Kevin Kernan of the New York Post reports that the Mets will send a scout to watch Tim Lincecum just outside Seattle on February 15th. Original Post- 9 a.m. Former Cy Young winner Tim Lincecum is scheduled to throw for teams on Feb. 15 at the Driveline Research Lab in Seattle, Washington. The New York Mets have shown prior interest in the former Giant and could again according to Jon Heyman of...
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The New York Mets have not had meaningful discussions with free agent starters Lance Lynn or Alex Cobb yet according to Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic. Rosenthal mentions that the Mets could jump in but it’s more likely they end up acquiring a lower tier starter or swingman. Mets GM Sandy Alderson has previously mentioned the loss of their second round pick and $500,000 in international...
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Zack Wheeler was the lone New York Mets player to file for arbitration and he will now make $1.9 million in 2018 after winning his case according to Jerry Crasnick of ESPN. The Mets had offered $1.5 million. Wheeler, 27, went 3-7 with a 5.21 ERA, 5.03 FIP and 1.58 WHIP in 86.1 innings for the Mets in 2017. He also had a career worst 10.1 H/9, 4.2 BB/9 and 1.6 HR/9. The right-hander missed the...
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The Minnesota Twins have formally offered free agent Yu Darvish a contract according to Darren Wolfson of 1500 ESPN. Wolfson believes the deal is four or five years in length but the financials of the deal are still unknown. Bob Nightengale of the USA Today reported that Darvish has several five-year deals on the table. Nightengale mentions the Twins, Chicago Cubs and Milwaukee Brewers as teams...
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New York Mets right-hander Noah Syndergaard missed most of the 2017 with a partially torn lat muscle that kept him on the shelf from May until the beginning of September. Syndergaard made just five starts before the injury on April 30. He would pitch in two rehab games in the minors before returning to the big leagues on Sept. 23 against the Washington Nationals tossing one scoreless inning....
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