According to Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports, the Philadelphia Phillies have internally discussed the possibility of trying to acquire Miami Marlins outfielders Giancarlo Stanton and Christian Yelich. Rosenthal, states that he heard the unbelievable concept from three different sources. The Phillies are ready to spend with the contract of outfielder Odubel Herrera ($3.35M) as only player on the...
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Bartolo Colon has spurned the Mets and signed a minor league deal with the Minnesota Twins. Colon, 44, cleared waivers as expected on Thursday and was released by the Atlanta Braves who are on the hook for the $12.5 million they signed him for this offseason minus the prorated league minimum. It was widely reported that the Mets had interest in signing Colon despite his rough season. Colon was...
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The New York Mets have announced they will skip right-hander Rafael Montero’s next turn in the rotation on Saturday against the St. Louis Cardinals. Instead, righty Zack Wheeler will match up against Adam Wainwright on Saturday and lefty Steven Matz vs Lance Lynn on Sunday to close out the first half. Montero has gone 1-2 with a 6.27 ERA, 1.88 WHIP and 21 strikeouts compared to 10 walks in...
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Jon Heyman of Fan Rag Sports did his weekly column were he does notes on every major league team and of course this time of year most of the talk is trade related. He believes that outside of very valuable relief pieces in Addison Reed and Jerry Blevins that the New York Mets have little in trade value when it comes to pending free agents. Heyman points to the weak trade market for hitters and...
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According to multiple outlets the New York Mets have indeed reached out to the agent for now free agent Bartolo Colon. However, other teams are expected to show interest and no deal is imminent. If the Mets were to sign Colon they would only be on the hook for a pro-rated major league minimum with the Atlanta Braves still footing the large portion of the $12.5 million contract he signed this...
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