Mets center fielder Juan Lagares is beginning his rehab assignment with the Double-A Rumble Ponies as he works his way back from thumb surgery. He will arrive in Binghamton Tuesday. Lagares, 28, has been out since June with a thumb injury and his defense has been sorely missed. In just 216.1 innings in center field, he had seven defensive runs saved to go with a 4.9 UZR. At the plate in 2017,...
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According to Buster Olney of ESPN on Twitter, the Mets do not expect to have a deal in place for infielder Asdrubal Cabrera as the 4 p.m. non-waiver trade deadline approaches. With Addison Reed being dealt earlier in the day, the Mets may very well be done dealing for the afternoon. The remaining players the Mets have dangled to other teams will likely be moved in August when all is said and...
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Last summer, Jay Bruce was traded from the selling Reds to the buying Mets. The tables have turned and now that the Mets are sellers, Bruce is once again on the trading block. “Obviously things have derailed our season a little bit — mostly injuries,” Bruce said after the Mets 9-1 loss Sunday afternoon. “Coming in here at the beginning of the year in Spring Training, I...
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Per Jon Heyman of FanRag Sports, the Detroit Tigers have traded lefty closer Justin Wilson and catcher Alex Avila to the Chicago Cubs in exchange for minor leaguers Jeimer Candelario and Isaac Paredes as well as cash and/or a player to be named later. Wilson, 29, has gone 3-4 with a 2.68 ERA, 3.22 FIP, and 0.942 WHIP so far this season. In 40.1 innings he has struck out 55, walked 16, and...
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The Colorado Rockies have acquired catcher Jonathan Lucroy from the Texas Rangers for a player to be named later. Lucroy, 31, has been having a down year by his standards, having hit .242/.279/.338 with four home runs and 27 RBIs in 77 games. His 66 wRC+ is the lowest mark of his career, along with his -0.5 WAR per Baseball Reference. He has struggled mightily in July, hitting only .167 with...
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