The New York Mets announced today that the club will play two exhibition games vs. the Chicago Cubs in a rematch of the 2015 National League Championship Series at Cashman Field in Las Vegas on Thursday, March 31 and Friday, April 1. The Mets will be making their third appearance at Cashman Field, home of their Triple-A affiliate, the Las Vegas 51s. New York’s last played in Las Vegas in 2014...
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According to Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports, bench coach Bob Geren is leaving the Mets to join the Los Angeles Dodgers coaching staff in the same bench coach position. Geren interviewed with the Dodgers last month for their open managerial position before they settled on Dave Roberts. He has worked with current Dodgers GM Farhan Zaidi in Oakland, where Geren was the manager and Zaidi worked with...
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Yahoo Sports’ Jeff Passan is hearing from clubs involved in the Ben Zobrist pursuit that the high demand now has his price tag sitting at four years and $60 million dollars and that it will likely go even higher than that. As many as 20 teams have engaged Zobrist according to a report by Nick Cafardo of the Boston Globe, so it’s no big surprise that his deal could blow away all the...
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It certainly appears as though the Mets do not plan to do anything significant if they fail to land free agent infielder/outfielder Ben Zobrist, who is expected to sign with a team by the end of next week’s Winter Meetings. According to Joel Sherman of the NY Post, the Mets don’t appear inclined to offer Zobrist the four-year deal he’s looking for despite their affection for Zobrist,...
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According to a report by Jesse Rogers of ESPN, in the event the Chicago Cubs sign Ben Zobrist, team sources say they will almost certainly end up trading 2B/SS Starlin Castro. A three-time All Star, Castro had a very pedestrian season in 2015, batting .265 with a .296 on-base and .671 OPS. However, the 25-year old Castro finished strong and posted a ,295 average with a .464 slugging and .783 OPS...
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