MLB had a committee made up of professors conduct a study on the league’s baseballs used in 2019 and they determined that uptick in home runs this past season was not due to juiced balls as detailed by Jeff Passan of ESPN. Instead, “carry contributed to 60% of the home run increase and launch conditions to 40%,” Passan said. “Seam height accounts for about 35% of a...
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Astros Mulling Correa Trade Ken Rosenthal of the Athletic reports that the Houston Astros are considering the idea of trading Carlos Correa this offseason with money issues looming. Correa, 25, is coming off an injury-plagued season in which he only appeared in 75 games due to a fractured rib and back discomfort. The shortstop hit .279/.358/.568 with 21 homers and 59 RBI to give himself a 137...
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Good morning, Mets fans! Latest Mets News Andy Martino of SNY reports that the Mets Brandon Nimmo is possibly on the table in trade talks for Starling Marte. In addition, he says that the Mets are trying to find a taker for Jed Lowrie’s contract in order to clear money to sign Dellin Betances and/or Rick Porcello. Carlos Beltran opted to give “no comment” on the topic of the Astros...
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Jon Heyman of MLB.com reports the New York Yankees have signed free agent SP Gerrit Cole to a nine-year, $324 million contract. According to Jeff Passan of ESPN, there is an opt-out in the contract after the fifth year. With this contract, Cole has surpassed Stephen Strasburg for the biggest contract ever given to a starting pitcher. At the moment, Cole only trails Mike Trout and Bryce Harper...
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Andy Martino of SNY reports that the Mets are still in on Starling Marte and that the team would likely send an MLB outfielder to the Pittsburgh Pirates in return. Jon Heyman of MLB Network adds that names have been discussed between the two sides, but that it is unclear how far down the road these trade discussions currently are. In terms of what MLB outfielder could be involved, the Mets...
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During his press conference at the Winter Meetings Tuesday night in San Diego, Mets pitching coach Jeremy Hefner asserted confidence with the team’s pitching staff going into the 2020 season, calling the current group “solid.” He even named Marcus Stroman and Noah Syndergaard as Cy Young Award-caliber pitchers who, with some tweaks, could “easily” accomplish...
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