The Manny Machado sweepstakes is certainly going to garner all the headlines as we approach the July 31 trade deadline with multiple contenders vying for his services. Jon Morosi of MLB.com reports that the Baltimore Orioles want young, controllable pitching in return when they decide to trade their star shortstop. Makes sense given their current team ERA of 4.82 and recent history of free agent...
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MLB Pipeline released their midseason farm system grades for the National League with the New York Mets getting a B grade, second among NL East teams. This is certainly good news for a farm system that was a bottom five group heading into the 2018 season. Here are the grades for the NL East: Atlanta Braves: B+ New York Mets: B Washington Nationals: C+ Philadelphia Phillies: C Miami Marlins: C-...
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A night after the New York Mets bullpen imploded (again) in their 8-6 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays on Tuesday, Seth Lugo was a big key out of the pen in their 6-3 win on Wednesday. The right-hander has bounced between the bullpen and rotation as the Mets deal with injuries to starters and ineffectiveness from relievers. Lugo followed up four innings of two-run ball by Corey Oswalt on Wednesday...
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New York Yankees general manager Brian Cashman talked to reporters on Friday afternoon and told Bryan Hoch of MLB.com, that he’s been talking to good friend Omar Minaya as he actively tries to improve their rotation. Minaya of course is the former Mets GM and now part of the three-headed decision making monster ( and needing Jeff Wilpon approval) with John Ricco and J.P. Ricciardi after GM...
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The Eastern League announced the 2018 All-Star roster today with five Binghamton Rumble Ponies on the Eastern Division roster including outfielder Tim Tebow. Tebow, 31, is joined by infielder Levi Michael, catcher Patrick Mazeika, left-handed reliever Daniel Zamora and right-handed starter Nabil Crismatt. The former NFL quarterback is in his second season of pro baseball and has surprised most...
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