Per Joel Sherman of the New York Post, the Oakland Athletics have signed former Mets reliever Jerry Blevins to a minor-league deal with an invitation to Spring Training. San Francisco Chronicle writer Susan Slusser was the first to report that the two sides had been nearing an agreement earlier today. The 35-year old lefty first joined the Mets at the onset of the 2015 season, when he was...
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Good morning, Mets fans! Today’s hot stove rumor roundup calls for even more Manny Machado updates, as well as a comeback on the catching front. Padres Have Yet to Meet With Machado Jon Morosi from the more familiar MLB Network downplayed the buzz around the report shortly thereafter, offering that no such decision is imminent, and that the San Diego Padres have yet to even set up a...
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Brandon Nimmo, OF Player Data: Age: 25, B/T: L/R Primary Stats: 140 G, 535 PA, 17 HR, 47 RBI, 80 BB, 140 K, 9/15 SB, .263/.404/.483 Advanced Stats: .351 BABIP, 149 wRC+, .385 wOBA, 150 OPS+, 4.4 bWAR, 4.5 fWAR Free agency: 2023 2019 Salary: $556K (pre-arbitration) Grade: A 2018 Review For someone who was almost traded for Josh Harrison the prior offseason, labeled a reserve outfielder filling in...
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Good morning, Mets fans! Welcome back to another rumor roundup! If you have come in search of news about top-tier free agents receiving interest – but not signing – you’ve found the right place. Padres “Checking in” on Prized Free Agents Jon Heyman from Fancred Sports has reported that the San Diego Padres have touched base with a quartet of high profile free...
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Former Met Asdrúbal Cabrera and the Texas Rangers have agreed to terms on a one-year pact, according to Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic. The deal, pending a physical, is worth $3.5MM – per ESPN’s Jeff Passan – and will most likely slot the 33-year old Cabrera in as the team’s starting third baseman following the anticipated retirement of Adrián Beltré. Across three years...
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