Baseball America released their first mock draft for 2020 on Monday with the Mets taking a college arm. With the No. 19 pick in the 2020 draft, Baseball America has the Mets taking right-handed pitcher Slade Cecconi. Cecconi, 20, will be a sophomore at the University of Miami this upcoming season. He went 5-3 with a 4.10 ERA, 1.26 WHIP, 66 strikeouts, and only six home runs allowed in 59 1/3...
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During a press conference just hours after Major League Baseball announced the punishment for stealing signs, Astros’ owner Jim Crane told media he hired manager A.J. Hinch and general manager Jeff Luhnow. Both Hinch and Luhnow were suspended for a year by baseball, though Luhnow decided to simply move on. “Neither one of them started this, but neither one of them did anything about...
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The Mets have agreed to deals with all nine of their 2020 arbitration eligible players. The salaries come $2,487,500 below the projected numbers from MLB Trade Rumors. The Mets have avoided arbitration with right-handed starter Noah Syndergaard, they agreed upon a $9.7 million salary for the 2020 season. MLB Trade Rumors had projected he would get $9.9 million. Syndergaard, 27, went 10-8 with a...
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Unlike the last couple of offseasons, most of the free agent top-end talent is gone in early January this time around. Both the starting pitching and relief market have been thoroughly picked over and the market for a catcher is now slim pickings. The strongest market left is right-handed hitters with multiple options that play different positions. When those names drop, maybe we will finally...
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The New York Mets today announced that the club has invited the following players to major league spring training as non-roster invitees: LHP David Peterson, Kevin Smith RHP Matt Blackham, Ryley Gilliam, Francisco Rios, Pedro Payano, Stephen Nogosek, Adonis Uceta C Austin Bossart, Patrick Mazeika, David Rodriguez INF Jake Hager OF Ryan Cordell, Tim Tebow, Johneshwy Fargas The free agent signings...
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