The Miami Marlins and San Francisco Giants have had deeper discussions regarding a Giancarlo Stanton trade according to Mark Feinsand of MLB.com. The source also told Feinsand that the Giants are currently the favorites to get Stanton, but the Cardinals may still be contenders. The Cardinals joined the Giants by making a formal trade offer for Stanton on Sunday according to Jon Morosi of MLB...
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According to Jon Morosi of MLB Network on Twitter, the Mets and Detroit Tigers are in preliminary talks for a trade involving Ian Kinsler. On Saturday, I highlighted three potential second base targets for the Mets and had Kinsler on the list. The 35-year-old had an option on his contract for $11 million dollars that vested when he reached the 600 at-bat plateau this past season. So he won’t be...
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The Mets Monday announced they have added four players to their 40-man roster: right-handers Corey Oswalt, Gerson Bautista and Tyler Bashlor as well as infielder Luis Guillorme. MMO’s Mike Mayer predicted as such on Nov. 17. Check out his entire article here. Oswalt, 24, led the Eastern League with a 2.28 ERA while going 12-5 as the ace of the playoff bound Rumble Ponies. He allowed only...
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Who will take the next trip to Cooperstown? On Monday, the Baseball Hall of Fame and Baseball Writers’ Association of America announced the 2018 Hall-of-Fame ballot. Chipper Jones, Jim Thome, Omar Vizquel, Johan Santana and Jamie Moyer highlight the group of players that are on the ballot for the first time. They will join Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens who are on the ballot for the sixth...
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The Derek Jeter owned Miami Marlins are intent on stripping down their team to reach their goal of a $90 million payroll. While Giancarlo Stanton has been the hottest trade chip on the open market, Dee Gordon’s name has also been widely discussed in rumors. Other names Miami could look to trade are Martin Prado, Brad Ziegler and Junichi Tazawa, who each have larger salaries compared to the...
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