Buster Olney of ESPN reports that the Mets have been recently active in the trade market. Olney specifies that the Mets are looking to move veteran position players. You would assume he’s referring to J.D. Davis, Dominic Smith, and Jeff McNeil. Andy Martino of SNY reports that the Mets have done background work on potential trade target Luke Weaver of the Diamondbacks. The right-hander has...
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The March hot stove rolls on Friday evening as multiple reports surfaced that the Mets are sifting through top arms to help provide reinforcements for the bullpen. While on The Michael Kay Show, ESPN’s Buster Olney said the Mets are focusing on said bullpen arms as free agency resumes, as MMO’s Mathew Brownstein pointed out. The names he mentioned? Andrew Chafin and Milwaukee’s...
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Jeff Passan of ESPN reports that the San Francisco Giants are signing left-handed starting pitcher Carlos Rodón. The deal is for two years, $44 million with an opt-out after the first season. Rodón, 29, surpisingly did not receive a qualifying offer from the White Sox following a strong 2021 season. Rodón is coming off a career year with the Chicago White Sox in which the lefty made the All-Star...
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As part of the new collective bargaining agreement between Major League Baseball and the players association, MLB postseason play has officially been expanded to 12 teams effective this season. Per the new postseason format, the No. 1 seed in each league will go to the team with the best overall record, with the No. 2 seed being the team with the second-best record among division winners. Those...
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Major League Baseball and the Players Association came to an agreement on Thursday for a new Collective Bargaining Agreement. Part of the new CBA will be a new penalty threshold in the luxury tax, a fourth tier that some are referring to as the “Steve Cohen Tax” meant to deter owners from blatantly outspending the competition. The threshold for penalties begins at $230 million in...
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Mets fans, baseball is back and so are we with an all new episode! Rich Sparago joins the show once again to discuss the end of the lockout and how the MLB and MLBPA ultimately came to an agreement on a new CBA. Now that a new deal has been signed, what are the details? Is the shift banned, what is the postseason format, and how does the international draft work? Mike Mayer breaks down all the...
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