In a continuing effort to add depth to all levels of their baseball operations, the New York Mets announced they have signed San Francisco Giant outfielder Gregor Blanco to a minor league deal. Blanco, who will turn 35 on Christmas eve, has played for five major league teams–Atlanta, Kansas City, Washington, Arizona and two stints with San Francisco. In 2018 with the Giants his slash line...
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Jeff Passan of Yahoo Sports, reports that the Los Angeles Dodgers are trading outfielders Yasiel Puig and Matt Kemp and left-handed pitcher Alex Wood to the Cincinnati Reds for right-handed pitcher Homer Bailey. Justin Rocke of USA Today reported that the Dodgers would also receive prospects RHP Josiah Gray and INF Jeter Downs. Jon Heyman of FanCred Sports reports the Reds will also receive Kyle...
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Mike Puma of the New York Post is reporting that New York Mets catchers Kevin Plawecki and Travis d’Arnaud are drawing “significant” trade interest. Puma notes that one of them could be traded for a backup infielder or outfielder. The Mets currently only have Juan Lagares, Michael Conforto and Brandon Nimmo as healthy outfielders on the 40-man roster. Yoenis Cespedes...
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Pitch framing is valued very highly in baseball. Do you need any proof? Jeff Mathis has gotten two-year contracts in both of his last two trips in free agency. Jeff Mathis, the guy who has hit .200/.260/.294 since 2013, has gotten two 2-year deals. The reason being is that he consistently rates as one of the best framers in baseball despite his offensive shortcomings. The statistic that measures...
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Tony Sipp Position: Relief Pitcher Bats/Throws: L/L Age: July 12, 1983 (35) Traditional Stats: 3-1, 1.86 ERA, 54 G, 38.2 IP, 1.034 WHIP, 3.0 BB/9, 9.8 K/9 Advanced Stats: 1.3 bWAR, 0.9 fWAR 218 ERA+, 2.41 FIP In the two years prior to joining the Astros, he looked like a pitcher in decline. Over that span, he had a 4.56 ERA, 1.371 WHIP, and he had a 2.0 K/BB ratio. Digging deeper into the...
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Jeff Passan of Yahoo Sports reports that now-former Texas Rangers infielder Jurickson Profar has been traded to the Oakland A’s as part of a three-team deal also including the Tampa Bay Rays. In the deal, Profar is the only player the A’s are acquiring. The Rangers are adding LHP Brock Burke, INF Eli White, LHP Kyle Bird, RHP Yoel Espinal, and international money while the...
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