According to Jon Heyman of Fan Rag on Twitter, the Baltimore Orioles and free agent Mark Trumbo have agreed on a deal. The deal is for three years, $37.5 million, pending physical. Trumbo, 31, was the MLB home run leader in 2016, clubbing 47 long balls and driving in 108 runs, while hitting at a .256/.316/.533 clip, as well as winning a Silver Slugger award and appearing in his second all-star...
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Earlier this offseason, the Mets were preparing themselves to lose LHP Jerry Blevins to a multi-year deal elsewhere. Today, Jan. 19, Blevins is still a free agent, and will most likely settle on a shorter term deal, which the Mets should explore. Blevins was acquired by the Mets right before the 2015 season in exchange for OF Matt den Dekker. The lefty only appeared in seven games for New York...
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According to Jeff Passan of Yahoo Sports on Twitter, the Milwaukee Brewers have signed RHP Neftali Feliz to a one-year deal. Passan also adds that the deal is worth $5.35 million and can reach $6.85 if incentives are hit. Feliz, 28, broke into MLB with the Texas Rangers when the righty was a 21-year-old. A year later, Feliz appeared in his first all-star game and won the American League Rookie...
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2016 saw one of the all-time Met greats in Mike Piazza get into the baseball Hall of Fame in his fourth year on the ballot, receiving 83 percent of the vote. In addition to Piazza, Ken Griffey, Jr. received 99.3 percent of the vote, almost unanimously, and got in on his first year on the ballot. Coming up just short last year, Jeff Bagwell and Tim Raines as well as Ivan Rodriguez who was...
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From DeLand, Florida where Jacob deGrom has been throwing for several weeks in his road to recovery from last season’s ulnar nerve surgery in his pitching elbow, the all-star righty said that he hopes 2017 will be the year where all five Mets starters stay healthy. “We’re all rooting for each other. We’re definitely excited. Hopefully this is the year that happens,” deGrom said....
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