The Philadelphia Phillies and free-agent outfielder Michael Saunders have agreed to a one-year deal worth $9 million, according to Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports. The contract also includes a club option worth $11 million with escalators that can increase the option to as much as $14 million. Saunders, 30, hit a career-high 24 home runs last season for the Toronto Blue Jays with an .811 OPS,...
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According to James Wagner of The New York Times on Twitter, the Mets and RHP Jeurys Familia have settled on $7.425 million, avoiding arbitration. Pace Law School projections had Familia getting $7.37 million. Familia, 27, led major league baseball with 51 saves this past season which also set a new single season franchise record. He has led MLB with 154 regular season appearances over the past...
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The Mets announced their minor league invites to major league Spring Training today on Twitter. The list is headlined by top prospect Dominic Smith. The rest of the invitees include: RHP – Chase Bradford RHP – Paul Sewald RHP – Kevin McGowan RHP – Corey Taylor RHP – Logan Taylor LHP – P.J. Conlon LHP – David Roseboom C – Xorge Carrillo IF...
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Greg Holland is the premier reliever left on the market, but on the road back from Tommy John surgery. He is seeking a two-year deal with an opt-out after the first year, Jon Heyman of FanRagSports reports. Holland, 31, underwent Tommy John Surgery in September of 2015 and he missed the Royals’ World Series championship and entire 2016 season. Prior to surgery, Holland was an elite relief...
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In an article posted by Jon Heyman on FanRagSports.com, the journalist documents the winners and losers of the winter meetings. As many of us are already aware, the Mets made a big splash by resigning Yoenis Cespedes, but still haven’t signed a lefty reliever and need to trade one of their corner outfielders. While they could eventually score a lefty in exchange for someone like Jay Bruce,...
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