On July 13, 2016, Rafael Montero was demoted to AA Binghamton due to his struggles at AAA Las Vegas. Montero has pitched much better since being demoted, and this past week, Montero was named the Eastern League’s Pitcher of the Week for the week ending July 30, 2016. Last week, Montero made two starts going 1-1 allowing just seven hits, two runs, two earned, and three walks with 15 strikeouts...
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The Mets are no longer in the running to acquire Brewers catcher Jonathan Lucroy who will be dealt to the Texas Rangers along with Jeremy Jeffress for three prospects including Lewis Brinson and Luis Ortiz. Update – Aug 1 If you’re wondering why talks between the Mets and Brewers essentially went nowhere with Jonathan Lucroy, Mike Puma of the New York Post says Milwaukee asked for...
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Update – 11:55 AM MLB’s Jim Duquette reports that the Mets offer for Jay Bruce involves three prospects headlined by 2011 first round draft pick Brandon Nimmo. The Reds had sought to have Dilson Herrera as part of the trade, but Duquette does not believe he would be a part of this trade. There were earlier reports that the Reds had been scouting Kevin Plawecki, but his name has not...
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Update – 9:56 AM Mike Puma of the New York Post reports the Mets have changed their focus away from Jonathan Lucroy and are now more focused on Jay Bruce as the Reds asking price for Bruce is much lower than the Brewers asking price for Lucroy. According to Jon Morosi of Fox Sports, the Mets are actively involved in negotiations with the Cincinnati Reds for Jay Bruce. As of right now, the...
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Update – 11:39 PM According to Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports, the Milwaukee Brewers and Cleveland Indians have agreed in principle on a trade that would send Jonathan Lucroy to the Indians for four prospects. Three of the players heading to Milwaukee are highly regarded catching prospect Francisco Mejia, shortstop prospect Yu-Cheng Chang and outfield prospect Greg Allen. The fourth player...
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