The baseball world was struck with extremely tragic news on Tuesday as we learned that former Cy Young Award winning pitcher Roy Halladay has died in a plane crash. Halladay was only 40-years-old. It was reported by the Pasco County Sheriff’s Department that a small plane was spotted down in the Gulf of Mexico about 10 miles west of St. Petersburg on Tuesday around 1:00 pm. The plane was...
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Today is the first full day of free agency after it began yesterday at 5:00 pm EST. Here are some transactions that occurred around baseball. The St. Louis Cardinals have parted ways with their former closer Trevor Rosenthal as reported by Jenifer Langosch on Twitter. Rosenthal had been with the Cardinals for six seasons. During his time with the team he had collected 121 saves in 328 games....
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During the 2017 season, the Mets traded a majority of their players who were set to be free agents come November. Lucas Duda, Addison Reed, Curtis Granderson, Neil Walker, and Jay Bruce were traded for a total of seven relief pitchers. The Mets finished the season 70-92 and need to revamp their team if they wish to compete in 2018. The question is: should their offseason plans include any of...
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Two things have basically been true about Wilmer Flores since joining the New York Mets organization in 2007: he possesses great talent, but has lacked a true role with the Mets. What could his role with the team be in 2018 and beyond? Flores’ Origins On August 6, 2007, Wilmer Alejandro (Garcia) Flores signed out of Venezuela with the Mets organization on his 16th birthday. For the next...
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Kevin Plawecki, C Player Data: Age: 26, B/T: Right/Right, Free Agency: 2022 2017 Primary Stats: .260/.364/.400, 3 HR, 13 RBI, 14 BB, 17 K, 11 R, 37 G, 0.7 WAR Grade: D+ 2017 Review: Kevin Plawecki only played parts of the season with the big league club for the third straight year. Overall, Plawecki yet again did not impress. He was called up from the minors on April 20 and got his first at-bats...
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