The Mets are sending many players to the Arizona Fall League this offseason. So far, the prospects heading out west include Tomas Nido, Luis Guillorme, David Thompson and Kevin Kaczmarski. All four of those players are with Double-A Binghamton this season, a team that has made the playoffs. After Nido hit .320 last season, he has had a down year in 2017 having hit just .237/.293/.366 with eight...
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Speaking with ESPN’s Andrew Marchand, MLB commissioner Rob Manfred addressed the possibility of having balls and strikes called by computers when the technology is made available. “As a technological matter, I believe we will get to the point that balls and strikes can be called in real time by a machine,” Manfred said. “I think you have to make that bet, if you have...
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Players get traded all the time. Every once in a while, a player is traded and no matter the situation, it’s a sad day for the fans. When Curtis Granderson was traded to the Dodgers, it was bittersweet. We were all sad to see him go, but we were happy that he went to the team with the best chance of winning the World Series, something he most definitely deserves. Though Granderson is in...
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After Sandy Alderson traded Dilson Herrera to the Cincinnati Reds for outfielder Jay Bruce, he was greeted by a slump and, in turn, ambivalence from the fan base. Since then, he had become a fan-favorite before being traded back to Ohio, this time to the Cleveland Indians. Many fans are calling for his re-signing this offseason, and with the ambiguity of Michael Conforto’s injury, it has...
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Mets Captain David Wright has terminated his own rehab assignment, he announced. He will be examined in New York later this week. “After playing in a few games, I continued to have shoulder pain,” Wright said in a statement. “So I decided to go to the doctor and get it checked out. Will make any decisions going forward after my appointment.” The injuries keep piling up for one of the...
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