MMO’s own Tim Ryder reports that the Chicago White Sox are currently the highest bidder for Zack Wheeler. In addition, he confirms a report from Jon Heyman of MLB Network that the starter plans to circle back to the Mets before making a final decision about what team he will be playing for in 2020. Wheeler, 29, went 11-8 with a 3.96 ERA, 1.259 WHIP, and 3.48 FIP in 2019. He also averaged...
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The New York Mets are in a tough predicament this offseason, mostly self-imposed, as if the team wants to avoid the luxury tax, they will only have around $17 million to spend. With multiple holes this offseason, the team will either need to fill some internally or look to the trade market to fill their needs. Sure, they could just spread the money evenly for each of their needs. When you...
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Jon Heyman of MLB Network reports that the New York Mets have interest in acquiring Starling Marte via trade with the Pittsburgh Pirates. Marte, 31, is coming off a season in which he hit .295/.342/.503 with 23 homers and 82 RBI to give himself a 119 wRC+ and 3.0 fWAR. He also stole 25 bases in 2019. Defensively, he struggled in center field this past season as he had -9 DRS and a -7.6 UZR in...
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The New York Yankees announced on Wednesday night that they have released Jacoby Ellsbury and DFA’d Greg Bird as part of a large group of roster moves. Ellsbury, 36, has not played for the New York Yankees since 2017 despite being in the midst of a seven-year, $153 million contract. In the four years prior to that, the center fielder hit .264/.330/.386 and accumulated a 9.8 bWAR. Despite...
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Reporters gathered around Houston Astros’ owner Jim Crane on Wednesday at the MLB Owner Meetings hoping to get comments on the 2017 sign-stealing scandal that has been a hot topic of discussion around the game. However, as detailed by Laura Albanese of Newsday, reporters were separated from the owner as he had a sheriff around him and when asked to speak with reporters, Crane completely...
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