Jeff Passan of ESPN reports that the Tampa Bay Rays have acquired first baseman Jesus Aguilar from the Milwaukee Brewers in exchange for right-hander Jacob Faria. Joel Sherman of the New York Post confirmed it was a one-for-one deal. Aguilar, 29, is in the midst of a rough season for the Brewers in which he is hitting .225/.320/.374 with eight homers and 34 RBI to give himself a 80 OPS+ and -0.3...
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Joel Sherman of the New York Post reports that the Mets have pulled Noah Syndergaard off the trade market and that he will be staying with the Mets past the trade deadline. The right-hander was pulled from it after his start on Tuesday. Syndergaard, 26, had a masterful performance on Tuesday night in which he struck out 11 batters in 7 1/3 innings while allowing one run (none earned), five hits,...
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Andy Martino of SNY reports that the Mets have looked into acquiring relievers to help the team in deals for some of the team’s players that are available. According to him, one name the Mets have discussed acquiring is Amir Garrett from the Cincinnati Reds, who became a decently notable name on Tuesday night for his involvement in a brawl between his team and the Pittsburgh Pirates....
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Bob Nightengale of USA Today reports that the New York Mets trade talks with the San Diego Padres involving Noah Syndergaard are “completely dormant,” according to officials. Syndergaard, 26, has been the subject of rampant trade rumors, but it appears those discussions, at least with the Padres, might be done. It was reported earlier today that the Padres made what they considered...
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Joel Sherman of the New York Post reports that the Mets are considering the idea of potentially trading Zack Wheeler and Edwin Diaz in the same deal in order to maximize the potential return. This comes with the fact that Sherman hears that there are 16 teams showing serious interest in Wheeler, Diaz, and/or Noah Syndergaard. However, the Mets won’t pair Syndergaard with Wheeler or Diaz,...
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