The Phillies have signed longtime Mets reliever Jeurys Familia, Robert Murray of MLB reported Saturday. It was yet another in a slew of moves made around baseball in the busy weekend day. Familia, who has spent most of his career with the Mets outside of a brief stint with the Athletics in 2018, will be moving to one of the Mets’ division rivals. Familia owns a 3.28 ERA and 9.5 K/9 over 10...
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The Mets and Athletics have agreed to a deal that would send right-handed pitcher Chris Bassitt to the Mets, Jeff Passan of ESPN reported Saturday. Bassitt, 33, has been great for the A’s over the last two seasons. He posted a 3.15 ERA in 27 starts last year, along with 9.1 K/9. He also put up a 2.29 ERA over 11 starts in the shortened 2020 season. He owns a 3.47 ERA over seven major...
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“I drank a lot,” Max Scherzer said when asked how he celebrated the lockout coming to an end. Baseball is back in full swing with players reporting to major league camp and the free agent and trade markets heating up. With all the lockout commotion, it’s almost easy to forget that Scherzer is a Met now, and that very soon he will be forming a lethal one-two punch with the best...
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The Toronto Blue Jays have signed Japanese left-handed pitcher Yusei Kikuchi to a three-year deal, Jon Heyman of MLB Network reported Saturday. The deal is for a total of $36 million over the three years. MMO’s Michael Mayer previously reported that the Mets had shown interest in Kikuchi before the lockout, as well as the recently signed Carlos Rodon. Both starting pitching options are off...
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Baseball America has released its top 30 prospects for each major league organization, and given their top 100, the first three names should come as no surprise. Those three names along with the rest of the rankings are as follows: Francisco Alvarez, C Brett Baty, 3B/OF Ronny Mauricio, SS Mark Vientos, 3B/OF Matt Allan, RHP J.T. Ginn, RHP Alex Ramirez, OF Khalil Lee, OF Joel Diaz, RHP Calvin...
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New York Mets outfielder Brandon Nimmo met with reporters following his arrival to camp in Port St. Lucie on Saturday morning. When asked about a potential contract extension, the pending free agent said he hasn’t been approached by the team yet, but he’d definitely be interested in staying in New York long-term. Nimmo left CAA Sports this offseason and is now represented by Scott Boras. ...
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