Author: Jack Ramsey

Hot Stove Rumor Roundup: Padres’ Possibly Shifting Focus

Good morning Mets fans, hope you’ve had a good holiday season. Here’s the latest rumors from what has been a quiet week in baseball. Twins “Not Ruling Out” Established Hitter According to Jim Souhan of the Minneapolis Star-Tribune, Twins’ Chief Baseball Officer Derek Falvey told him that the team will not rule out signing a big bat to insert into an otherwise futile...

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Hot Stove Rumor Roundup: Machado Sweepstakes Narrows Down

Machado Suitors Narrowed To Three Teams According to Jon Heyman of FanCred Sports, the Manny Machado sweepstakes has been narrowed to three teams following his visits last week. Heyman tweets “Manny Machado has conveyed to the three known interested teams — White Sox, Yankees and Phillies — that his decision will come after the new year.” Machado most recently visited with the...

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Plawecki, D’Arnaud Garnering “Significant” Trade Interest

Mike Puma of the New York Post is reporting that New York Mets catchers Kevin Plawecki and Travis d’Arnaud are drawing “significant” trade interest. Puma notes that one of them could be traded for a backup infielder or outfielder. The Mets currently only have Juan Lagares, Michael Conforto and Brandon Nimmo as healthy outfielders on the 40-man roster. Yoenis Cespedes...

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Hot Stove Rumor Roundup: Pitcher Market Takes Hit

Angels Add Cahill To Rotation According to Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic, the Angels and Trevor Cahill have agreed to a one year deal worth $9 Million with incentives that can help it reach $10.5 Million. Cahill, 30, spent last season in Oakland with the A’s, starting twenty games and becoming an anchor for a 97 win rotation in a post-season stretch. Cahill went 7-3 with a 3.76 ERA over...

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Hot Stove Rumor Roundup: Depth Pieces Find Homes

Nats Reunite With Slugging Adams According to his own personal twitter account, Matt Adams has announced that he is resigning with the Washington Nationals for the 2019 season. Adams spent the first half of last season with the Nationals before being traded to the Cardinals at the deadline to help on their playoff run. Adams has become much more versatile the last couple seasons, playing first...

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