News has begun to dribble out regarding New York Mets pitcher Jacob deGrom’s future representation and all signs are pointing to deGrom staying with his current agency, albeit with a different agent. DeGrom’s former agent, Brodie Van Wagenen, the former head of Creative Artists Agency’s baseball division, was named the general manager of the Mets earlier this month. Naturally,...
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The New York Mets announced on Thursday they’ve signed lefty reliever Ryan O’Rourke to a minor league deal with an invitation to major league spring training. O’Rourke, 30, missed the entire 2017 and much of the 2018 following Tommy John surgery. The lefty had a 1.26 ERA and 0.63 WHIP 14.1 innings across four levels in the minors for the Baltimore Orioles in 2018. During that...
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In his most recent compilation of inside updates around Major League Baseball, Jon Heyman of Fancred Sports writes that infielder Wilmer Flores “could be had” in a trade, but would likely be tendered a contract in the event the Mets fail to work out a deal. To this point, Flores has been viewed as a non-tender candidate given his injury history and still nebulous identity on the...
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The 30 MLB owners on Thursday voted unanimously to extend Rob Manfred’s tenure as commissioner another five years. He will now be the top officer in baseball through the 2024 season. Manfred, 60, replaced Bud Selig in August 2014 to become baseball’s tenth commissioner. Before ascending to the role of commissioner, Manfred spent one-year as MLB’s COO and was the executive...
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Steven Matz, LHP Player Data: Age: 27, B/T: R/L Primary Stats: 30 G/30 GS, 154 IP, 152 K, 3.97 ERA, 1.25 WHIP, 7.8 H/9, 1.46 HR/9, 2.62 SO/W Advanced Stats: 1.7 bWAR, 0.8 fWAR, 4.62 FIP/4.13 xFIP, 93 ERA+ Free Agency: 2022 2019 Salary: first-year arbitration eligible GRADE: C+ 2018 Review An ERA that’s bordering 4 isn’t exactly great, but it was a step in the right direction for...
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Jon Heyman of FanCred Sports reported on his weekly WFAN spot that the Miami Marlins do not want trade J.T. Realmuto to another National League East team. Both the Washington Nationals and the Atlanta Braves have shown serious interest in Realmuto. The 2018 All-Star catcher hit .277/.340/.484 with 30 doubles, 21 home runs and 74 RBI. He led all MLB catchers with his 4.3 bWAR and 4.8 fWAR this...
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