The New York Mets today announced that the club has acquired All-Star outfielder Yoenis Cespedes from the Detroit Tigers in exchange for minor league righthanded pitchers Luis Cessa and Michael Fulmer. Cespedes will wear #52 and Carlos Torres will switch to #72. Born in Campechuela, Granma, Cuba, Cespedes will become the 11th Cuban-born player to play for the Mets. The others are Rey Ordonez,...
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The Mets have officially announced that they have acquired Yoenis Cespedes from the Detroit Tigers for minor league pitching prospects Michael Fulmer and Luis Cessa. This is been confirmed by multiple sources but has yet to be announced by the team. However, Sandy Alderson will be holding a press conference at Citi Field within the hour. I’ve always believed that Cespedes would be more...
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I have no idea what Ken Rosenthal was talking about earlier, but according to the Mets Michael Cuddyer feels great and could begin playing in rehab games next week. * * * * * * * * * * * As the Mets continue to explore outfield options, I couldn’t help noticing something that Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports just reported. Rosenthal basically said that the team has some concerns that outfielder...
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I don’t know how much truth there is to the latest rumors that are popping up on Twitter, but according to several beat reporters including Mark Carig of Newsday, the New York Mets are not just focused on outfielder Jay Bruce any longer. The word is that they have now cast a wide net and are looking at several other options as the deadline draws nearer. Suspicious by nature as I am, I...
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The Baltimore Orioles have acquired outfielder Gerardo Parra from the Milwaukee Brewers in exchange for RHP Zach Davies according to Tom Haudricourt of the Journal Sentinel. No official announcement yet as deal is pending physicals. Parra, who was once considered by many reports to be a top target for the New York Mets, is hitting a career best .328 with a .886 OPS, 24 doubles, nine home runs,...
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