According to MLB Network’s Jon Morosi on Twitter, the Atlanta Braves have talked to the Tampa Bay Rays about 28 year-old starting pitcher Chris Archer. Braves GM John Coppolella has made it publicly clear that they will be going after starting pitching this offseason, saying they are aiming to add at least two arms to their rotation. They have started by contacting the Rays about 1-time...
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The Mets are in need of a new catching coach. With the exception of Rene Rivera, Mets backstops, specifically Travis d’Arnaud, really struggled behind the dish in 2016. Terry Collins is at the Winter Meetings, and he was recently spotted with Arizona Diamondbacks bench coach Glenn Sherlock, according to Ken Rosenthal on Twitter. Diamondbacks GM Steve Hazen recently made it known that third...
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The New York Mets have an interesting situation named Michael Conforto. While he has shown that he can produce at an elite level for extended periods of time, he has far from proven he can be defined as an elite hitter. Despite his ambiguity, his potential remains, and the Mets want to give him every opportunity to blossom into the slugger we know he can be. At the GM meetings, Sandy Alderson...
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Jae-Gyn Hwang Position: Third Base Bats: Right – Throws: Right Born: July 28, 1987 (Age 29) The last two offseasons saw the signings of three very talented players out of South Korea: Jung Ho Kang (Pirates), Hyun Soo Kim (Orioles) and Byung Ho Park (Twins). This year, another talented KBO slugger will become an unrestricted free agent, and that is 6-time All Star third baseman Jae-Gyn Hwang....
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Sandy Alderson spoke with reporters at length during the GM meetings Monday. One discussion topic was the Mets catching situation. Alderson said that he is expecting to stay in-house behind the dish, citing a hope that Travis d’Arnaud and Kevin Plawecki will put up better numbers. After Wilson Ramos tore his ACL, the 2016-2017 free agent catching market was left barren. The best available...
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