The top free agent reliever is off the board. The Chicago White Sox have signed Liam Hendriks to a four-year, $54 millon deal. The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal was the first to report the deal. Jeff Passan reports the contract details are as follows: he gets $39 million over the first three years, and then there is a fourth year club option for $15 million. However, if the club option is...
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While Francisco Lindor is the highlight of the Mets’ trade this afternoon, pitcher Carlos Carrasco is almost as important of a piece to get in return. Just before the press conference announcing the trade took place, Carrasco–nicknamed Cookie–joined MLB Network Radio on Sirius XM for his reaction to the trade. The 34-year-old says he found out he was leaving Cleveland when...
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In a press conference discussing the acquisition of Francisco Lindor and Carlos Carrasco, team president Sandy Alderson said the team traded for Lindor with the “hope” that he would sign a long-term extension. ” “We acquired him with the thought that he could be a Met long term,” Alderson said. He made sure to note that the Mets have only had one conversation with...
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Good Morning, Mets fans! It’s January 6. Today is the day the American public finds out… where Tomoyuki Sugano signs? We will see. Let’s get into the morning briefing. Latest Mets News Mike Puma says the Mets front office is “optimistic” they will land George Springer. Though no sources were named, obviously, Puma said the team is thinks Springer will be...
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The Mets are interested in free agent reliever Brad Hand, according to a report from Jon Heyman. Hand was released by Cleveland’s baseball team in October after declining his 2020 option for $10 million. The lefty was released at an awkward time for the Mets to make a claim, as he became available at that salary point when the Wilpons and Brodie Van Wagenen were on the way out and Steve...
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