On Tuesday, Assistant GM John Ricco spoke with reporters and said that while Bartolo Colon would like to return to the Mets, he will first look for an opportunity to start before considering a role as a reliever. “From what I understand, he is interested in coming back,” Ricco explained. “But he’s going to go out on the market and look and see. I would imagine he prefers to be a starter. While...
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The Cincinnati Reds are willing to listen to trade offers for any player on their roster, including OF Jay Bruce, LHP Aroldis Chapman and 3B Todd Frazier according to Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports. Sources told Rosenthal that while the team was against a fire sale at the trade deadline, owner Bob Castellini is now on board with the idea. “I don’t know if we’re in a position to say there’s any...
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The market for free-agent right-hander Darren O’Day is moving quickly, reports Buster Olney of ESPN, and he already has offers in hand. Olney says the Tigers, Red Sox and Giants are three clubs to have significant interest in O’Day, but he’s not aware if they are among the teams to have extended a formal offer. As for the Mets, Adam Rubin of ESPN New York wrote Tuesday that while they...
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I wanted to update this post in which I argued that the Mets should not trade either of their two young catchers for the reasons I outlined below. The question came up last night at the Boca Raton Hotel and Resort, the site of the GM Meetings. Assistant GM John Ricco was asked if the team was considering dealing one of Travis d’Arnaud and Kevin Plawecki “Catching is a position where you...
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There’s an update to this story. The New York Times has confirmed that Coca-Cola is negotiating a deal to become the official soft drink of the New York Mets. Any agreement will include replacing the giant Pepsi Cola sign that towers above Citi Field with Coca-Cola and renaming the Pepsi Porch will also be a part of the deal. Life goes on… Meanwhile, here is a statement Pepsi...
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