Author: Joe D

Mets Head To GM Meetings With Plenty Of Work To Do

The annual General Managers Meetings officially begins on Monday night in Phoenix, AZ where everyone will meet for dinner and learn who was named the 2014 MLB Executive of the Year. But of course that is merely the backdrop. The GM Meetings have evolved into a staging ground for all of the wheeling and dealing that is to come this winter. It’s the official start of the Hot Stove season and...

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Mets Not Interested In Torii Hunter

In a report for ESPN Insider, Buster Olney listed outfielders Torii Hunter and Jonny Gomes among ten of the best bargains in this year’s free agent market. Jon Heyman reported that there are seven teams that have serious interest in Hunter, but according to Newsday’s Marc Carig, the Mets are not one of them. Hunter, 39, batted .286/.319/.446 with 17 home runs and 83 RBI and an OPS+ of 111 over...

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Red Sox Not Eager To Trade Yoenis Cespedes

2014: .260 AVG – 36 2B – 22 HR – 100 RBI – .719 OPS Appearing on MLB Network Radio, GM Ben Cherington said the Red Sox will listen to trade proposals for all of their outfielders, but that they’re not eager to deal any one of them including Yoenis Cespedes. “By this time we’ve talked to just about every team. Several teams have asked about our outfielders, not any one in...

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Mets To Be Aggressive; Early Targets Include Tulo, CarGo, Castro, Gordon, Cespedes

While this won’t be the first time that the Rockies have listened to offers for Troy Tulowitzki and Carlos Gonzalez, most baseball insiders believe this time it will actually happen. With Dan O’Dowd out and new Rockies GM Jeff Bridich in, “they can sell any trade as part of a fresh start for an organization that needs one after way too much losing,” writes Andy Martino....

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Dykstra, Satin, Seratelli Among 17 Mets Minor League Free Agents

Here is the full list of Mets minor league free agents as comprised by Baseball America: RHP: Giancarlo Alvarado (AAA), Buddy Carlyle (AAA), Joel Carreno (AAA), Jeremy Hefner (A+), Ryan Reid (AAA), Miguel Socolovich (AAA), Ismael Tijerina (A) LHP: Angel Cuan (A+), Dana Eveland (AAA), Scott Rice (AAA) C: Kai Gronauer (AAA) 1B: Brandon Allen (AAA), Allan Dykstra (AAA) 2B: Anthony Seratelli (AAA)...

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