According to Jon Heyman of Fancred Sports, with Noah Syndergaard trade rumors swirling, the New York Mets have checked in on some of the big free agent starting pitchers, including J.A. Happ. Happ has been one of the more durable pitchers in the game over the past couple of seasons. He has made 25 or more starts in five consecutive seasons. In 2018, he made 31 starts between the Yankees and Blue...
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The Baseball Writers’ Association of America has released the 2019 Major League Baseball Hall of Fame ballot. The 35 player ballot contains many first year candidates including MLB’s all-time saves leader Mariano Rivera, two-time Cy Young award winner Roy Halladay, and 2002 American League MVP Miguel Tejada. The other first year members on the ballot include Rick Ankiel, Jason Bay, Lance...
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The hot stove is officially preheating! According to Mark Feinsand of MLB.com, the Washington Nationals have signed catcher Kurt Suzuki to a two-year, $10 million deal. Suzuki, 35, spent the last two seasons in Atlanta where he broke out at the plate. In 2017, he hit a career hit 19 home runs and posted a .887 OPS. He carried that success into 2018, and in 105 games he hit .271/.332/.444 with 24...
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According to Anthony Dicomo of MLB.com, the New York Mets will be conducting interviews to fill the openings on their coaching staff later this week. Mets manager Mickey Callaway is scheduled to fly into New York to take part in the interviews, after not having much of a say the last time around. Former Cincinnati Reds manager Jim Riggleman is among those set to interview for the bench coach...
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Jim Bowden of the Athletic recently released his list of the top 35 Free Agents this offseason. Bowden ranked the players, and provided the projected contract, along with comparable deals and the teams that he thinks could be best fits for each player. Among the top free agents, Bowden sees the Mets as a fit for ten of them. It shouldn’t come as a surprise that more than half of the players...
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