The New York Mets and Jacob deGrom talked about an extension earlier this offseason but were unable to come to terms and now the right-hander will make $7.4 million for 2018 after avoiding arbitration earlier this month. Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reported earlier this week that the discusses never got past the preliminary stages and that they weren’t currently discussion an extension....
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The Washington Nationals are the team most heavily engaged in talks with the Miami Marlins about catcher J.T. Realmuto according to Craig Mish of Sirius XM radio. Jon Heyman of Fan Rag Sports reports that the Marlins have been asking for Nationals top prospect outfielder Victor Robles in return for Realmuto. The Marlins continued their fire sale on Thursday when they traded outfielder Christian...
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Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic reports that the New York Mets are re-signing infielder Jose Reyes to a one-year deal. The deal is for $2 million with the opportunity to make $500,000 more with incentives per Jon Heyman of Fan Rag Sports. Reyes is signing with the Mets with the understanding that he will play a utility role according to Rosenthal. Ken also says the Mets will continue to look for a...
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Mike Puma of the New York Post recently reported that the New York Mets are expected to add one or two non-roster starting pitchers. Though Puma also does note that Mets haven’t discussed specfoc names yet outside of Bartolo Colon which is said to be unlikely. Sandy Alderson spoke on the Bart topic last night at the season ticket holder event saying it was unlikely that the Mets have a...
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Jon Heyman of Fan Rag Sports is reporting that free agent center fielder Lorenzo Cain has multiple four-year offers on the table. Cain’s agents have begun informing teams they are out of the bidding for his services per Heyman as well. The market has been relatively quiet for the best center fielder on the market despite him coming off a 2017 in which he hit .300/.363/.440, .803 OPS+ with...
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