For the second straight season, New York Mets right-hander Jacob deGrom has won the National League Cy Young Award, receiving 29 of 30 first-place votes in a landslide victory. Hyun-Jin Ryu of the Los Angeles Dodgers (14-5, 2.32 ERA, 163 strikeouts, 24 walks, 1.01 WHIP) and Max Scherzer of the Washington Nationals (11-7, 2.92 ERA, 243 strikeouts, 33 walks, 1.03 WHIP) tied for second place with...
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MLB’s super-agent, Scott Boras, spoke to a plethora of reporters at the GM Meetings on Wednesday and intimated a distaste for how the free agent market is progressing. “The industry is in competitive hibernation,” Boras said. “When you go to the zoo and half the bears are asleep, you’re not able to enjoy the zoo.” And with regards to his biggest client, he...
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On Wednesday, Brodie Van Wagenen spoke to reporters at the GM Meetings once again and did not give an answer in either direction when asked if Edwin Diaz would be the team’s closer in 2020. “We don’t play our first game until the end of March,” Van Wagenen said as detailed by Mike Puma of the New York Post. “I think the combination of Edwin Diaz and Jeurys Familia...
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On Tuesday night, Brodie Van Wagenen spoke to reporters at the GM Meetings about the state of the team and said something that probably made a lot of Mets fans queasy just thinking about. “We’re putting a lot of value and importance on [Jeurys Familia and Edwin Diaz] bouncing back,” Van Wagenen said. “There’s no question about it.” “We think our bullpen performance can be dramatically better...
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Cardinals Agree To Deal With Wainwright, Ozuna Rejects QO The St. Louis Cardinals announced on Tuesday that they have officially agreed to terms with pitcher Adam Wainwright on a one-year contract for the 2020 season. Salary details include a guaranteed $5M and an additional $5M in potential incentives. A reunion seemed to be a foregone conclusion, as both sides appeared to show immediate...
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Former Mets legend Mike Piazza announced Wednesday morning that he will manage Team Italy in the European Tournament next year and the World Baseball Classic in 2021. Piazza was finally inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2016 and the Mets also retired his No. 31 that year as well. The 12-time All-Star and 10-time Silver Slugger Award winner is widely regarded as the greatest hitting catcher of...
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