Arizona Fall League (AFL) Glendale Desert Dogs 6-2 Peoria Javelinas Salt River Rafters 8-5 Surprise Saguaros Mesa Solar Sox 2-1 Scottsdale Scorpions 1B Peter Alonso: 0-for-2, RBI (10), BB, 2 K, Sac Fly An unexciting day in the Arizona Fall League as the Scottsdale Scorpions were held to only one run on four hits by five different Solar Sox pitchers. The lone run on the day came off the bat of...
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Good morning, Mets fans! The 114th World Series will kick off tonight as the Dodgers and the Red Sox will play Game 1 at 8:09 p.m. Chris Sale will toe the rubber against the Dodgers longtime ace Clayton Kershaw. The game can be viewed on Fox. Latest Mets News Yesterday, there were lots of developments on the Mets GM situation. Matt Ehalt of The Record heard that the Mets have nixed Kim Ng and...
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The New York Mets conducted presumably the first of their second round of interviews for their vacant general manager position on Monday, meeting with Creative Artists Agency (CAA) agent Brodie Van Wagenen. He reportedly met with several team executives, as well as Fred and Jeff Wilpon. As per Anthony DiComo of MLB.com, Van Wagenen “interviewed today, but elected not to participate in a...
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One of the turning points of Jacob deGrom’s career was having Tommy John surgery. The reason why this became a turning point was he was rehabbing from his injury at the same time Johan Santana was rehabbing from his own shoulder surgery. With both pitchers being on the backfields of St. Lucie, Santana was able to teach the then 23 year old pitcher the secret behind his great change-up....
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According to Anthony Dicomo of MLB.com, the three finalists for the Mets GM opening are Chaim Bloom, Doug Melvin, and Brodie Van Wagenen. Kim Ng, Dave Littlefield, and Casey Close have been eliminated from consideration. Melvin, 66, is the current Brewers President of Baseball Operations. He is an old-fashioned general manager with an eye for scouting and development. Bloom, 35, is the current...
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Charlie Morton Position: RHP Bats/Throws:R/R Age: November 12, 1983 (34) Traditional Stats: 15-3, 3.13 ERA, 30 G, 30 GS, 167.0 IP, 201 K, 1.162 WHIP, 3.4 BB/9, 10.8 K/9 Advanced Stats: 129 ERA+, 2.59 FIP, 3.5 bWAR, 3.1 fWAR After coming off a disastrous 2010 season, then 27 year old Morton decided one of the best ways to get his career on track would be to emulate the best pitcher in the game. ...
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