According to Buster Olney of ESPN (paywall), the Chicago Cubs could be preparing for a fire sale of sorts this offseason and there are a couple of players the New York Mets could theoretically be interested in. Chicago’s front office is reportedly telling interested teams they’re expecting their roster to undergo “significant turnover” this winter and have been privately...
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On Wednesday, as first reported by Metsmerized, right-handed starter Marcus Stroman accepted the New York Mets’ $18.9 million qualifying offer for the 2021 season, marking a significant first move in what’s shaping up to be quite the offseason in Flushing. As conveyed by both Mets owner and CEO Steve Cohen and team president Sandy Alderson on Tuesday, securing a solid frontline...
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The Baseball Writers’ Association of America announced its final installment of individual award winners for the 2020 season on Thursday evening on MLB Network. And there weren’t a ton of surprises in this season’s Most Valuable Player Award voting. In the American League, Chicago White Sox first baseman Jose Abreu took home the honors, receiving 21-of-30 first-place votes to...
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According to Andy Martino of SNY, the mystery candidate that New York Mets team president Sandy Alderson met with on Saturday was former Miami Marlins president of baseball operations, Michael Hill. Hill, 49, spent a total of 18 seasons in South Florida wearing an assortment of organizational hats during that span, culminating with the Harvard University alum being dubbed as the Marlins top...
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Steve Cohen’s first order of business, once it became clear he would be coming away as the new owner of the New York Mets, was tabbing baseball lifer and former Mets general manager Sandy Alderson as his team president. Alderson, 72, had his fair share of ups, downs, and behind the scenes power struggles during his first stop in Flushing. The former ownership group — specifically...
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