The Mets have brought back veteran infielder Todd Frazier according to Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic. No word on the return from the Rangers yet, the Mets also got veteran catcher Robinson Chirinos from Texas. John Blake on Twitter announced that the Mets would send the Rangers a player to be named later to complete the deal for Frazier (and another for Chirinos). Frazier is hitting...
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The Mets have acquired veteran catcher Robinson Chirinos from the Rangers according to Ken Rosenthal of the Athletic. Chirinos, 37, has a .367 OPS this season. Chirinos has a team option of $6.5 million for 2021 that has a $1 buyout. The right-handed hitter had 22 doubles and 17 home runs during the 2019 season. The Mets showed interest in signing him this past offseason. The Mets will send a...
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The Marlins are looking to make a run at the playoffs this year and are acquiring an All-Star to try to bolster their chances. The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal reports that Miami has traded for Arizona Diamondbacks outfielder Starling Marte. Marte was traded from the Pittsburgh Pirates to the Diamondbacks in the offseason and has now been moved again within the National League. The 31-year-old...
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Speaking on ESPN, insider Jeff Passan said that the Mets would entertain a trade of Edwin Diaz but their valuations have not lined up with other teams. “The Mets want to trade him,” Passan said. “Not many people want him. End of story.” pic.twitter.com/mmXdSiKlsT — UConn Has A Football Team (@UConnHasAFBTeam) August 31, 2020 Passan later clarified on Twitter that the...
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Jeff Passan of ESPN is reporting that the Oakland A’s have acquired left-hander Mike Minor from the Texas Rangers for two players to be named later. Minor, 32, is in the final year of his deal and is owed around $2 million over the rest of this season. After an All-Star season in 2019 that saw Minor post a 3.59 ERA and 1.24 WHIP with 200 strikeouts over 32 starts, it’s been all...
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Monday, August 31, 2020 • 1:10 p.m. Citi Field • Flushing, NY LHP Trevor Rogers (0-0, 0.00) vs. RHP Jacob deGrom (2-0, 1.80) SNY • WCBS 880 AM • WQBU 92.7 FM Well yesterday was a disaster. The Mets had a pretty amazing double header sweep of the Yankees on Friday. Saturday the Mets lost a close game. Yesterday was another story. The Mets blew a 7-2 lead in the the 7th inning (final) inning of...
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