Free agent star infielder, DJ LeMahieu is reportedly seeking a five-year contract and is willing to take less money to stay with the New York Yankees, sources tell Metsmerized. LeMahieu turned down the Yankees one-year, $18.9 million qualifying offer earlier this month, but has been very vocal about his desire to remain in the Bronx. The Yankees initially signed LeMahieu to a bargain deal of...
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Good Morning, Mets fans! On Wednesday, it was reported that Robinson Cano will be suspended for the entire 2021 MLB season after testing positive for performance-enhancing drugs, story from Jeff Passan of ESPN. Cano will forfeit his $24 million salary this year and as a result, the Mets get roughly $20 million back into their budget to spend on player contracts this offseason. This should allow...
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Yadier Molina, Catcher Position: Catcher Bats/Throws: R/R Age: 38 Traditional Stats: .262/.303/.359, 42 games, two doubles, 4 HR, 16 RBI Advanced Stats: 0.1 bWAR, 0.5 fWAR, 81 OPS+, 82 wRC Defensive Stats: 1 DRS, 1.1 FRM Rundown It’s hard to believe that Yadier Molina is still catching at the age of 38. It’s even harder to see him leaving the St. Louis Cardinals, whom he’s...
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Masahiro Tanaka, RHP Position: Pitcher Bats/Throws: R/R Age: 32 (11/1/1988) Traditional Stats: 48 IP, 3.56 ERA, 1.167 WHIP, 44 K, 5.5 K/BB, 1.7 HR/9 Advanced Stats: 0.8 fWAR, 0.7 bWAR, 4.42 FIP Rundown Masahiro Tanaka made his professional debut in Japan as an 18-year-old back in 2007. What came next was a remarkable career in the NPB posting a 99-35 record, 2.30 ERA, and 1,238 strikeouts in...
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According to ESPN’s Buster Olney, the New York Mets have shown interest in free agent starting pitcher Jake Odorizzi. Odorizzi had a career season in 2019 posting a 15-7 record to go along with a 3.51 ERA and career high 178 strikeouts. Instead of cashing in on a long-term deal last year, the right-hander chose to stay with the Minnesota Twins accepting the $17.8 million qualifying offer....
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