Now that closer Craig Kimbrel has signed with the Cubs for three years, Dallas Keuchel remains the lone big fish on the free agent market and the Braves have emerged as the favorite according to Mark Feinsand of MLB.com. Feinsand notes that the Yankees are still in the mix, though the Braves are making a push to sign the former Cy Young winner. Keuchel, 31, is coming off a 2018 season in which...
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Early on in the month of May, many were willing to label the Wilson Ramos signing a bust. On May 7, he hit his season-low point of a .227 batting average while also struggling on the defensive side. However, since that point, Ramos has caught fire, going 24-for-66 (.363) with six home runs, one double, and 16 RBI. Last night was another stellar night for the right-handed hitting catcher as he...
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Ken Rosenthal of the Athletic reports that the Chicago Cubs are “pushing hard” to sign reliever Craig Kimbrel. Kimbrel, 31, is no longer tied to draft pick compensation as of Monday at 12:01 a.m. as the MLB Draft started later that day at 7 p.m. The right-handed reliever and left-handed starter Dallas Keuchel have both found themselves stuck on the free agent market into the month of...
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In the first game of this series, the Mets lose in an incredibly awful 9-3 loss courtesy of the Mets bullpen. The good news is, Noah Syndergaard threw a few great innings before the Giants blew the team away and tacked on six more runs. With the worst ERA out of the five starters in the Mets rotation, Noah Syndergaard came in and had a lot more success in the 100th outing of his career. While...
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Our own Rich Coutinho had a chance to talk one-on-one with Mets slugger Pete Alonso after the Mets 9-3, 10 inning loss to the San Francisco Giants. Pete talked about his 20th Home Run, the tough loss and the honesty Mickey Callaway showed in his post-game speech saying he made the wrong move in lifting Noah Syndergaard in favor of Seth Lugo in the seventh inning of the game. Here is that...
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In one clubhouse at Citi Field on Tuesday night the beer and bourbon flowed freely. And in the other, a manager was apologizing to his team over a puzzling decision. I will let you guess which of the two was the Mets clubhouse. The San Francisco Giants defeated the New York Mets 9-3 in 10 innings on Tuesday. The game was like a microcosm of large parts of the Mets season rolled up neatly into a...
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