With Aroldis Chapman signing an extension with the New York Yankees before the offseason really got underway and Will Smith signing with the Atlanta Braves earlier this week, two of the top relievers on the free agent market are already off the board. The free agent reliever market now lacks elite late-inning options, which leaves the Mets and many other teams looking to select the best from the...
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Ken Rosenthal of the Athletic reports that Carlos Beltrán played a key role in creating the sign-stealing system the Houston Astros used in 2017. In addition to Beltrán, Astros manager A.J. Hinch and then-bench coach Alex Cora played a major role in the sign-stealing process. Beltrán, 42, finished out his final season with the Houston Astros in 2017 in what ended up being the first World Series...
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Bryan Hotch of MLB.com reports that the New York Yankees have “checked in” on Zack Wheeler as well as Gerrit Cole and Stephen Strasburg. The Yankees were reportedly one of the teams who were interested in acquiring Wheeler at the MLB Trade Deadline, with the Mets deciding to hold onto him in the end. Wheeler, 29, went 11-8 with a 3.96 ERA, 3.48 FIP, and 1.259 WHIP in 2019 across 31...
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MLB’s super-agent, Scott Boras, spoke to a plethora of reporters at the GM Meetings on Wednesday and intimated a distaste for how the free agent market is progressing. “The industry is in competitive hibernation,” Boras said. “When you go to the zoo and half the bears are asleep, you’re not able to enjoy the zoo.” And with regards to his biggest client, he...
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On Wednesday, Brodie Van Wagenen spoke to reporters at the GM Meetings once again and did not give an answer in either direction when asked if Edwin Diaz would be the team’s closer in 2020. “We don’t play our first game until the end of March,” Van Wagenen said as detailed by Mike Puma of the New York Post. “I think the combination of Edwin Diaz and Jeurys Familia...
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