Good morning, Mets fans! Latest Mets News Mike Puma of the New York Post wrote about the many risks the Mets are relying on in 2020. Latest MLB News Yancen Pujols reported that the Chicago White Sox have agreed to a one-year, $11 million contract with Edwin Encarnacion that includes an option for the 2021 season. Henry Schulman of the San Francisco Chronicle heard that the San Francisco Giants...
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Jacob Bogage of the Washington Post reports that “robo umps” or ABS could be used as soon as in three seasons, with MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred being the biggest proponent for the quick rollout of it. The umpires and MLB recently agreed to a five-year labor deal that also included a provision in which the current league’s umpires agreed to go along with and assist in the set...
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The New York Mets have certainly not made a lot of noise this offseason when it comes to making moves to stay competitive in an increasingly competitive NL East. So far, they have traded for Jake Marisnick and signed starters Rick Porcello and Michael Wacha. Meanwhile, the Philadelphia Phillies (Zack Wheeler), Washington Nationals (Stephen Strasburg), and Atlanta Braves (Will Smith) have all...
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Ronald Blum of the Associated Press is reporting that, as part of the settlement agreed to between the New York Mets and Yoenis Cespedes, the outfielder will only have a $6 million base salary for the 2020 season. However, his base pay is $11 million if he starts the season with the team on Opening Day or if the reason the doesn’t have anything to do with the right foot or ankle injury he...
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Former MLB closer and World Series champion Brad Lidge went on MLB Network Radio on Friday and expressed optimism on Edwin Diaz when asked about him. “The fastball is still electric, almost 100 strikeouts in 58 innings,” Lidge noted. “So, the stuff should be there. Like it shocks me that he gave up as many home runs as he did last year. … If I’m a betting man, I go...
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