If the new Mets administration hadn’t let you know enough about the lack of depth in the Mets farm system, Steve Cohen took to Twitter Monday night offering a reminder: “Newsflash, the Mets farm system needs to be replenished.” Cohen was commenting on the Padres’ trade for Blake Snell (and inevitably Yu Darvish), noting their strong farm system allowed them to trade...
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This might be the busiest stretch of news in San Diego since Ron Burgundy tried to fight a bear. After acquiring Blake Snell from the Rays Sunday night, the San Diego Padres are now reportedly “deep in talks” to trade for Yu Darvish from the Chicago Cubs. Dennis Lin, the Padres beat reporter for The Athletic, reported the news Monday afternoon. Lin said that “multiple...
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The San Diego Padres have acquired Blake Snell from the Tampa Bay Rays, according to multiple reports from The Athletic. ESPN’s Jeff Passan has also confirmed the report. The Rays will get back 21-year-old pitchers Luis Patino and Cole Wilcox and catchers Francisco Mejia and Blake Hunt in the trade. This is a massive move for the Padres, who have been in attack mode in the trade market and...
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In a Q&A with the New York Post’s Steve Serby, Steve Cohen noted that he wasn’t sure if the Mets would pass the luxury tax threshold this coming season. He said at some point, though, the team would certainly pass it. Specifically, he said: I think at some point we will (pass the $210-million threshold), but maybe not this season. I’m not afraid to go over it, but you want to...
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The Pittsburgh Pirates have traded first baseman Josh Bell to the Washington Nationals in exchange for pitching prospects Eddy Yean and Wil Crowe. The Post-Gazette’s Jason Mackey was the first to report the trade, and Jon Heyman reported the prospect haul. Bell is coming off a down 2020 season, in which he had eight home runs and a 83 OPS+ in almost 200 at-bats, but he’s had an...
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