According to Jeff Passan of ESPN, the Mets are among five teams currently showing interest in right-handed reliever Liam Hendriks. Passan notes that the Dodgers, Astros, Blue Jays, and White Sox are the other four teams. Hendriks is easily the top reliever on the free agent market right now. In fact, since taking over as the Athletics closer during the 2019 season, he has been one of the best...
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According to Jon Heyman of MLB Network, Red Sox assistant GM Zack Scott, D-Backs assistant GM Jared Porter, A’s executive Billy Owens, and former Marlins president Michael Hill are finalists to become the Mets next general manager. Joel Sherman of the New York Post adds that there’s additional unknown candidates still in the running to be the Mets GM. This is the first time we’ve...
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A source tells me that former Mets pitcher Chris Flexen has a signed a major league deal with the Mariners. Ken Davidoff of the New York Post has confirmed, and said the deal is for two years and worth $4.75 million. Flexen, 26, signed a one-year deal to pitch for the Doosan Bears in Korea last offseason. Chris pitched quite well in Korea, posting a 3.01 ERA and striking out 132 batters in 116...
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The 2020 Rule 5 Draft has added intrigue, since lots of the players that will be taken likely didn’t pitch this season, and many teams are going to be looking for bargain depth as they scream poverty. The draft this year will take place virtually on Dec. 10 at 12:00 p.m. ET, it’s always the final piece of the Winter Meetings. Before we take a took at the available players in the Rule...
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According to Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic, Major League Baseball sent a memo last week to clubs instructing them to proceed under the assumption that there will be no designated hitter in 2021 in the National League. This if course, follows a 2020 shortened season in which teams operated with an universal DH. It allowed the Mets to get more at-bats from guys like Robinson Cano, J.D. Davis,...
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