Veteran left-handed starting pitcher Dallas Keuchel is still a free agent and according to Jon Morosi of MLB, he threw 80 pitches on Wednesday at the Boras Sports Training Institute in Newport Beach, California. Keuchel, 31, went 12-11 with a 3.74 ERA, 3.69 FIP, and 2.64 SO/W in 204.2 innings for the Astros in 2018. He also posted a 2.6 bWAR and won the Gold Glove. The former Cy Young winner saw...
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On Thursday, Major League Baseball and the Major League Baseball Players Association announced numerous rule changes that will go into effect in 2019 and 2020. Changes for the 2019 season Inning breaks for all games will now be two minutes, down from 2:05 for local game and 2:25 for national broadcasts. Mound visits per team will be reduced from six to five. There will now be one trade deadline...
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On Tuesday morning, the Mets announced they’ve optioned right-handed relievers Paul Sewald and Jacob Rhame to minor league camp. They’ve also reassigned RHP Arquimedes Caminero, UT Dilson Herrera, top prospect SS Andres Gimenez, C Ali Sanchez, OF Rymer Liriano, and OF Tim Tebow to minor league camp. Rhame and Sewald came into camp on the 40-man roster with a chance to compete for the...
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The New York Mets had 12 players make their major league debuts during the 2018 season. Most of those players were bullpen arms, but the rookie that made the biggest impact was infielder Jeff McNeil. McNeil broke out offensively in 2018 and hit .329/.381/.471 with 11 doubles, six triples, and three home runs in his first taste of the big leagues. Other players that debuted for the Mets in 2018...
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Jeff McNeil told reporters after the Mets loss to the Marlins on Friday that he’s going to start at third base on Sunday. McNeil, 26, has been playing only left field in spring games up to this point. The Mets brought in veteran infielders Jed Lowrie and Robinson Cano during the offseason pushing McNeil to get reacquainted with the outfield. He played left field in college, but has only 65...
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