According to Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic on Twitter, the Oakland Athletics and free agent pitcher Yusmeiro Petit are in agreement on a two-year, $10 million deal. Petit, 33, spent 2017 with the Los Angeles Angels and pitched to a 2.76 ERA, 2.85 FIP, 0.953 WHIP and 10.0 K/9 in 60 games (91.1 innings). The former Mets farmhand is perhaps best known in New York lore for being involved in the...
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Dominic Smith is already starting to get himself in tip-top shape for Spring Training. According to the 22-year-old, he has dropped 11 or 12 pounds since the conclusion of the season. The former first round pick hit .198/.262/.395/.658 with 17 runs, nine home runs, and 26 RBI in 167 at-bats. His defense was also a weakness in 2017 as he had a UZR/150 of -2.8 and -7 defensive runs saved. Overall...
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Free agent infielder Todd Frazier wants to return to New York, though specifically with the Yankees, the team he rooted for growing up. “It was insane how great of an environment it was to play in New York, how spectacular the fans were and just how much fun I had,” Frazier said Monday on MLB Network Radio. “I felt like a little kid again. It’d be great to come back to...
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Noah Syndergaard, RHP Player Data: Age: 25, B/T: R/L, Free Agency: 2022 2017 Primary Stats: 7 GS, 30.1 IP, 1-2 Record, 2.97 ERA, 1.31 FIP, 1.055 WHIP, 10.1 K/9, 0.8 WAR 2018 Projected Salary: $1.9 million Grade: Incomplete 2017 Review: Noah Syndergaard’s season was essentially over before it even began. On April 30, the right-hander went down with a partially torn lat muscle after refusing...
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Tomas Nido got a cup of coffee with the New York Mets in September, but his season didn’t stop there. He went on to the Arizona Fall League and appeared in 13 games for the Scottsdale Scorpions. A defense-minded catcher in the lower tiers of the minor league, Nido’s bat came alive last season with Single-A St. Lucie, hitting to a .320/.357/.459 clip, a .377 wOBA, .334 BABIP, 138 wRC+,...
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