John Harper of the Daily News picks his winners and losers of the just concluded Baseball Winter Meetings. Among the losers he tabs the Baltimore Orioles and Atlanta Braves for losing key players, and the Toronto Blue Jays for doing essentially nothing. As for the winners he goes with the Washington Nationals, Seattle Mariners, and oh the New York Mets. Surprise, surprise, the Mets practically...
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I find it so strange that two of the team’s top MLB-ready position prospects – Wilmer Flores and Juan Lagares – are also the two players who stand to lose significant playing time in 2014, according to statements made by the front office and just the buzz we heard in Orlando. Both players have done a solid job at Winter Ball with Lagares posting a .342/.379/.412 batting line in...
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It wouldn’t be a normal month or even week on MMO if we weren’t having another great giveaway. We’ve already given away over $3,500 dollars this year in great Mets giveaways ranging from player jerseys, caps, signed memorabilia and over ten pairs of Mets tickets. But this week we have a very unique and special prize for one lucky MMO reader. It’s a brand new Kindle Fire...
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Dun Dun Duh… The Rays have reached an agreement with James Loney on a three-year, $21MM contract, according to Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports, pending a physical. Tom Haudricourt of the Journal-Sentinel also adds: The problem is, as the pool of first-base candidates dwindles, the tougher it is. The Mets originally asked for pitching prospect Tyler Thornburg for Davis and the Brewers said no....
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It’s was a productive four days for Sandy Alderson and the Mets at Lake Buena Vista, home of the Baseball Winter Meetings. This past week has rejuvenated the fan base as they saw some signs that the Mets might be back in business again. The Mets were able to do things that they haven’t been able to do in over five years and to date – they have already spent about $90 million in...
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