Author: Michael Mayer

Shopping at the Dollar Store: Oliver Perez, LHP

MMO will be looking at multiple bargain options that are still available for the Mets this offseason. With Sandy Alderson reportedly having about $10 million left to spend, the Mets best chance to fill holes will be shopping at the dollar store. Earlier this offseason, Mets general manager John Ricco let on that the team would be “big players” this offseason, as they looked to fill...

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Yankees Unlikely to Bring Back Frazier

Brendan Kuty of NJ.com reports that the New York Yankees are unlikely to re-sign veteran Todd Frazier given that is current asking price puts them to close to the $197 million payroll luxury tax threshold for 2018. The Yankees have prospect Miguel Andujar, went 4 for 7 with two doubles and four RBI in majors last season, as the most likely in-house candidate for third base after he posted an...

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Mets Announce Hiring of Omar Minaya as Special Assistant

The New York Mets announced that the club has named Omar Minaya a Special Assistant to general manager Sandy Alderson. Minaya, 59, spent the last three years as the Senior Advisor to the Executive Director for the Major League Baseball Players Association. Minaya worked for the Mets from Sept.23, 1997 until Feb. 11, 2002 where he was a Senior Assistant GM who was responsible for overseeing the...

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MMO Exclusive: Lefty Kyle Regnault Excelled in AFL Action

Kyle Regnault wasn’t drafted and rather started his career with the Worcester Tornadoes of the Canadian-American Association in 2012. He underwent Tommy John surgery after his first two years in college, but was still recovering from it after he was finished. “I was still recovering,” Regnault said in 2015 according to MLB.com. “Tough to get signed when you are only throwing that much. So I went...

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MLB Roundup: Yankees Continue Talks for Gerrit Cole

Jeff Passon of Yahoo Sports reports that the New York Yankees are hopeful they can land Pittsburgh Pirates right-handed starter Gerrit Cole without having to include blue chip prospect Gleyber Torres in the deal. Mark Feinsand of MLB.com updated on Friday morning that while the Yankees still have interest in Cole that any reported momentum on Thursday night may have been overstated and that...

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