Twins Want to Add Top-Notch Pitching Darren Wolfson of 1500 SKOR North reports that the Twins met Zack Wheeler’s agents during the GM Meetings last week. The Twins also continue to show interest in veteran lefty Madison Bumgarner, they tried to deal for him at the trade deadline. The Twins are looking to add a top of the rotation starter even after righty Jake Odorizzi accepted the...
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Good morning Mets fans! The 2020 Baseball Hall of Fame ballot was released on Monday. The 2020 candidates include 18 first-timers including the likes of Bobby Abreu, Jason Giambi, Derek Jeter and Cliff Lee. The ballot also features 14 returning players including the likes of Curt Schilling, Roger Clemens, Barry Bonds and Larry Walker. Who do you think will make it in and who will fall short this...
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Craig Stammen, Relief Pitcher Bats/Throws: Right/Right Age: March 9, 1984 (35) Traditional Stats: 3.29 ERA, 73 K, 15 BB, 1.16 WHIP over 76 appearances (82 innings) Advanced Stats: 4.12 FIP, 3.85 xFIP, 8.01 K/9, 1.65 BB/9, 50.8% GB, 1.43 HR/9, 0.4 fWAR Craig Stammen abandoned rotational duty during the 2010 season after pitching to a 5.08 ERA over 38 starts with the Nationals between 2009 —...
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Jeremy Hefner Current Position: Minnesota Twins Assistant Pitching Coach Age: March 11, 1986 (33) After Hefner did not sign with the New York Mets after they made him their 46th round pick in the 2004 draft and their 48th round pick in the 2005 draft, they would claim him off of waivers six years later. In the ensuing year, he would not only make his Major League debut with the Mets, but he...
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According to Jon Heyman of MLB Network, Joey Cora, the current third base coach of the Pittsburgh Pirates, has become a leading candidate to fill the position of New York Mets bench coach. Cora, who is the older brother of Boston Red Sox manager Alex Cora, has coached at the Major League level for two other teams besides the Pirates, the Chicago White Sox and the Miami Marlins. After a playing...
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The 1970s was a decade filled with very high highs and very low lows for the still fledgling New York Mets. The nine year-old franchise could not have begun 1970 with more pride as they were defending World Series champions. Memories of a parade down the Canyon of Heroes and shouts of ‘Amazin’ still reverberated around New York when the new decade began. It ended in 1979 with a last...
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