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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The Mets need a quality starting pitcher and Trevor Bauer is clearly the best on the free agent market. Enter new Mets’ owner Steve Cohen. Not only are his pockets deep, but his goals are high as well. That has impressed many, including Bauer, and he expressed that during a YouTube video. Deesha Thosar of the New York Daily News talked to Bauer’s agent Rachel Luba about the...
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According to Andy Martino of SNY, the Mets have decided that pitching coach Jeremy Hefner will return to that role for the 2021 season. Hefner, former Mets’ pitcher, was hired as the Mets pitching coach around this time last year. It’s extremely difficult to judge Hefner on how the Mets pitching staff performed because Spring Training was cut early, a shortened season, and health...
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