Right before Spring Training, Daniel Zamora got a call from Pittsburgh Pirates’ Director of Minor League Operations, Larry Broadway, who informed him he had been traded to the Mets in exchange for Josh Smoker. Zamora, 25, viewed it as a positive, and embraced his new chapter with a new organization. The southpaw was selected by the Pirates in the 40th round of the 2015 draft out of local...
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According to Ken Rosenthal and Robert Murray of The Athletic, the Cleveland Indians have acquired left-handed reliever Brad Hand and right-handed reliever Adam Cimber from the San Diego Padres in exchange for catching prospect Francisco Mejia. Hand, 28, debuted as a 21-year-old with the Florida Marlins back in 2011, but didn’t fully find his footing until he was claimed off waivers by San...
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Former GM Steve Phillips of MLB Network Radio reports that there is a potential snag preventing the Los Angeles Dodgers and Baltimore Orioles from completing the Manny Machado deal. That snag, according to Phillips, is related to one or more of the prospects’ physicals. For most teams, that isn’t that interesting, but the Orioles have a history of nixing signings for the same reason,...
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According to former Mets pitcher and SNY analyst Bob Ojeda, trading ace Jacob deGrom is a no-brainer. However, he suggests the Mets don’t stop there. “You have to be thinking outside the box, trade deGrom and Steven Matz, with deGrom obviously the headliner,” Ojeda said Tuesday, according to Mike Puma of the New York Post. “I am talking a massive deal. I am not talking a 3-for-1 because I...
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Mets outfielder Yoenis Cespedes took the next step in his rehab, playing left field and batting second Tuesday afternoon for the Gulf Coast League Mets. Cespedes, 32, played in a simulated game Monday in Port St. Lucie, where he batted seven times and hit two home runs. He also played five innings in the field. But today, Cespedes played seven innings in left field and went 1-for-4 at the dish...
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