The Mets extended a multiyear offer to Bryan Shaw around Thanksgiving. Now they’re playing the waiting game. According to Mike Puma of the New York Post, Shaw could choose to wait until closing pitchers Greg Holland and Wade Davis sign to establish the market for setup men. The 30-year-old Shaw has appeared in at least 70 games for the Cleveland Indians in each of the last five seasons....
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According to Jeff Passan of Yahoo Sports on Twitter, the New York Yankees are making progress on a deal for Giancarlo Stanton. Passan adds that one source cautioned nothing is imminent, but another said it is advancing towards that. He concluded his tweet by saying the Yankees momentum in adding the slugger is significant. The Bronx is a destination that Stanton would reportedly not veto a deal...
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Japanese star Shohei Ohtani is going to sign with the Los Angeles Angels according to Dylan Hernandez of the LA Times. Ohtani had recently narrowed his choices down to the Angels, San Diego Padres, Chicago Cubs, Seattle Mariners, Texas Rangers, Los Angeles Dodgers and the San Francisco Giants. Agent Nez Balelo on Ohtani picking Angels, “What mattered to him most wasn’t market size, time...
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Joe D. got us kicked off on Thursday with his offseason plan for how the New York Mets can turn back into contenders going into the 2018 season and now I will give it a shot. Our guidelines are that we must stick to a budget in the $30-35 million range given what we’ve heard the Mets could spend. We used both MLB Trade Rumors and Jon Heyman’s free agent predictions to come up the...
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One of the more interesting rumors this offseason has been that the San Diego Padres were expected to make a serious run at free agent first baseman Eric Hosmer. Those rumors got very real on Thursday when the Padres met with Hosmer according to Bob Nightengale of USA Today. It was reported earlier this week by Jon Heyman of Fan Rag Sports that current Padres first baseman Wil Myers would have...
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