Author: Josh Finkelstein

Morning Briefing: Nine Days Until Pitchers and Catchers Report

Good morning Mets fans! Here’s the latest news around the baseball. Latest Mets News Jacob deGrom was rated third on MLB Network’s Top 10 Right Now for starting pitchers while division rival Max Scherzer finished first on the list. Mike Puma of the New York Post caught up with Sandy Alderson who spoke on a variety of topics including his biggest regret as GM. Latest MLB News Bob...

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Kelenic Rated As 38th Best Prospect on Law’s Top 100 List

Keith Law of ESPN released his top 100 prospects list over the last couple of days with his top 50 being released today. According to his list, Jarred Kelenic is now rated the 38th best prospect in baseball. Kelenic, 19, was drafted by the Mets sixth overall in the 2018 MLB Draft, but was traded along with Justin Dunn, Jay Bruce, Anthony Swarzak, and Gerson Bautista in a blockbuster trade that...

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Hot Stove Rumor Roundup: Padres Hope To Wine and Dine Machado

Padres Trying To Arrange Meeting With Machado Dennis Lin of the Athletic reports that the San Diego Padres are trying to advance their pursuit of Manny Machado by trying to arrange a meeting with the infielder. Yesterday, it was reported that the team was interested in potentially signing the infielder to a long-term deal with his market not developing quite the way a 26-year-old infielder of...

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Morning Briefing: Alderson Has Been Cancer-Free Past Four Months

Good morning Mets fans! Yesterday was a pretty quiet day around baseball, but check below for the latest news and updates. Latest Mets News  Mike Puma of the New York Post spoke with former Mets GM Sandy Alderson who told him that he has been cancer-free for four months and feels good. Tim Healey of Newsday reports that Jeff McNeil will start working with Luis Rojas next weekend on playing the...

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Callaway’s Management of Playing Time Crucial To Success in 2019

The Mets roster is significantly improved going into the 2019 season, but with great expectations comes great pressure. Nobody in the organization is likely to face as much of that as Mickey Callaway, who will be entering his second year as the team’s skipper. Callaway, 43, is going to be tasked with a major challenge in regards to playing time. After adding Jed Lowrie, Robinson Cano, and...

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