The New York Yankees are bringing back a familiar face. Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic tweeted earlier this evening that the Yankees were progressing towards a deal with left-handed reliever Zach Britton. Jon Heyman of FanCred reports the deal will be for three years, while Jeff Passan of ESPN says New York will be able to exercise a fourth-year option after the second season. If not, Britton can...
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As per Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic, the New York Mets are exploring options to lengthen their starting rotation, as well as alluding to a continued effort to find a viable left-handed relief option. “Two starters under consideration [are] left-hander Derek Holland, who is also drawing interest from the Reds, Giants, and Rangers and righty Josh Tomlin, who pitched for manager Mickey...
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As per reports coming out of the New York Mets media corps, the team could very well be done making any significant additions to their outfield after trading for Keon Broxton on Saturday afternoon. Mike Puma of the New York Post noted “[it] sounds like the Mets aren’t so sure there will be another major league outfield addition […] this offseason”, then Matt Ehalt of The...
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The Mets swung a deal on Saturday, acquiring outfielder Keon Broxton from the Milwaukee Brewers for a trio of prospects headlined by right-hander Bobby Wahl. New York got a speedster with power potential and impeccable fielding, but most importantly, bolstered their outfield depth. Broxton has a lot of similarities to incumbent outfielder Juan Lagares. They are both right-handers that thrive in...
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MetsMerized’s Jacob Resnick confirms that the Mets have signed left-handed pitcher Hector Santiago. Rich Mancuso of New York Sports Day was the first to report that the two sides had been in agreement on Friday night. Matt Ehalt of the Record/North Jersey reports that it is in fact a minor league deal with an invitation to Spring Training. Santiago, 31, served as a swingman for the Chicago White...
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The New York Mets announced Saturday that they have acquired outfielder Keon Broxton from the Milwaukee Brewers in exchange for right-hander Bobby Wahl, as well as right-handed prospect Adam Hill and infield prospect Felix Valerio. Broxton, 28, is a defense forward center fielder, who logged 11 defensive runs saved (DRS) and had a 6.5 UZR in just 134.1 innings for the Brewers in 2018, but also...
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