The Minnesota Twins and utilityman Marwin González have agreed to terms on a two-year, $21 million deal. Jon Heyman of MLB Network was the first to report the agreement, with Jeff Passan of ESPN being the first to break financial details. González, who turns 30 in March, was ranked the 16th-best free agent by MLB Trade Rumors at the beginning of the offseason (currently fourth-best among those...
Read More
Speaking with NBC Sports Friday, Nationals owner Mark Lerner spoke about the status of the negotiations – or rather the lack of negotiations – between the team and Scott Boras, who represents Bryce Harper. “I have no clue at this point what they’re up to,” Lerner said. “We really haven’t heard from them in a couple of months.” Harper, 26, has been...
Read More
Twins Eyeing Gonzalez According to Dan Hayes of The Athletic, the Minnesota Twins have shown interest in bringing in former Houston Astros standout utility man, Marwin Gonzalez. As Hayes also noted, the Twins organization has apparently mulled the possibility of signing Gonzalez to a three-year deal. While the market for Gonzalez has surprisingly moved as slow as a “snail” this...
Read More
Mickey Callaway talked to reporters on Thursday about the possible look of the Mets Opening Day bullpen, and he’s still unsure if the team will carry seven or eight relievers according to Matt Ehalt of The Record. One decision has already been made, Callaway said that both Seth Lugo and Robert Gsellman will work strictly as relievers this spring, “That allows us to keep those guys in...
Read More
Good morning Mets fans! Peter Alonso who? The player formerly known as Peter has stated that he wants to be known as Pete. This is just in time for the Mets’ first spring training game which will be played against the Atlanta Braves tomorrow at 1:10 p.m. EST at First Data Field. Latest Mets News Brodie Van Wagenen told Wayne Randazzo on WCBS Newsradio 880 that Jed Lowrie’s MRI...
Read More
We hear the word culture change so frequently in our business that it sometimes is misconstrued and used to define so many things. But in the case of the New York Mets, it perfectly defines the tone and atmosphere I’ve seen in Port St. Lucie in every workout that I have witnessed. Jeff Wilpon’s choice to hire Brodie Van Wagenen was viewed differently in many circles of the media, but...
Read More
