Astros Keep Key Bullpen Piece Jake Kaplan of The Athletic reports that the Astros have re-signed right-handed reliever Joe Smith to a two-year deal for $8 million. Smith, former Mets side-armer, had a 1.80 ERA, 0.96 WHIP, and 4.40 K/BB ratio in 25 innings for the Astros in 2019. The 35-year-old has a 2.98 ERA and 1.17 WHIP in 695 career innings. The bullpen market has been picked over pretty...
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Jon Heyman of MLB Network updates his own report on free agent right-handed reliever Dellin Betances, he is now “not likely” to sign with the Mets. Both Heyman and Jack Curry of YES, reported late on Monday night that the Mets were making a push for the former Yankee, along with the Phillies. The Mets – coming off having one of the worst bullpens in baseball during the 2019...
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The Mets announced the signing of right-handed pitcher Michael Wacha on Friday afternoon. The deal is for one-year, $3 million with $7 million attainable in incentives. In the corresponding 40-man roster move, the Mets have designated right-handed pitcher Chris Mazza for assignment. Talking to reporters on a Friday afternoon conference call, “(The Mets) said they had a spot to start....
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The 2019 Major League Baseball Winter Meetings were very different from the 2018 relative snoozefest that saw the largest contract handed being $50 million to Phillies outfielder Andrew McCutchen. I had the opportunity to travel out to sunny San Diego (though it did rain Sunday) on behalf of MMO. There was action throughout my time in San Diego, with three deals over $200 million and the Mets...
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Mariners Could Swing Another Trade According to Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic, multiple teams are showing interest in Mariners third baseman Kyle Seager. The 32-year-old is coming off a bounce back 2019 season in which he hit .239/.321/.468 with 19 doubles, 23 home runs, and 63 RBIs in 106 games. The former All-Star was even better in the second half, when he posted a .865 OPS. Seager is under...
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