The Arizona Fall League came to an end yesterday for Mets prospects as the Scottsdale Scorpions tied the Mesa Solar Sox at 6 and failed to make the playoffs. Leading into the AFL season the big story was former NFL player Tim Tebow being a late add to the Scorpions roster as a Mets representative. Tebow’s fall league career got off to a rough start, going 4 for 32 with 12 strikeouts in his...
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The Houston Astros have acquired catcher Brian McCann from the New York Yankees, bursting any hopes that that he would be acquired by the New York Mets. Aww shucks… The Yankees have made trading McCann a top priority as phenom Gary Sanchez took over the catching position and hit the ground running in the second half. McCann, 32, batted .242/.335/.413 with 20 home runs in 492 plate...
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Mets GM Sandy Alderson was a guest on WOR 710 this evening, and he weighed in on a variety of topics with radio host Pete McCarthy. Obviously, chief among everything was the team’s status with free agent Yoenis Cespedes. Here’s a basic rundown of what he had to say… Right off the bat, it was surprising to learn that the Mets have had no direct contact with Cespedes who went...
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Here we are almost four weeks before the Winter Meetings and we’re already getting a good sense of what the New York Mets will look like in 2017. After seeing Neil Walker accept his one-year, $17.2 million qualifying offer on Monday, it appears the Mets infield is pretty much locked in with Lucas Duda at first base, Walker at second, Asdrubal Cabrera returns at shortstop, and David Wright...
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Major League Baseball announced their 2016 Rookie of the Year Award winners on Monday. Los Angeles Dodgers shortstop Corey Seager won in the National League and Detroit Tigers starting pitcher Michael Fulmer took the honors in the American League. Seager, 22, batted .308/.365/.512 with 40 doubles, 26 homers, 72 RBI and 105 runs scored. His 6.1 WAR was the fourth-best in the NL. Dodgers starting...
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