Oakland Athletics prospect, NCAA football star and Heisman Trophy-winner Kyler Murray met with team representatives on Sunday to discuss increasing his contract’s value in order to secure his services, in turn foregoing declaring for the NFL Draft, as per Jeff Passan of ESPN. Mike Leslie of WFAA reports that Murray’s target number in mind is $15 million, as per sources. Passan noted...
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The New York Mets came to contract agreements with two more starting pitchers and a cornerstone outfielder on Friday, with Zack Wheeler, Steven Matz, and Michael Conforto all agreeing to one-year contracts, thus avoiding arbitration. Wheeler, 28, agreed to a one-year, $5.975 million deal, as per Mark Bowman of MLB.com. The Georgia native earned $1.9 million in 2018, his second...
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As per Jeff Passan of ESPN, the New York Mets have signed free-agent infielder Jed Lowrie to a two-year, $20 million deal, with SNY confirming the financials. Lowrie, 34, slashed .267/.353/.448 in 680 plate appearances last year with 23 home runs, 99 runs batted in, 37 doubles, a .304 batting average on balls in play, .347 weighted on-base average, 122 weighted runs created plus rating, and 4.9...
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In a fantastic interview with Kevin Kernan of the New York Post, New York Mets pitching coach Dave Eiland laid forth a motivational mantra for his pitching staff in 2019 and candidly touched on a number of other subjects as the Mets inch closer to Spring Training. As for his message of inspiration to the Mets hurlers heading into a new season, Eiland provided a simple, less-is-more, type of...
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Over the last few weeks, the New York Mets have made a number of additions through trades and free-agent signings to shore up their bench, as well as their Triple-A depth. Naturally, the outcry among the fans has been focused on what the team gave up to acquire these cogs. But, alas, there are reasons to celebrate the additions. We’ll start with centerfielder Keon Broxton, who was acquired...
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