For better or worse, the Mets felt compelled to fire Carlos Beltran before he even managed a game. Accepting the Mets at face value, they were blindsided by this, and they believed this was the best thing to do for the organization. Hanging over the organization right now is who is going to be the next manager? The longer that question lingers, the worse the Mets look, so it would behoove them...
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Ken Davidoff of the New York Post reports the New York Mets will not be paying recently dismissed manager Carlos Beltran any of his $3 million salary. According to Davidoff, this was partially a result of Beltran “clearly realized how badly he had erred and backed away from the table.” In lieu of any salary, the Mets did agree to contribute $200,000 to the Carlos Beltran Foundation....
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MLB Pipeline has rated Mets prospect Francisco Alvarez as the fifth best catching prospect in baseball. Alvarez, 18, received the largest signing bonus the Mets have given to any international free agent. He would back that up by hitting .312/.407/.510 with 10 doubles, seven homers, and 26 RBI in 42 games between Gulf Coast and Kingsport. In terms of his bat, not only was Alvarez rated the fifth...
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Major League Baseball had concluded its investigation, and they have levied their penalties against the Houston Astros. This has led to the firing of AJ Hinch, and based upon what was contained in Major League Baseball’s report, it is safe to assume that not only is Alex Cora is eventually going to be handed his own severe punishment, but his days as the manager of the Boston Red Sox are...
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When the St. Louis Cardinals obtained Matthew Liberatore from the Tampa Bay Rays for Jose Martinez and Randy Arozarena, there was speculation the organization was putting themselves in a position to obtain Nolan Arenado from the Colorado Rockies. According to Jon Paul Morosi of MLB.com, there was something to that speculation as the St. Louis Cardinals and Colorado Rockies “have begun...
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