Jon Heyman of FanCred Sports reports that New York Mets assistant general manager John Ricco has two of his former bosses, one who hired him and another who made him his de facto number-two, in his corner as the team looks to name a new GM before next season. Ricco joined the Mets in 2004 after working in the MLB Commissioner’s Office under Bud Selig. He became the team’s assistant...
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Before tonight’s game against the Pittsburgh Pirates, Mets Manager Mickey Callaway spoke about the team changing their mindset and getting a look at some of the younger players on the roster. Naturally, after tonight’s 12-6 win, the Mets announced they were sending 24-year-old rookie Corey Oswalt down to Triple-A. Oswalt was sent down so the team can activate 35-year-old Jason Vargas...
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Jon Morosi of Fox Sports report that the New York Mets and the Milwaukee Brewers have discussed a deal involving right-handed starter Zack Wheeler. The Brewers recently lost starter Brent Suter to a torn UCL that will keep him out for the remainder of the 2018 season. Wheeler has recently shown a spike in velocity that has coincided with better results, a 3.50 ERA over his last 10 starts....
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Thursday, July 26, 2018 • 7:05 p.m. PNC Park • Pittsburgh, PA LHP Steven Matz (4-8, 3.65) vs. RHP Nick Kingham (5-4, 4.11) SNY • WOR 710 AM • 104.3 WAXQ-FM HD 2 • ESPN 1050 The Pirates may have had their winning streak snapped in their last game but they are still red hot as the Mets, winners of a series for the first time since May, come to Pittsburgh. Trade rumors swirling, the Mets roster...
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The New York Yankees are on the verge of acquiring lefty, J.A. Happ, from the Toronto Blue Jays. Jon Morosi of MLB Network confirms that there is a deal in place between the teams. Joel Sherman of the NY Post was the first to report that a deal was close. Happ has a 4.18 ERA (101 ERA+) for the Blue Jays while also striking out while also striking out 27.4% of the hitters he has faced (the...
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An MMO Fan Shot By Mystere2417 It’s less than one week before the trade deadline. We’ve already jettisoned the closer from our 2015 NL Championship team for two marginal prospects, salary relief, a bag of balls, and a million dollars in international pool Monopoly money to be named later. Jeurys Familia joins Daniel Murphy and Matt Harvey as key members of our 2015-16 postseason core who...
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