With Devin Mesoraco either on his way out of town in the coming days or after the season is over, the New York Mets will be back at square one at their backstop position once Spring Training rolls around. Heading into this season, the Mets were looking forward to getting a good look at their incumbent catching tandem in Travis d’Arnaud and Kevin Plawecki. New manager Mickey Callaway...
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As per Jon Heyman of FanCred Sports, the New York Mets seem to be actively shopping both catcher Devin Mesoraco and outfielder Jose Bautista. Heyman notes that the Mets are “hopeful to trade” the two and that they could be “candidates to bring back international [bonus pool money]”. Mesoraco, 30, was traded to New York on May 7 in the deal that sent Matt Harvey to the...
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As per Eduardo A. Encina of the Baltimore Sun, the Atlanta Braves have a deal in place to acquire reliever Brad Brach from the Baltimore Orioles, pending a physical. Brach, 32, has a 4.85 ERA in 42 appearances with the O’s this season. Over his seven-plus year career, the 6’6″ Freehold, New Jersey native owns a 3.16 ERA, 1.272 WHIP, and 9.6 strikeouts per nine innings....
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As per Mike Puma of the New York Post, the New York Mets have been receiving “unsatisfactory offers” for their 28-year-old right-hander, Zack Wheeler. This underwhelming initial round of responses on Wheeler has appeared to tilt the scales in the favor of the Mets keeping the Georgia native. As per Puma, “There has been a shift in the last few days, in which the Mets believe...
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After going 1-for-2 with a double and two RBI in his first rehab game for the Advanced-A St. Lucie Mets yesterday, New York Mets third baseman Todd Frazier started his second game for the team today. Frazier came out of the game after the fifth inning today, as he did yesterday. However, he was expected to play seven innings today if the game wasn’t delayed by rain. He went 0-for-2 with...
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