Updated Post, April 5, 2023, 11:38 a.m. The Mets announced on Wednesday that the MRI on Brett Baty’s right thumb revealed no structural damage and that the star prospect is considered day-to-day with inflammation. Baty was taken out of...
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The Cleveland Guardians and All-Star Andrés Giménez have agreed to a contract extension that will lock the second baseman to the Guardians through potentially the 2031 season, according to ESPN’s Jeff Passan. The extension, which will start in 2024, is for seven years and $106.5 million. The Guardians have a club option for 2031, as well. As Passan points out, the deal will buy out...
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The 2023 MLB season starts in just about 48 hours. We’ll have a handful of prediction posts over the next couple of days, and we’ll start with the MVP, Cy Young and Rookies of the Year awards. Nate Mendelson NL MVP: Trea Turner AL MVP: José Ramírez NL Cy Young: Spencer Strider AL Cy Young: Jacob deGrom NL Rookie of the Year: Jordan Walker AL Rookie of the Year: Masataka Yoshida James...
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The Mets have largely already made the big roster decisions ahead of 2023 Opening Day. Brett Baty will start the year in Triple-A, as will Mark Vientos, and Darin Ruf was designated for assignment. The last couple weeks, I did roster projections for the first day of the season, but doing another one of those feels pretty cheap. The Mets will head into the season with Luis Guillorme, Tommy Pham,...
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I stepped in for Sal to host the latest MMO Weekly with executive editor Mike Mayer. In this episode, Mike and I talked about: The World Baseball Classic and how great it is for baseball The flip side, where Edwin Díaz’s injury will affect the Mets and how the bullpen may operate this season Brett Baty vs. Eduardo Escobar on Opening Day (and throughout the season) Does Darin Ruf have a...
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