According to Andy Martino of SNY, the Mets and Yoenis Cespedes have agreed to rework his contract for the 2020 season. Martino also tweets out that Cespedes will remain a Met for the 2020 season. Tim Healey of Newsday mentioned that the reworked deal will lower Cespedes’ annual 2020 salary, but will add incentives for the slugger to reach. Martino notes that the Mets and Cespedes were...
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The Mets announced the signing of right-handed pitcher Michael Wacha on Friday afternoon. The deal is for one-year, $3 million with $7 million attainable in incentives. In the corresponding 40-man roster move, the Mets have designated right-handed pitcher Chris Mazza for assignment. Talking to reporters on a Friday afternoon conference call, “(The Mets) said they had a spot to start....
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The 2019 Major League Baseball Winter Meetings were very different from the 2018 relative snoozefest that saw the largest contract handed being $50 million to Phillies outfielder Andrew McCutchen. I had the opportunity to travel out to sunny San Diego (though it did rain Sunday) on behalf of MMO. There was action throughout my time in San Diego, with three deals over $200 million and the Mets...
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Marcus Stroman, RHP Player Data: Age:28, B/T: R/R Primary Stats: 11 G, 59.2 IP, 4-2, 3.77 ERA, 8 HR, 23 BB, 60 SO, 1.475 WHIP Advanced Stats: 108 ERA+, 4.15 FIP, 1.2 WAR Free Agent: 2021 2019 Salary: $7.4 M Grade: C+ 2019 Review There was a lot of head scratching when general manager Brodie Van Wagenen traded two pitching prospects to the Toronto Blue Jays for Long Island native Marcus Stroman...
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Mariners Could Swing Another Trade According to Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic, multiple teams are showing interest in Mariners third baseman Kyle Seager. The 32-year-old is coming off a bounce back 2019 season in which he hit .239/.321/.468 with 19 doubles, 23 home runs, and 63 RBIs in 106 games. The former All-Star was even better in the second half, when he posted a .865 OPS. Seager is under...
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Good morning Mets fans! The New York Mets concluded the Winter Meetings by adding to their rotation. A day after agreeing to a deal with RHP Michael Wacha, the Mets agreed to a one-year, $10 million contract with RHP Rick Porcello on Thursday, per Jon Heyman of MLB Network. The New Jersey native and 2016 Cy Young Award winner has been linked to the Mets at various times throughout the offseason...
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