New York Mets veteran infielder Robinson Cano is playing in the Dominican Winter League finals. He is playing second base and batting ninth for the Estrellas de Oriente on Tuesday night, they hold a 3-1 lead over Toros del Este in the finals. Former Met Jenrry Mejia is the starting pitcher for Toros del Este. Talks of Cano playing began last week, but hit a snag when Estrellas de Oriente found...
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The Atlanta Braves are bringing back veteran outfielder Nick Markakis according to Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic. Rosenthal reports its a one-year, $4 million deal with a $6 million option for 2020 that has a $2 million buyout. The 35-year-old is coming off an All-Star season with the Atlanta Braves in which he hit .297/.366/.440 with 14 home runs and 93 RBI to give himself a 114 wRC+ and 2.6...
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The New York Yankees signed right-handed reliever Adam Ottavino on Thursday to a three-year deal and the Los Angeles Angels have an agreement in place for righty Cody Allen. While Ottavino was one the better relievers still on the market (2.6 bWAR in 2018), there’s still some value left and the Mets certainly could use at least one more piece. The obvious top arm on the market, despite not...
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The New York Yankees have signed right-handed reliever Adam Ottavino to a three-year deal according to Jeff Passan of ESPN. The deal is worth $27 million over the three years, per Jon Heyman of FanCred. Ottavino, 33, is coming off a career-year in 2018 when he had a 2.43 ERA, 0.99 WHIP, 2.74 FIP, and 2.6 bWAR for the Colorado Rockies. He allowed just 41 hits in 77.2 innings and struck out 112,...
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New York Mets infielder Jose Reyes pitched one inning in a blowout loss to the Washington Nationals during the 2018 while catcher Kevin Plawecki pitched in two games back in 2017. Position players threw a whopping 63 innings last season with an ugly 11.73 ERA and more walks than strikeouts. Earlier this offseason, the Mets traded prospects Luis Santana, Ross Adolph and Scott Manea to the Houston...
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