According to Mike Puma of the NY Post, the Mets’ sense at the moment is that they won’t be making any deals prior to today’s non-waiver trade deadline. As of yesterday, the team was all but sold on keeping righty Zack Wheeler. As Buster Olney of ESPN reported, the Mets intend to contend next year, and will need to round out their rotation, and it looks like Zack Wheeler will be part of it.” If...
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The St. Louis Cardinals and Tampa Bay Rays have struck a deal for Tommy Pham. Pham is hitting .248/.331/.399 this season with a 101 wRC+. This is a far cry from his 2017 slash of .306/.411/.520 and 148 wRC+ but Pham is still a good defender and baserunner under team control. Pham currently sports a .320 wOBA but his expected wOBA is .369, which is a sign that he is due for some good luck in the...
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According to Chelsea Janes of the Washington Post, Nationals’ GM Mike Rizzo reached out to her with the following statement: “Bryce is not going anywhere. I believe in this team.” This comes after reports last night of Harper being available late last night and the Indians being possible partners. The Nationals, 52-53, have fallen on a disappointing season as they sit third in the...
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The last time Corey Oswalt took the mound, he limited the San Diego Padres to two earned on three hits in five innings pitched. At 62 pitches, he could have gone deeper in to the game, but Mickey Callaway opted to lift him for a pinch hitter as the Mets were down 2-0 in the bottom of the fifth, and they had a rally brewing. The decision worked for Oswalt and the Mets, as the four run rally would...
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Duvall to Atlanta in Platoon Operation C. Trent Rosencrans of The Athletic was the first to break the news late last night of the Cincinnati Reds and Atlanta Braves agreeing to a deal featuring four players, all of whom are on their respective 40-man rosters. Atlanta received slugging outfielder Adam Duvall from the Reds in exchange for outfielder Preston Tucker as well as starting...
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Las Vegas (52-56) 10, Memphis (68-40) 8 Box Score Kevin Kaczmarski CF: 2-5, RBI, BB, K, .357/.421/.444 Dominic Smith LF: 0-3, BB, .259/.340/.386 Peter Alonso 1B: 3-5, 2B, 2 RBI, 2 K, .220/.329/.468 Jose Lobaton C: 4-4, 2 2B, 4 RBI, BB, .384/.438/.630 Las Vegas had 18 baserunners in an impressive offensive performance that was capped by a four-run fifth and five-run seventh. Kaczmarski just...
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