As we await the finalization of the deal that will send Robinson Cano and Edwin Diaz to the New York Mets, reportedly in exchange for Jay Bruce, Anthony Swarzak, Justin Dunn, Jarred Kelenic, and Gerson Bautista, the starting pitchers’ quadrant of the hot stove is white hot. Corbin Could Come Off the Board Quickly Jayson Stark of The Athletic alluded to a quick resolution determining where...
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Billy Hamilton is now a free-agent: prior to Friday’s non-tender deadline, the Reds failed to tender their speedy CF a contract, granting him free agency. It was hardly a dumb move on the Reds’ part—despite Hamilton’s superb bat and defense, Hamilton consistently graded as one of the worst hitters in the big leagues, and Hamilton was projected to earn $5.9 million through...
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Good morning, Mets fans! Yesterday, the Mets spent another day of the offseason waiting idly for free agents to fall into their lap for a cheap price. They, yet again, accomplished nothing. Wait, those two sentences were wrong. Sorry, force of habit. Instead, the Mets remained active on several trade fronts and have seemingly made it clear that they intend to have a win-now approach for the 2019...
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In a new report from Joel Sherman of the New York Post, the Mets’ blockbuster trade with the Seattle Mariners will “definitely” not process tonight. Sherman had alluded to the deal being held up by medical logistics earlier in the afternoon, with the physical results of one unknown player in the current web of Robinson Cano, Edwin Diaz, Jay Bruce, Anthony Swarzak, Justin Dunn,...
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Jon Heyman of Fancred Sports is reporting that the Washington Nationals are expected to land catcher Yan Gomes in a trade that will send minor league outfielder Daniel Johnson to the Cleveland Indians (hat tip to New York Daily News columnist Bill Madden, who first broke a report from sources that the sides had agreed to a Gomes-centered deal days ago). Gomes had previously been a target on the...
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The New York Mets announced on Friday night that infielder Wilmer Flores will not be tendered a contract for the 2019 season. Flores will become a free agent, he was projected to make $4.7 through arbitration and was going to be a free agent after the 2019 season. The Mets decided to tender contracts to Travis d’Arnaud, Jacob deGrom, Noah Syndergaard, Zack Wheeler, Kevin Plawecki, Steven...
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