For those of us heading into this offseason with hopes of the New York Mets finding a way to re-sign starting pitcher Zack Wheeler to long-term deal, this past week hasn’t necessarily been a good one. First, it was the news of Wheeler rejecting the Mets’ one-year, $17.8 million qualifying offer last Thursday, which officially put him on the open market. That wasn’t a surprise...
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Roster Crunch Takes It Toll With many teams trying to protect guys from the Rule 5 draft deadline tonight at 8pm ET, there were a handful of players around the MLB who were designated for assignment today. The Oakland A’s have DFA’d Jharel Cotton. The 27-year-old has not pitched in the majors in over two years as he looks to get back to the successful pitcher he was in 2016 when he...
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Good morning Mets fans! On Wednesday, the Mets were reportedly browsing around the catching market and also made some 40-man roster moves, along with the rest of the league. Let’s take closer look at what went on with the team, as well as around the league yesterday! Latest Mets News Mets free agent starter Zack Wheeler is drawing interest from several teams including the Twins, Padres,...
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According to a report from Ken Davidoff of NY Post, the Mets recently interviewed Hensley Meulens for the currently vacant bench coach position. As the Mets continue to search for someone with coaching experience to aid new manager Carlos Beltran, Meulens joins Jerry Narron, Fredi Gonzalez, and Joey Cora as the known candidates thus far. Meulens spent 10 years coaching alongside the recently...
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The New York Yankees announced on Wednesday night that they have released Jacoby Ellsbury and DFA’d Greg Bird as part of a large group of roster moves. Ellsbury, 36, has not played for the New York Yankees since 2017 despite being in the midst of a seven-year, $153 million contract. In the four years prior to that, the center fielder hit .264/.330/.386 and accumulated a 9.8 bWAR. Despite...
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Chris Fetter Current Position: University of Michigan, Assistant Coach/Pitcher Age: December 23, 1985 (33) All professional sports leagues are in nature copycat leagues. As a result, when the 29 other baseball teams saw the positive impact Twins pitching coach Wes Johnson had on this pitching staff, teams began looking at the collegiate ranks to find the next Johnson. By and large, the attention...
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