Left-handed reliever Mike Dunn and the Colorado Rockies have agreed to a three-year, $19 million deal and an option for a fourth year at $6 million. The Dunn deal has continued a trend this season in which relievers across the board have been getting larger than expected free agent deals. The first domino in the lefty reliever market to fall was Brett Cecil, who got four years, $30.5 million for...
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Matt Harvey, Jacob deGrom, and Steven Matz are coming off season ending surgeries, and the Mets most likely don’t want them making over 30 starts and/or going over 200 innings. The Mets need someone to fill-in for those starts and eat up some innings. Additionally, the team needs a fifth starter. If the season was going to begin today, the fifth starter would be determined by a competition...
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Since the 2014 season ended, Zack Wheeler has thrown exactly zero pitches in the major leagues. First, it was because he needed Tommy John surgery on the eve of the 2015 season. Then, it was because he had a series of setbacks during this rehab from said surgery throughout the 2016 season. With that, the Mets have no idea what they are going to get from Wheeler during the 2017 season. Here is...
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According to Bob Nightengale of USA Today, the Colorado Rockies remain interested in signing 1B/OF Mark Trumbo despite having recently signed Ian Desmond to a five year, $70 million dollar deal to play first base next season. Should the Rockies sign Trumbo, the team may ultimately trade one of their outfielders. Last season, the Rockies outfield was primarily comprised of Gerardo Parra, Charlie...
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We have voted for the Top 5 Mets second base prospects here at MMN. This is the third position we’ve ranked after doing so with shortstops and catchers previously. The Mets second base prospects have not reached the heights of the shortstop position within the Mets farm system. Accordingly, there have been discussions about moving some of the well regarded shortstop prospects, like Gavin...
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