Updated – January 21, 4:39 PM According to Jeff Passan of ESPN, the deal has evolved into a three-way trade, with the Yankees are now sending their new acquisition, Shed Long, to the Seattle Mariners in exchange for 21-year-old center field prospect Josh Stowers. Stowers hit .260/.380/.410 with 15 doubles, five home runs, and 28 runs batted in over 244 plate appearances for Advanced-A...
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Good morning, Mets fans! Let’s take a look at what’s happening around the league on this frigid Monday morning. Latest Mets News Anthony DiComo of MLB.com took questions from the fan base in his latest Mets inbox segment. Latest MLB News Cubs infielder Ben Zobrist spoke with Sahadev Sharma of The Athletic about his potential lame-duck status in Chicago, acknowledging he’s...
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One of the first moves New York Mets general manager Brodie Van Wagenen made once he took the reins to the baseball operations side of the organization this offseason was reconstructing the team’s relief corps. Acquiring Edwin Diaz in the deal that saw the Mets also nab arguably one of the premier second basemen in all of baseball in Robinson Cano was a huge pickup for the team. Along with...
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As per reports, the Los Angeles Dodgers are in negotiations with free-agent center fielder A.J. Pollock, at one time a rumored target of Brodie Van Wagenen and the New York Mets. According to Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic, “[the] Dodgers are indeed in discussions with [Pollock]”. Earlier in the day, Rosenthal commented on “increased chatter” between Los Angeles and the...
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In an outstanding interview with Tim Britton of The Athletic, the New York Mets’ first-year general manager — former head of CAA’s baseball division, Brodie Van Wagenen — spoke of the strides the organization took off of the field in a few of the team’s front office hires. “From the first day on the job, I’ve wanted to change the culture. I’ve...
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