Major League Baseball announced today that all 30 big league ballparks will have protective netting extended to at least the far ends of both dugouts by Opening Day in 2018. Official statement by commissioner Robert Manfred, “Providing baseball fans with a variety of seating options when they come to the ballpark, including seats behind protective netting, is important. Major league clubs...
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Mike Moustakas and Bartolo Colon are on completely opposite ends of the current free agent spectrum but both seem unlikely to be New York Mets in 2018 according to comments made by GM Sandy Alderson on Thursday. Alderson mentioned costs in dollars, draft pick compensation and lack of defensive versatility when asked if the Mets would sign Moustakas. Moustakas had a career-high 38 home runs in...
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New York Mets general manager Sandy Alderson said on Thursday that the team could still add a veteran left-handed reliever to complement Jerry Blevins. The Mets only have two left-handed pitchers on the 40-man roster currently, the previously mentioned Blevins and starter Steven Matz. On Wednesday they traded left-handed reliever Josh Smoker to the Pittsburgh Pirates for left-handed relief...
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Baseball America recently began unveiling their top prospects at each position in a 20 player list format. They started with the catcher position in which the New York Mets did not have player. On Thursday they posted their list for second and first base with the Mets having one player in each group. Luis Guillorme, 23, ranks as the No. 14 second base prospect in baseball according to BA. The...
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Coming into the 2015 season catcher Kevin Plawecki was a Top 100 prospect in baseball according to the three top outlets of Baseball America, Baseball Prospectus and MLB.com with his highest ranking being at No. 63. Plawecki would make his major league debut in 2015 but had just a .576 OPS in 258 plate appearances though it came with impressive defense (ranked 9th out of 110 according to BP)....
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