According to La Velle E. Neal III of the Minneapolis Star-Tribune, the Mets and Twins have had trade discussions revolving around starter Noah Syndergaard. It was reported yesterday by multiple outlets that the Mets are certainly willing to trade Syndergaard if they get what they believe is fair value. It was also reported that if the Mets trade Syndergaard that they would then try to extend...
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Veteran infielder Troy Tulowitzki announced his retirement from baseball today in a statement through the New York Yankees according to Mark Feinsand of MLB.com. “I wanted to take this opportunity to announce my retirement as a Major League Baseball player.” “For as long as I can remember, my dream was to compete at the highest level as a Major League Baseball Player … to wear a big league...
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Mets closer Edwin Diaz left the game on Wednesday after taking a line drive off the bat of Manny Machado to the foot in the top of the ninth inning. The Mets announced that the x-rays came back negative on the big toe of Diaz. Diaz entered the game despite having a four-run lead and Luis Avilan stranded Machado to give the Mets a 4-0 win. The right-hander came into today with six straight...
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Tampa Bay Rays left-handed starter Blake Snell will undergo arthroscopic surgery in his left elbow according to Josh Tolentino of The Athletic. The 2018 American League Cy Young Award winner will have a procedure to remove a loose body from his elbow and is expected to be out at least four weeks. Snell, 26, is 6-7 this season with a 4.28 ERA, 3.40 FIP, 12.1 K/9, and has thrown 101 innings in 20...
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Baseball America released their updated rating of Major League farm systems with the Mets dropping seven spots down to 26th out of 30. BA has two Mets ranked in their top 100 prospects, both shortstops, Ronny Mauricio at No. 62 and Andres Gimenez at No. 71. Left-handed pitcher Anthony Kay was recently dropped out of the top 100 despite being previously ranked No. 80. This ranking could improve...
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