Good morning Mets fans, and happy Friday! Today’s hot stove rumor roundup features an actual major-league signing, as well as some continuing developments in the Manny Machado saga and an update on a familiar (and recent) name in Met lore. Rangers Sign Mathis Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic is the first to report that the Texas Rangers and catcher Jeff Mathis have agreed to terms on a...
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For Jacob deGrom, voter support from Baseball Writers’ was easier to come by than runs from his fellow teammates. In a season filled with profound disappointment, the Mets ace got what he rightfully deserved – albeit one journalist, John Maffei, didn’t get the memo that victories alone don’t matter. Throughout 2018, deGrom carried his cronies like a soldier trying to save a battalion of...
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According to Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic, the San Diego Padres are showing interest in trading for New York Mets starter Noah Syndergaard. The Padres were one of the teams had interest in acquiring Syndergaard before the trade deadline in 2018. Multiple outlets have the Padres farm system ranked No. 1 in the sport. The system is headlined by consensus Top 5 prospect, shortstop Fernando Tatis...
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Arizona Fall League (AFL) Mesa Solar Sox 11 – 10 Surprise Saguaros Glendale Desert Dogs 4 – 2 Salt River Rafters Peoria Javelinas 2 – 1 Scottsdale Scorpions 2B Andres Gimenez: 0-for-3, K DH Desmond Lindsay: 0-for-3 Not much to talk about in this game as the Scorpions closed out their 2018 season with a loss to the league leaders. The Scorpions will finish the year with a...
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Good morning Mets fans! While the past few days have been spent celebrating a Mets legend in-the-making in Jacob deGrom, today we celebrate the birth of a Mets all-time legend as Dwight Gooden turns 54 years old. Latest Mets News The Mets individual tickets go on sale today at 10:00 a.m. Ken Davidoff of the New York Post wrote a piece on how Rob Manfred talked with Brodie Van Wagenen about his...
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Christian Yelich of the Milwaukee Brewers was named the National League’s Most Valuable Player. The 26-year-old received first-place votes on 29-out-of-30 ballots. Full voting results can be found here. After spending the first five years of his career with the Miami Marlins, Yelich was traded to the Brewers in January for outfielder Lewis Brinson and three minor leaguers. As it turns out,...
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