Devin Mesoraco, Adeiny Hechavarria, and Rajai Davis have all exercised their upward mobility clauses and gone through waivers unclaimed according to Mike Puma of the New York Post. With this being said, the Mets now have the option to either add them to their major league roster or assign them to the minor leagues to start the year. Mesoraco, 31, has hit .240/.240/.480 this spring after signing...
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The Tampa Bay Rays announced they’ve given 2018 American League Cy Young Award winner Blake Snell a five-year deal. Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports the deal is for $50 million and here’s the breakdown: 2019: $1 million 2020: $7 million 2021: $10.5 million 2022: $12.5 million 2023: $16 million The left-handed Snell was acquired with the 52nd overall pick by the Rays in the...
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On February 7th, the Mets signed catcher Devin Mesoraco to a one-year minor league contract. The contract granted him $1.75 million once in the majors with a chance to earn $250,000 in performance bonuses based on games. What we didn’t know when the details of the contract were revealed was his upward mobility out. The upward mobility out in Mesoraco’s contract means that the Mets...
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With reliever Tim Peterson getting tagged for three earned runs in an inning and two thirds on Monday, the race for the last bullpen spot is on. The first six relief pitchers expected to be on the Opening Day roster include Edwin Diaz, Jeurys Familia, Seth Lugo, Robert Gsellman, Justin Wilson, and Luis Avilan. Assuming the Mets go with a seven-man bullpen, there is just one last spot up for...
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