With the trade deadline just five days away, the Yankees are expected to be one of the more active teams. The Bombers, who’ve dropped two-of-three games to the division-leading Red Sox in their current four-game series, have disappointed so far in 2021, but they are on the look for bats to help them bounce back into contention. Yankees Fishing For Marte? According to Brendan Kuty of...
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The New York Mets added twenty new players to their organization after the completion of this year’s MLB Amateur Draft. With their first round pick and tenth overall, the Mets selected one of the most talented and accomplished college pitchers of this year’s class; Vanderbilt right-hander Kumar Rocker. The Mets believe this is one of their deepest draft classes since Director of...
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Sources tell MetsMerized’s Jack Ramsey that 10th overall selection Kumar Rocker is not expected to pitch in affiliated ball for the Mets in 2021. The industry-wide consensus is that most, if not all, college arms are expected to be eased into their developmental tracks and programs this fall, and for most of them that will include not pitching professionally this season. Rocker, the...
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According to the account MetsRewind on twitter, former Mets’ play-by-play man Gary Throne will return to the booth and broadcast the Mets’ series in Pittsburgh this weekend along side Keith Hernandez. The news was confirmed by Mike Puma of the New York Post on Thursday afternoon. Gary Cohen has the Pirates series off, so Thorne will be filling in for the weekend. Thorne, now 73, has...
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The Mets continued their 2021 Draft on Monday afternoon with their second through tenth picks. The organization went pitching heavy, selecting seven pitchers over their nine picks. Let’s take a look at each pick. Round 2, Pick 46: RHP Calvin Ziegler – TNXL Academy Slot value: $1,620,000 Ziegler, a Canadian product who spent his 2021 season pitching in Ocoee, Florida, is a towering...
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