Author: Joe D

The New York Mets have been named the 2015 Major League Baseball “Club Retailer of the Year” for their commitment to driving merchandise sales through creative marketing and merchandising efforts. Ten years after the debut of the award, the Mets have become only the second Club to be named Retailer of the Year more than once, having won the award in 2006. The Seattle Mariners won the inaugural...

If you thought Daniel Murphy was as good as gone after he rejected his $15.8 million qualifying offer from the Mets… Not so fast. According to Adam Rubin of ESPN New York the Mets are expected to make a legitimate bid for the free-agent infielder. “And there is a belief within the organization that Murphy might consider the Mets even if they are not the highest bidder because he has...

Team photo of Juan Lagares today during practice in DWL Mets center fielder Juan Lagares is now training as a non-roster player in the Dominican Winter League and a source told Michael Mayer of MMO he is hoping to start playing in games as soon as next week. The source also said that Lagares is awaiting approval from the Mets before he is added to the roster of the Aguilas Cibaenas in the...

Joe Maddon of the Chicago Cubs was named the National League Manager of the Year by the Baseball Writers Association of America. Maddon left the Tampa Bay Rays to join the Cubs this season and guided them from a 73-89 record in 2014 to a 97-65 record in 2015, a 24 game improvement. Maddon garnered 18 first place votes, while Cardinals manager Mike Matheny got 9 votes and finished in second...

According to Sirius XM radio host Craig Mish of Miami’s The Ticket, there is rowing sentiment around Baseball and internally with the Marlins that right-hander Jose Fernandez will be traded this offseason. This could be a reaction to Marlins president David Samson telling the Miami Herald last week that Jose Fernandez had rejected a multi-year contract offer. According to Andy Slater who...