It has been a tumultuous week for the New York Mets. The week did not include any MLB transactions, but rather a scathing analysis of Mets ownership by Marc Carig of Newsday, a Sandy Alderson contract extension, news about Fred Wilpon being irked by the New York Yankees moves, and an Omar Minaya reunion. Just when you thought the week was over, Mike Vaccaro of the New York Post also put the Mets...
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There’s no hiding that the New York Yankees would like to trade Jacoby Ellsbury. After acquiring Giancarlo Stanton and having to pay the reigning National League MVP $265 million over the next decade, the Yankees were still about $20 million under the $197 million luxury tax threshold. Since they still wanted to make some additional moves, their mission after the trade was to shed payroll....
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While it may be hard to believe now, 2017 was supposed to be a special year for the Mets. It was supposed to be the first time the Mets’ super rotation of Noah Syndergaard, Jacob deGrom, Matt Harvey, Steven Matz, and Zack Wheeler would all pitch together. It was supposed to be the first time in franchise history that the Mets made the playoffs in three consecutive seasons. Another World...
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The Mets have reached out to Adrian Gonzalez who was released today from the Atlanta Braves according to Buster Olney of ESPN. Gonzalez was traded on Saturday to the Braves from the Los Angeles Dodgers along with Brandon McCarthy, Scott Kazmir, and Charlie Culberson for Matt Kemp. The 35-year-old first baseman is a five-time All-Star and four-time Gold Glove Award winner. He was offensively...
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The Texas Rangers have signed former Met Erik Goeddel to a minor league deal according to TR Sullivan of MLB.com. The Mets drafted Goeddel in the 24th round of the 2010 MLB Draft. He spent parts of the last four seasons with the big league club before being outrighted from the 40-man roster on Oct. 25 and becoming a free agent. Goeddel, who will be celebrating his 29th birthday tomorrow, is...
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