Author: Michael Mayer

Tanaka Decides to Stay With Yankees

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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Cabrera’s Return Doesn’t Preclude Bringing Back Reyes

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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Mets Announce Jerry Blevins Will Return in 2018

The New York Mets announced that they have officially picked up Jerry Blevin’s $7 million option for the 2018 season. “I would love to come back to New York,” Blevins told us last month in an exclusive MMO interview. “I feel like we have a lot to prove and I think we’ll play that underdog role a lot better than we do playing the favorites. Everybody kind of needs a...

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Mets Pick Up Asdrubal Cabrera’s 2018 Option

  According to Jon Heyman of Fan Rag Sports, the New York Mets have decided to pick up the 2018 option for Asdrubal Cabrera. The option will play the veteran infielder $8.5 million instead of what would’ve been a $2 million buyout. Cabrera, 31, hit .280/.351/.434 with 14 homers and 59 RBI and had a 1.3 fWAR, 111 wRC+ and .338 wOBA in 135 games for the Mets this season. He also had a...

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Mets Sign Phillip Evans to Minor League Deal

The New York Mets have announced they’ve signed infielder Phillip Evans to a minor league with an invite to Major League Spring Training. Evans, 25, was outrighted off the Mets 40-man roster earlier this offseason and became a free agent in doing so. The utility guy went 10 for 33 (.303/.395/.364) with two doubles, one RBI and four walks in 19 games for the Mets at the major league level...

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