New York Mets right-handed starter Matt Harvey made his first media appearance of the spring today in Port St. Lucie though he said he would not talk about free agency or his off-the-field problems last year. The 28-year old went 5-7 with a 6.70 ERA, 1.694 WHIP, and 6.37 FIP in 92.2 innings last season. He also finished with 47 walks as compared to only 67 strikeouts in 2017. Harvey never felt...
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Mike Puma of the New York Post reports that the New York Mets have maintained solid interest in free agent left-handed starter Jaime Garcia in addition to the previously reported lefty Jason Vargas. Garcia, 31, went 5-10 with a 4.41 ERA, 1.141 WHIP and 2.02 SO/W in 157 innings last season between the Yankees, Twins and Braves. Puma also reports that the Mets like the idea of Garcia because he...
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The Baltimore Orioles have signed right-handed starting pitcher Andrew Cashner according to Roch Kubatko of MASNsports.com. Roch also reports that the deal is two-years with $16 million guaranteed. The 31-year-old Cashner is much needed rotation help for the Orioles that have significant questions after Dylan Bundy and Kevin Gausman. Chris Cotillo of SB Nation reports that there is an option for...
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The New York Mets announced they’ve signed outfielder Matt den Dekker to a minor league deal with an invite to major league camp. Den Dekker, 30, split his time between the Triple-A affiliates for the Miami Marlins and Detroit Tigers last season. Overall, he played 79 games hitting .250/.322/.441 with 17 doubles, four triples, 8 homers, and 29 RBI. He also went 1 for 7 at the major league...
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There’s a good chance that young Dominic Smith is headed to Triple-A to start the 2018 season after the New York Mets went out and signed veteran Adrian Gonzalez to a major league deal last month. Mets GM Sandy Alderson talked most of the offseason about needing insurance for Smith at first base after seeing some warning signs in his brief big league debut in 2017. Smith got all the...
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