By Tim Ryder According to Jon Heyman of MLB Network, catcher Yasmani Grandal declined his 2020 option with the Milwaukee Brewers on Thursday. Grandal, 30, was set to make $16 million with Milwaukee next season after signing a one-year, $18.25 million with the Brewers last January. After declining the mutual option himself and the team held for 2019, Grandal became a free agent. The Cuban native...
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Former Mets fan favorite Wilmer Flores is now a free agent after the Arizona Diamondbacks declined his $6 million option for 2020 according to Mark Feinsand of MLB.com. Flores, 28, hit .317/.361/.487 with 18 doubles, nine home runs, 37 RBIs, and 120 wRC+ in 89 games for the D-Backs in 2019. He played 64 games at second base and 16 games at first base. The right-handed hitter missed almost two...
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Following the conclusion of the 2019 World Series on Wednesday night, Major League Baseball free agency officially started at 9:00 a.m. ET on Thursday. For the Mets, that means RHP Zack Wheeler, RHP Brad Brach, LHP Luis Avilan, 3B Todd Frazier, OF Rajai Davis, and C Rene Rivera are now free agents. With the caveat that the Mets have until Monday to decide whether or not to give Wheeler a...
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With Brodie Van Wagenen and AJ Hinch being good friends dating back to their playing days for Stanford University, there has been rampant speculation the Mets will attempt to pry Hinch away from the Houston Astros. With there rumored to be a bombshell candidate in what is becoming a drawn out search process, the Hinch speculation has not died down. On the topic of Hinch’s chances of...
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Jon Heyman of MLB Network reports that the Mets still have Carlos Beltran, Derek Shelton, Tim Bogar, Pat Murphy, and Eduardo Perez in the mix to become their next manager. Heyman also notes that the decision is expected to be made before the GM meetings start on November 11. The team is still conducting it’s third round of interviews, with newly minted World Series champion Bogar expected...
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Jeffrey Flanagan of MLB.com reports that the Royals have chosen former major league catcher Mike Matheny as their new manager. Matheny, 49, has been widely considered the favorite for the job since Ned Yost announced his retirement earlier this month. Matheny joined the Royals organization as a special advisor to the GM last offseason. Matheny was the Cardinals manager from 2012 until July of...
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