Good morning Mets fans! The Winter Meetings are just around the corner, and the Hot Stove is getting ready to heat up. Owner: Don’t Expect Harper Back In D.C. Nationals owner Mark Lerner went on a Washington based radio station, 106.7 The Fan, and cast some serious doubt and negativity on the possibility of a Bryce Harper-Nationals reunion. “Well, when we met with them and we gave them the...
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Amidst the flurry of activity in Flushing over the last week or so, a move that may have flown under the radar for some was the New York Mets’ signing of Dilson Herrera to a minor league deal on Nov 29. Traded to the Mets, along with Vic Black, for John Buck, Marlon Byrd, and cash considerations in 2013, then flipped to Cincinnati in the Jay Bruce trade in 2016, Herrera, still just 24, now...
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Yasiel Puig Position: OF Bats/Throws: R/R Age: Dec. 7, 1990 (28) Statistics: .267/.327/.494, 21 2B, 3B, 23 HR, 63 RBI, 15 SB, 5 CS Advanced Stats: 2.7 bWAR, 1.8 fWAR, 120 OPS+, 123 wRC+ Defensive Statistics: 6 DRS, -3.6 UZR In a report from Dylan Hernandez of the L.A. Times, it appears the Dodgers are once again attempting to move Yasiel Puig this offseason. The Dodgers are clearly motivated as...
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Good morning, Mets fans! Latest Mets News The Mets hired Jared Banner from the Red Sox to be their new farm director. The Mets then promoted the current role of Ian Levin, their current Director of Player Development, to the Senior Director of Baseball Operations. Tim Britton of The Athletic compares Robinson Caño to other players who’ve played for both New York teams. Latest MLB News Maria...
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Dylan Hernandez of the LA Times is reporting that there is industry-wide speculation that the Los Angeles Dodgers could trade outfielder Yasiel Puig this offseason. Hernandez notes that the right-handed hitting Puig became upset in 2018 when he was placed in a platoon situation. Oddly, Puig’s struggles have actually come against left-handed pitching with a .628 OPS against them in 2018 and...
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Washington Nationals owner Mark Lerner appeared on the Grant & Danny Show on 106.7 FM in Washington, DC and acknowledged that the Nats “don’t really expect” six-time All-Star Bryce Harper to re-sign with Washington this offseason. The Nationals made a ten-year, $300 million offer to the 26-year-old Las Vegas native on the final day of the 2018 season, which Harper rejected....
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