sort of. Basically, what’s happened is that lots of people on Reddit have decided to pump money into GameStop stock, and the stock has skyrocketed. There doesn’t seem to be any real reason for this other than disruption. It’s sort of like if every MLB team got together and decided to start a ferocious bidding war for Adeiny Hechavarria just to...
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After Monday’s acquisition of Joey Lucchesi from the San Diego Padres, the Mets’ starting rotation seems mostly set. Jacob deGrom, Marcus Stroman, Carlos Carrasco, Lucchesi, and David Peterson represent five capable starters, and if any of them should falter, Robert Gsellman, Steven Matz, and Seth Lugo are all solid options to step into the rotation for a start or two. With the rotation set, the...
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