Jeff Passan of Yahoo Sports is reporting that veteran, free-agent second baseman Neil Walker has reached an agreement with the New York Yankees. Walker, 32, is a seven-year MLB veteran who had a tough time finding an employer over the offseason and into Spring Training. After hearing his name surface a number of times with a number of teams, the career .272 hitter looks to have found a home....
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The New York Mets view their young shortstop, Amed Rosario, as a future cornerstone of this franchise. His talent is supposedly undeniable, as he’s gotten some rave reviews and lofty comparisons thrown his way over the last few years. Mets manager Mickey Callaway, earlier this spring, said he saw shades of Francisco Lindor in the 22-year-old Dominican native. That may be a reach at this...
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Jay Bruce was the 12th overall pick in the 2005 MLB Amateur Draft, selected by the Cincinnati Reds, out of West Brook HS in Beaumont, TX. He was instantly considered a top prospect in their deep farm system at the time (Joey Votto, Homer Bailey, Drew Stubbs, Grant Balfour, to name a few). Since making his MLB debut in May 2008, the now-30-year-old Bruce has a career slash line of .249/.319/.472...
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Although we’re only a dozen or so games into the New York Mets’ Grapefruit League schedule, there have been quite a few positives to take away so far. Don’t get me wrong, there have been a handful of setbacks, injuries or otherwise too, but one area has most definitely not been a concern thus far in Port St. Lucie: The Mets’ catching platoon of Kevin Plawecki and Travis...
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According to Jane Lee of MLB.com, the Oakland Athletics have come to terms with free-agent catcher, Jonathan Lucroy on a one-year deal. After receiving some interest from his former employer, the Colorado Rockies, with nothing transpiring, the eight-year veteran agreed to take his talents to Oakland. The longtime Milwaukee Brewers backstop, Lucroy, 31, is coming off of a down year that saw him...
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