Jon Heyman of FRS Baseball writes about his top 20 trade candidates that could be traded this season and attempts to find the bets match for each player. The second ranked player on is list is Miami Marlins catcher J.T. Realmuto and he says the New York Mets are the best bet to acquire him while listing the Milwaukee Brewers and Philadelphia Phillies as other teams likely interested. Despite...
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Left-handed reliever Buddy Baumann will be added to the New York Mets roster tonight before they Phillies in Philadelphia according to Betsy Helfand of the Las Vegas Review Journal. Baumann, 30, was claimed off waivers from the San Diego Padres on April 27. He has allowed one earned run in 4.2 innings for the Las Vegas 51s since being claimed. In that span he has given up two hits, four walks...
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Betsy Helfand of the Las Vegas Review Journal reported that the X-ray on the foot of Gavin Cecchini was negative and he is considered day-to-day with a bruise. The infield prospect is not in the Las Vegas 51s’ starting lineup tonight. On Wednesday night, Cecchini was hit by a pitch on his instep and had to be helped off the field in the eighth inning of the 51s’ 14-4 loss. The...
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The New York Mets offense has been in a slump for what seems like about a month now with the hope of a trip to Great American Ball Park being exactly what the doctor ordered. It started off strong for the Mets with seven runs in their 7-6 in over the Cincinnati Reds in game one of the series. After that though they scored three runs total as they dropped the final two games of the series to the...
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New York Mets pitching prospect P.J. Conlon will have the honor of being the first Irish-born to play in the Major Leagues since pitcher Joe Cleary with the Washington Senators in 1945 when he starts tonight against the Cincinnati Reds. Conlon will also become the first native of Belfast to play in the majors since Henry “Irish” McIlveen who played from 1906, 1908-1909 with Pittsburgh and the...
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