The New York Mets certainly have plenty of holes to fill this offseason and now it seems they may entertain bringing in a veteran stop-gap at first base. Young first baseman Dominic Smith struggled offensively and defensively in his very brief major league experience in 2017 and could find himself starting 2018 in the minors according to Marc Carig of Newsday. Mike Puma of the New York Post also...
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The Houston Astros beat the Los Angeles Dodgers last night to claim their first World Series title in franchise history and to officially bring an end to the 2017 season. It’s already been a busy period for the New York Mets as they’ve hired a new manager in Mickey Callaway along with numerous coaching changes. But, if the Mets wish to be contenders in 2018 there is still a ton of...
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The free agent bullpen market gained an intriguing name on Friday when lefty Mike Minor declined his half of a $10 million mutual option with the Kansas City Royals. Minor, 29, pitched in the major leagues for the first time since the 2014 season posting a 2.55 ERA, 1.02 WHIP and 10.2 K/9 in 77.2 innings for the Royals. The former Brave struck out 88 batters, walked 22 and allowed only 57 hits....
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Masahiro Tanaka has decided he will not opt-out of his three-year, $67 million deal with the New York Yankees. Tanaka, 29, went 13-12 with a 4.74 ERA, 4.34 FIP, 1.24 WHIP and allowed a career-high 34 home runs. He struck out 194 and walked 41 batters in 178.1 innings in the 2017 regular season. The right-hander was lights out in the playoffs this year allowing only two earned runs on 10 hits in...
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The Mets have decided they will bring back veteran infielder Asdrubal Cabrera for the 2018 season but that won’t stop them from considering a Jose Reyes return as well according to Marc Carig of Newsday. Reyes officially became a free agent on Thursday. Carig also mentions that the Mets would see Reyes as a utility player like they did in 2017 when he led the team in plate appearances with...
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