Arizona Fall League (AFL) Peoria Javelinas 7 – 2 Surprise Saguaros Salt River Rafters 6 – 1 Mesa Solar Sox Scottsdale Scorpions 2 – 1 Glendale Desert Dogs DH Peter Alonso: 0-for-3, RBI(7), 2 BB, 2 K PR Andres Gimenez: Run Scored RHP Gerson Bautista: 0.1 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, Hold(1) This was a pretty quiet game for most of the night as the two sides traded zeros for the first...
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Today, the Red Sox and Astros will play Game 5 of the American League Championship. No word on who will start for Boston due to Chris Sale’s stomach bug but signs point to David Price. Meanwhile, the Astros will go with their ace, Justin Verlander. Yesterday, the Dodgers beat the Brewers by a score of 5-2. Cody Bellinger, Justin Turner, and Yasiel Puig led the offensive attack while...
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Marc Carig of the Athletic reports that the Mets have interviewed Detroit Tigers’ VP of player development, Dave Littlefield, for their vacant GM position. Littlefield, 58, is a former league executive as well as the former Senior VP of the Pittsburgh Pirates, which he worked for from 2001 until September 7 of the 2007 season. He was temporarily the team’s GM in that final season,...
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On October 16, the finalists for the Comeback Player of the Year award were unveiled. One player who was absent from the National League side was Mets starter, Zack Wheeler. The three players who made the cut were Clay Buchholz, Miles Mikolas, and Matt Kemp. But many could argue that Wheeler was just as, if not more, deserving than any of the bunch, especially after how poorly his 2017 campaign...
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Adam Jones Position: OF Bats/Throws: R/R Age: August 1, 1985 (33) Traditional Stats: .281/.313/.419, 35 2B, 15 HR, 63 RBI, 7 SB, CS Advanced Stats: 0.2 bWAR, 0.5 fWAR, 102 OPS+, 98 wRC+ Defensive Stats: CF (906.2 innings, -18 DRS, -10.5 UZR), RF (272.2 innings, -6 DRS, -1.8 UZR), LF (13.0 innings, -1 DRS, 0.3 UZR) After 10 years as a member of the Baltimore Orioles, Jones finds himself a free...
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On Sunday I did an article highlighting position players on the Mets roster that made a name for themselves over the course of the 2018 season and blossomed into potential building blocks. Today, my focus will turn to the pitching side of things where I will highlight two members of the starting rotation and one reliever that proved to be quite important over the duration of the season. Jacob...
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