The Mets have let rival teams know that they are willing to deal any of their starting pitchers aside from Noah Syndergaard and Jacob deGrom according to Marc Carig of Newsday. So far the Mets haven’t received much interest. That should come as no surprise as the Mets’ rotation has many question marks surrounding it currently. Starters combined for a 3.61 ERA in 2016 which was third...
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Offseason Plan No. 3 – John Jackson The MMO editorial staff was asked what they would do to make the Mets a contender for 2018 if they were the general manager of the team. Joe D. shared his offseason plan on Thursday and Michael Mayer shared his on Friday. Now it’s my turn. The rule is that we must limit spending to $30-$35 million due to Sandy Alderson’s comments about the...
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The St. Louis Cardinals have been connected to Giancarlo Stanton and the Miami Marlins for most of the offseason. With Stanton being dealt to the New York Yankees yesterday, many rival executives expect the Cardinals to pursue a trade with the Marlins for Christian Yelich or Marcell Ozuna according to Jerry Crasnick of ESPN.com. Derek Jeter and company have fully committed to cutting payroll...
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The San Francisco Giants have been closely connected to Giancarlo Stanton and the Miami Marlins. On Sunday, the Marlins agreed to the general framework of deals involving the Giants and Stanton as well as the St. Louis Cardinals and Stanton. Craig Mish of SiriusXM now reveals what the Giants would give up for the reigning MVP. The Giants would reportedly send Heliot Ramos, Chris Shaw, Tyler...
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The Los Angeles Angels have agreed to terms with Kevin Maitan according to Buster Olney of ESPN. Jesse Sanchez of MLB.com adds that the deal is worth $2.2 million and is pending a physical. Maitan was considered the Atlanta Braves’ top international prospect until he was stripped from the team along with other prospects by MLB two weeks ago after the team violated international signing...
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