MLB Trade Deadline Looks Like Sellers Market

The Los Angeles Angels and the Chicago White Sox agreed on the first big trade of the 2023 season, with right-handed pitchers Lucas Giolito and Reynaldo López going to LA and the White Sox getting two of the Angels’ best prospects. The Angels are also taking on the full prorated salaries of Giolito ($10.4 million) and López ($3.63 million). Both Giolito and López are free agents after the...

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3 Up, 3 Down: Mets Split Subway Series With Yanks

We got to see two very different sides of the New York Mets yet again during the Subway Series this week. On Tuesday, we witnessed the type of team that could make a really deep run in the postseason and really compete for a World Series. However, it isn’t that straightforward with this team and we saw their bad side on Wednesday as the Mets split both this series and the four-game season...

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José Quintana Tosses Quality Start in Second 2023 Outing

The Mets’ rotation had a massive overhaul going into 2023. With the departures of Jacob deGrom, Chris Bassitt, and Taijuan Walker, the Mets had to look outside the organization for pitching. They made big moves with the additions of Justin Verlander and Kodai Senga, but the final replacement was more of an under-the-radar move. The Mets signed José Quintana to a two-year, $26 million deal....

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Mets Minors Recap: Dominic Hamel, Blade Tidwell Pitch Well

Triple-A Lehigh Valley IronPigs (50-45) 14, Syracuse Mets (40-56) 11 BOX SCORE 1B Luke Voit: 1-for-4, 2 R, HR (12), 3 RBIs (38), BB, 2 K (.969 OPS) 2B Luke Ritter: 1-for-4, 2 R, HR (8), 2 RBIs (21), BB, 3 K (.738 OPS) DH Carlos Cortes: 1-for-4, R, 2 RBIs (31), BB, 3 K (.759 OPS) CF Rafael Ortega: 1-for-4, R, 2 RBIs (15), BB, 2 K (.824 OPS) LF Ronny Mauricio: 1-for-4, R, BB, 2 K (.850 OPS) In one...

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Morning Briefing: Angels Acquire Lucas Giolito, Reynaldo López

Good morning, Mets fans! Late on Wednesday night, the Angels made the first big move of the trade deadline as they acquired White Sox starting pitcher Lucas Giolito and relief pitcher Reynaldo López. In return for the California native, Chicago landed the Angels’ second and third-ranked prospects in catcher Edgar Quero and left-handed pitcher Ky Bush. Giolito has a 3.79 ERA on the season...

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Poor Defense Dooms Quintana, Mets In 3-1 Loss

The Mets and Yankees wrapped up the 2023 Subway Series on Wednesday in a matchup between two southpaws at Yankee Stadium. José Quintana and Carlos Rodón, who both signed in New York this winter coming off strong 2022 seasons, started their seasons injured. Quintana made just his second start for the Mets while Rodón made his fourth. Quintana pitched well over six innings, but poor defense and...

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