According to Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports, the Washington Nationals are discussing a trade to acquire closer David Robertson from the Chicago White Sox. The Nationals inability to acquire a closer, or even a marquee free agent for that matter, has been well documented. Mark Melancon, the closer they acquired at the trade deadline last year, accepted a larger free agent deal from the San Francisco...
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According to Ken Davidoff of the New York Post, free agent left-handed pitcher Jon Niese will be working out on Wednesday in Florida for teams who may be interested in signing him. At this time, it is unknown which teams will be attending the workout, however he was at Tradition Field on Monday training with his former teammates in Port St. Lucie. Niese is coming off his worst season as a...
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In a recent tweet, Mets beat reporter for ESPN, Adam Rubin, has announced that he will be leaving the Mets beat as he is changing careers. After having covered the Mets for the past 15 years for both the New York Daily News and ESPN, Rubin will now work in public relations. Rubin has been widely considered not just the top Mets beat reporter, but one of the best beat reporters in the country...
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$10,750. That’s the minimum salary paid to a Triple-A baseball player. With players playing from February until October that amounts to $1,343.75 per month. Now, major league baseball teams will tell you they’re paying the players a more manageable $2,150.00 per month. They say this because teams begin paying their minor leaguers once the minor league season begins in April, and...
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#20 RHP Chris Flexen Ht: 6’3″ Wt: 235 Level: Advanced-A St. Lucie Mets B/T: R/R Age: 7/1/94 (22) Age Dif: -2.1 Acquired: Drafted in 2012 (14th round) from Memorial HS in Newark, CA Last year: 17 2016 Statistics: 10-9, 3.56 ERA, 25 G, 25 GS, 134.0 IP, 1.313 WHIP, 6.4 K/9 If you look not just at the top prospects in any organization, Mets included, you see a number of guys who have all the...
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