As per Jon Morosi of MLB Network, free agent left-handed reliever Andrew Miller is drawing preliminary interest from a handful of teams including the New York Mets. Miller, 33, owns a 3.98 earned-run average over his 13-year career, with a 2.21 ERA since 2012, when he began pitching out of the bullpen exclusively. He’s spent the last two-plus years in Cleveland, pitching to a 2.22 ERA in...
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A former first round draft pick of the Houston Astros (1993, No. 12 overall), Billy Wagner pitched 16 seasons in the major leagues, defying odds, lighting up radar guns, and putting together one of the finest careers a relief pitcher ever has. Only a handful of relievers have been inducted into Cooperstown; Hoyt Wilhelm, Rollie Fingers, Dennis Eckersley, Bruce Sutter, Rich Gossage, and, just...
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The MLB hot stove continues to evolve, but it appears as if teams are simply getting their ducks in a row at this point in the offseason. Let’s take a look at the chatter going on around the MLB. Buster Olney of ESPN reports that the Mariners consider “closer Edwin Diaz and outfielder Mitch Haniger […] the closest they have to untouchable [and] would have to be completely overwhelmed...
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Good morning, Mets fans! Trade winds continued to swirl around the New York Mets and their star right-hander, Noah Syndergaard on Friday. Nothing of substance has developed on the free agency front as of yet, but we can only assume Mets GM Brodie Van Wagenen must be preparing his offseason strategy. Latest Mets News Kristie Ackert of the New York Daily News provided a holiday bargain shopping...
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As per a report in the Japan Times, Japanese left-handed starter Yusei Kikuchi will be posted by his current team, the Seibu Lions, in early December, giving the 27-year-old thirty days after the posting period begins (Dec 5) to come to an agreement with an MLB club, as per a 2017 agreement (MLB Trade Rumors) between the NPB and MLB. As per the Times article, “the Lions would then receive...
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