There is a lot of chatter about the Mets going into the Winter Meetings, but if you zoom out a bit, there has been more chatter about the National League East than any other division. The Mets are on track to be healthy going into 2017, and if they are, they will be in a phenomenal position to win a lot of games. Us Mets fans all know that, and it seems the other east coast NL teams are starting...
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Ken Rosenthal reports on Twitter that former Met Carlos Beltran has signed a one year contract with the Houston Astros worth $16 million. The deal includes a full no-trade clause. Beltran, 39, made his 9th All Star team in 2016 playing for the Yankees and Rangers. He hit .295/.337/.513 with 29 home runs and 93 RBIs. The .281 career hitter has hit 421 home runs, driven in 1536 runs, and stolen...
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Even after adding Bartolo Colon, R.A. Dickey, and Jaime Garcia to a starting rotation that already included Julio Teheran, the Atlanta Braves are still trying to make their biggest acquisition of all. According to Jerry Crasnick on Twitter, the Braves are still interested in adding aces Chris Archer and/or Chris Sale. They prefer to add Sale, but then again, so would anybody. Sale, 27, is...
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According to Jon Morosi on Twitter, the White Sox could be dealing center fielder Adam Eaton during the Winter Meetings. The tweet was in the context that he was more likely to be dealt than 1B/DH Jose Abreu, however both have been said to be on the trade block. Eaton, 27, has been a very consistent player in his career. After being a backup outfielder in Arizona from 2012 to 2013, he went to...
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Today is the deadline to tender a contract to arbitration eligible players, of which the Mets have ten: Jacob deGrom, Matt Harvey, Zack Wheeler, Lucas Duda, Rene Rivera, Addison Reed, Jeurys Familia, Josh Edgin, Travis d’Arnaud, and Wilmer Flores. Most of those players make the decision to retain them a no-brainer, however two might be in danger of being non-tendered and become free...
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