According to multiple reports, including ones by Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic and Jeff Passan of ESPN, the Cleveland Indians are sending two-time Cy Young award winner Corey Kluber to the Texas Rangers. The Indians will receive Delino DeShields and pitcher Emmanuel Clase for their return. Kluber, 34 in April, appeared in just seven games for the Tribe in 2019 as he battled an oblique injury....
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Contrary to popular belief, Brandon Nimmo is actually a very good baseball player. Shocking, right? It seems as though a lot of people have pushed Nimmo to the side, completely erasing his robust 2018 campaign from their memory. There seems to be a lot of opinions of Nimmo on Twitter, saying he’s “bad” and “nothing more than a guy who smiles and sprints to first base when...
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When it comes to finding out how Mets prospects are regarded around baseball we all know the usual places to look. Top 100 lists and the team’s top 30 are helpful, and provide us with some of the game’s insider views on the farm. However, there is another way to see how outsiders and non-Mets fans value our prospects. It is one many of you might not have thought about – eBay. That’s...
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Good morning, Mets fans! Saturday was another offseason day filled with rumors around the league. While the hot stove isn’t as scalding as it was at the winter meetings, there is still a lot of work to be done, especially for the Mets. Latest Mets News Tim Healey of Newsday says the Mets are relying on a lot of ‘ifs’ when it comes to the state of their bullpen. To help fans...
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The New York Mets agreed to a settlement with Yoenis Cespedes on Friday night that stunned the baseball world as he took a significant salary cut as part of the agreement due to an impending hearing on the injury he sustained at his ranch. As part of the agreement, Cespedes agreed to have his salary reduced from $29.5 million in 2020 to less than $10 million as detailed by Joel Sherman of the...
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The New York Mets addressed one of their many roster needs at this week’s Winter Meetings, adding right-hander Michael Wacha on a low-risk, high-reward (for both team and player), $3 million base salary ($7 million in incentives) to help shore up Zack Wheeler’s absence in the rotation. One could argue that Mets general manager Brodie Van Wagenen should have replaced Wheeler with a...
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