George A. King III of the New York Post reports that the Philadelphia Phillies have expressed interest in Dellin Betances and Austin Romine. Both played under the Phillies’ new manager, Joe Girardi, while with the Yankees. Betances, 31, only made one appearance in 2019 as he dealt with a right shoulder impingement and partially torn left Achilles this season. In his career, the reliever...
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The Mets got one step closer to filling out Carlos Beltran’s coaching staff on Tuesday when the team decided to hire Jeremy Hefner as their pitching coach. Hefner, 33, could prove to be a phenomenal hire for the Mets if his time with the Minnesota Twins is any suggestion of what he’ll be like as a pitching coach. As detailed in a great story by Dan Hayes of the Athletic, Hefner...
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Ken Rosenthal of the Athletic reports that the Oakland Athletics are looking to trade Blake Treinen, as well as Jurickson Profar and Josh Phegley, to save money in 2020. According to Tim Dierkes of MLB Trade Rumors, Treinen is expected to get $7.8 million in his final year of arbitration before becoming a free agent after the 2020 season. Treinen, 32, is coming off a brutal season in which he...
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Jeff Passan of ESPN reports that the Texas Rangers and Kyle Gibson have agreed to a three-year, $30 million contract. Jon Morosi of MLB.com first reported that the team was closing in on a deal with the right-hander. Gibson, 32, went 13-7 for the Minnesota Twins this past season with a 4.84 ERA, 4.26 FIP, and 1.444 WHIP. He had a career-high strikeout rate of 9.0 K/9 as compared to 3.2 BB/9....
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Ken Rosenthal of the Athletic reports that the Milwaukee Brewers have acquired Luis Urias and Eric Lauer from the San Diego Padres in exchange for Zach Davies and Trent Grisham. Jon Morosi of MLB.com first reported a deal between the two clubs that involved Grisham while Jeff Passan of ESPN added that Urias was involved too. Urias, 22, had been a player of discussion when the Mets were...
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