As first reported by Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle and later confirmed via team announcement, the Oakland Athletics have non-tendered former All-Star reliever, right-hander Blake Treinen. Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic reported last week that Oakland was attempting to trade Treinen. Clearly, the other shoe has dropped. Treinen, 31, had a down year for the A’s in 2019, posting...
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As per a team announcement, the New York Mets tendered contracts to all eight of their arbitration-eligible players ahead of Monday evening’s 8 PM ET deadline to do so: Michael Conforto (estimated to earn $9.2 million in 2020 via arbitration, MLBTR), Edwin Diaz ($7 million), Robert Gsellman ($1.2 million), Seth Lugo ($1.9 million), Steven Matz ($5.3 million), Brandon Nimmo ($1.7 million),...
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J.D. Davis, OF/3B Player Data: Age: 26; B/T: R/R Primary Stats: 140 G (453 PA), .307/.369/.527, 22 2B, 3B, 22 HR, 57 RBIs, 97 K, 38 BB Advanced Stats: 136 wRC+, -2.8 BsR, .373 wOBA, 21.4 K%, 8.4 BB%, .355 BABIP, 2.4 fWAR, 1.o bWAR Defensive Stats: -11 DRS and -13.9 UZR/150 in OF, -9 DRS, -6.1 UZR/150 at 3B, Free Agent: 2024 2019 Salary: $561,420 Grade: B 2019 Review Since the day Mets general...
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When the San Diego Padres acquired outfielder Trent Grisham — as well as right-hander Zach Davies — from the Milwaukee Brewers on Wednesday afternoon, it may have signified the end of center fielder Manuel Margot’s tenure with the Friars. If that is the case, New York Mets general manager Brodie Van Wagenen should be reaching out to Padres’ GM A.J. Preller to talk turkey...
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Happy Thanksgiving, Mets fans. Let’s see what’s cooking on the hot stove today. Orioles Place Villar On Waivers In a surprising, to say the least, move, according to Roch Kubatko of MASN, the Baltimore Orioles placed middle-infielder Jonathan Villar on waivers “ahead of Monday’s deadline to tender contracts to arbitration-eligible players”. Villar, 28, had a solid...
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