The Philadelphia Phillies will hire longtime baseball executive Dave Dombrowski as president of baseball operations, according to The Athletic’s Jayson Stark. This leaves the Mets as the only team left without a president of baseball operations or general manager. The hiring comes as a bit of a surprise in the baseball world as Dombrowski, who was the architect of two World Series...
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ESPN’s Jeff Passan listed the Mets as one of the teams “in” on DJ LeMahieu this offseason in his insider article Monday. The Mets were joined by the Yankees (obviously), the Blue Jays, and the Dodgers–basically the teams looking to spend money during free agency–as the primary teams interested in the towering infielder’s services, with other teams sure to be...
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Jake Marisnick, OF Player Data: Age: 29 (3/30/1991), B/T: R/R Primary Stats: 16 G, 33 AB, 2 HR, 5 RBI, .333 BA, .959 OPS, 0 SB, 2.9 BB%, 29.4 K% Advanced Stats: 0.2 bWAR, 0.1 fWAR, 156 WRC+, 159 OPS+, -3 DRS, -2.9 UZR 2020 salary: $3,312,500 ($1,226,852 prorated) Grade: C 2020 Review Jake Marisnick was acquired from the Houston Astros at the beginning of what turned out to be Brodie van...
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The Los Angeles Angels traded for right-handed reliever Raisel Iglesias and cash from the Cincinnati Reds in exchange for reliever Noé Ramirez and a player to be named later. The deal was announced on Twitter. Iglesias, 30, has been one of the best relievers in baseball since moving to the bullpen in 2016 with the Reds, notching a 2.85 ERA over 253 relief appearances and has consistently landed...
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The Philadelphia Phillies are “open” to trading RHP Zack Wheeler, according to a report from ESPN’s Buster Olney. Wheeler just signed a five-year, $118 million contract to join the Mets’ NL East rival last offseason. Wheeler posted a 2.92 ERA and 156 ERA+ in his first season with the Phillies, notching some down-ballot Cy Young votes in the process. Olney said that the...
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