Yoelkis Cespedes – the younger half-brother of Mets outfielder Yoenis Cespedes – has been informed he will be declared a free agent and eligible to sign on March 18 according to Jesse Sanchez of MLB.com. Cespedes, 22, is planning showcases in Florida and Arizona this month. The Cuban born outfielder defected last June and has been training mostly in the Bahamas since, including...
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Andres Gimenez entered the 2019 season atop the Mets prospect list after a strong year both offensively and defensively in 2018. He had a .756 OPS overall that included 37 games at Double-A Binghamton to finish the season. The left-handed hitter was back in Binghamton to the start the 2019 season, as one of the youngest position players in the Eastern League and four years younger than the...
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Mets left-hander Steven Matz was sent home early on Tuesday due to an illness per David Lennon of Newsday. Lennon notes that Matz will miss his scheduled bullpen today, but is still expected to make his start on Friday. Matz, 28, was the big topic of conversation on Monday as reports came out that the Yankees were scouting the Mets starter. The New York native pitched a career-high 160 1/3...
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The Yankees have been scouting Steven Matz this spring as their rotation has been decimated by the injuries of Luis Severino and James Paxton. The New York Post reports that the Yankees have contacted the Mets about Matz’s availability. Post also notes that there’s skepticism the Mets would look to deal Matz right now, but if they did, Yankees infielder/outfielder Miguel Andujar...
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The Mets signed outfielder Ryan Cordell to a minor league deal on January 9 with an invite to big league camp. With the Mets acquiring Jake Marisnick from the Astros and the possible reemergence of Yoenis Cespedes, making the Opening Day roster would be an uphill battle for Cordell. Cordell, 27, was given his first chance as extended Major League experience in 2019, with a mixed bag of results....
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