With MLB’s Winter Meetings set to begin on Monday in sunny San Diego, baseball’s hot stove was at a light simmer on Saturday. Let’s see what’s cooking. Favorites For Cole Emerging Early 0n Saturday, Jon Heyman of MLB Network noted the New York Yankees’ “total focus” on landing free-agent superstar hurler Gerrit Cole, with Philadelphia, Texas, and two...
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Rick Porcello Position: SP Bats/Throws: R/R Age: Dec. 27, 1988 (30) Traditional Stats: 14-12, 5.52 ERA, 1.394 WHIP, 2.3 BB/9, 7.4 K/9 Advanced Stats: 1.1 bWAR, 1.8 fWAR, 87 ERA+, 4.76 FIP Rick Porcello was drafted by the Detroit Tigers with the No. 27 overall pick in the 2007 MLB Draft. He chose to forgo playing at the University of North Carolina to begin his professional baseball career. It...
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Good morning, Mets fans! Saturday was a busy day for Major League Baseball teams, with many making minor offseason moves and others making strides for bigger moves. Latest Mets News Recently designated for assignment, former Mets pitcher Chris Flexen will be pitching in Korea for the Doosan Bears. The Mets reportedly signed Mexican minor league reliever Francisco Rios last month. Mike Puma of...
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The Brooklyn Cyclones closed out this decade of Mets minor league baseball by becoming the third affiliate to win a league championship in the 2010s, joining the 2014 Binghamton Mets and 2013 Savannah Sand Gnats. Between one name change, two new franchises, and one Tim Tebow, it was quite the ten years in the organization. While the Mets’ system produced major league stars like Jacob...
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Jake Marisnick was drafted in the third round of the 2009 MLB Draft by the Toronto Blue Jays and showed a lot of promise early on in the minor leagues. Marisnick made his professional debut in 2010 at rookie-level ball and hit .287/.373/.459 with three homers, 14 RBI, and 14 stolen bases in 35 games. That prompted the team to promote him to Low-A in which he struggled to replicate his success as...
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On Friday, the New York Mets took a step in solidifying the back-end of their bullpen, bringing right-hander Brad Brach back into the fold on a one-year, $850,000 deal with a $1.25 million player option for 2021. Considering the level of production the 33-year-old brought to the Mets after signing with the team as a free agent on August 8 (3.68 ERA, 15 strikeouts, three walks, 1.23 WHIP over 16...
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