According to Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic, the Brewers have agreed to a deal with utility infielder Brock Holt. After starting his career with the Pirates, Holt has spent the majority of his major league career with the Red Sox, with whom he posted 6.2 fWAR over parts of seven seasons. He was a valuable part of the Red Sox’ 2018 World Series run, when he posted a career-high 109 wRC+ in...
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With Spring Training games quickly approaching us, the Mets have reported to camp and are beginning to warm up and get back into the daily grind of baseball. Back in January, the Mets announced this year’s non-roster Spring Training invitees, consisting of minor leaguers looking to prove they belong in big league camp. Among the highlights are left-handed pitching prospects David Peterson...
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Following Steve Cohen’s deal to purchase the New York Mets from the Wilpons being confirmed as dead by multiple sources, Cohen has now released a public statement on the situation. https://twitter.com/kevinmdraper/status/1225613250433253376?s=21 In another statement, the Wilpons revealed that despite the deal with Cohen falling through due to the transaction being too difficult to execute,...
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According to a report from Jeff Passan of ESPN, the Dodgers have agreed to a deal with the Red Sox to acquire superstar outfielder Mookie Betts and starting pitcher David Price. The Dodgers, who have won consecutive six division titles, now look to become even stronger as they attempt to break their 31-year championship drought. At this point, this is a team going all in. Betts, who will be a...
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Despite struggling to a 5.59 ERA and posting a measly 0.0 fWAR in 2019, Mets closer Edwin Diaz was recently named by MLB Network as the ninth best relief pitcher going into the 2020 season. Regarding Diaz, CJ Nitkowksi of MLB Network said “There’s enough of a track record. This guy should be an absolute force. […] I would take him in a heartbeat.” While Diaz’s 2019...
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