According to Jon Heyman of MLB Network reports that Major League Baseball informed teams on Monday that second baseman Ryosuke Kikuchi and right-handed pitcher Shun Yamaguchi have been posted. The deadline for teams to come to a deal with either player in January 2 at 5 p.m. ET. Kikiuchi, 29, has played all eight of his pro seasons with the Hiroshima Carp in Japan. He’s won the Golden...
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The San Diego Padres have signed left-handed reliever Drew Pomeranz according to Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic. Robert Murray of The Athletic reports that the deal is four-years, at $8-9 million per season. Pomeranz, 31, excelled out of the bullpen for the Brewers in their playoff run in 2019. He had a 2.39 ERA, 0.91 WHIP, and a whopping 45 strikeouts in 26 1/3 innings. He allowed only 16 hits...
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MiLB.com recently did an article on the Mets’ organization All-Stars from 2019 with the best performers, and quite honestly it was kind of sad with the inclusion of multiple older players like Rene Rivera and Travis Taijeron. Congrats to those guys for having terrific seasons, but let’s take a look at a list that should be more important to the Mets’ long-term outlook, their...
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Jon Heyman of MLB Network reports that the Mets have chosen Jeremy Hefner to be their new pitching coach. Phil Regan served as the Mets interim pitching coach to finish out the 2019 season after the team fired Dave Eiland. No word yet on what role Regan could have in the Mets organization going forward. The former Mets right-handed pitcher spent the 2019 season as the assistant pitching coach...
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Major League Baseball announced on Monday the candidates for the Inaugural All-MLB Team, with four Mets players as finalists. Mets slugger Pete Alonso is one of seven first baseman on the ballot coming off setting the rookie home run record, leading the majors in homers with 53, and winning National League Rookie of the Year Award. The Polar Bear is joined by the Jose Abreu, Josh Bell, Freddie...
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