The Braves are acquiring 1B Matt Olson from the Athletics in exchange for OF Cristian Pache (#3 Braves prospect), C Shea Langeliers (#2), SP Ryan Cusick (#9), and SP Joey Estes (#14). Olson, 27, hit .271 in 2022 with a .371 OBP, and a .540 SLG. He had a career high in home runs with 39 and RBI with 111. He was second in the majors in WAR among first baseman, only behind Vladimir Guerrero Jr. The...
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In a press conference Monday, Buck Showalter said that newly-acquired outfielder Starling Marte has been dealing with oblique soreness and hasn’t worked out with the team. Marte approached the team last week and mentioned the soreness to the club, so out of an abundance of caution, the Mets took imaging and x-rays. Showalter said that those turned out well and that there is no immediate...
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Good morning, Mets fans! Baseball is officially back, and free agency hit the ground running in its first full day post-lockout. Friday was a highly anticipated day in the game, after no signings were reported after the lockout Thursday. The first main signing was Carlos Rodon signing with the San Francisco Giants. Jeff Passan of ESPN reported that the lefty signed a 2-year, $44 million contract...
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Evan Drellich of The Athletic reported that MLB and the MLBPA met Monday, and MLB has put a new deadline in place. MLB has now said that if the two sides come to an agreement by the end of Tuesday, March 8, they can play a full 162-game schedule. Last week, Rob Manfred and Major League Baseball canceled the first two series of the year. This led to further complications, as the MLBPA said that...
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The current CBA negotiations have led to the discussion of many different rule changes, one of which is instituting a pitch clock. A pitch clock is defined as “a device that counts the time it takes for a pitcher to make a pitch to the batter, to ensure that it is done within a set period of time.” The reason for this is to try to speed up the game, which MLB has been trying to do...
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