The Mets and Orioles are reportedly in discussion on acquiring Harvey in exchange for a reliever, according to Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic. Rosenthal notes that Brad Brach ($5.2 million) and Harvey ($5.9 million) have similar arbitration projections per MLB Trade Rumors and are both entering their free agent years. He also adds that Darren O’Day is owed $9 million each of next two seasons....
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The Mets have expressed interest in signing reliever Steve Cishek according to Marc Carig of Newsday. This comes a day after Sandy Alderson lowered expectations on what the Mets would accomplish at the Winter Meetings. In reference to the free agent reliever market he said he was looking for “value” and didn’t want to “jump into the inferno” according to Mike Puma...
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The Modern Baseball Era Committee elected Jack Morris and Alan Trammell to the Baseball Hall of Fame on Sunday. There are 16 members on the Modern Era Committee and their job is to vote for or pass on deserving players from 1970-1987 who the BBWAA originally passed on during their Hall of Fame voting process. The ballot had 10 names on it: baseball executive Marvin Miller, and players Morris,...
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The Mets have been looking to add a second baseman this offseason through a trade. The team has already been connected to names like Jason Kipnis, Ian Kinsler, and most recently Josh Harrison. If the Mets whiff on a trade for a second baseman, they could re-sign Jose Reyes according to Marc Carig of Newsday. On the other hand, a reunion with Neil Walker, whom the Mets traded away on Aug. 12,...
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The Chicago Cubs have agreed to a deal with free agent reliever Brandon Morrow according to Jon Heyman of FanRag Sports. Bruce Levine of WSCR-AM first reported that a deal between both parties was close. The deal is for two years and in the $10-11 million range. Morrow was lights-out for the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2017. In 43 2/3 innings and 45 games out of the bullpen, he had a 2.06 ERA, 0.916...
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