I’m joined by Jay Jaffe of Sports Illustrated. Jay invented the metric “JAWS” to evaluate MLB Hall of Fame worthiness and will give his virtual ballot for the 2018 class. Hear Jay talk about his reasons behind his ballot, the most egregious snubs in Hall of Fame history and his book “The Cooperstown Casebook.” The 2018 Baseball Hall of Fame class will be announced Wednesday, and several...
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This off-season has probably been the strangest one I have experienced in my life as a baseball fan. We are within a few weeks of pitchers and catchers reporting to Spring Training, yet there seems to be absolutely no urgency on the part of anyone on the free agent market to sign a deal. Teams are sitting and waiting for bargains while players are sitting and waiting for the higher-priced deals...
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With Spring Training less than a month away, many free agents still remain unsigned. But one player was removed from the market yesterday as Austin Jackson was signed by the San Francisco Giants Latest Mets News Baseball America and Keith Law of ESPN released their top prospect lists. Although Law only published his top 51-100 prospects, he listed 2017 draftee David Peterson as 58th best on his...
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The Mets signed infielder Ty Kelly to a minor league deal on Monday, according to a source. It’s not clear if the pact includes an invitation to spring training, but signings of this nature usually do. The 29-year-old has hit .280/.381/.381 in the minor leagues since the Baltimore Orioles drafted him in 2009. Kelly originally signed with the Mets in November of 2015 and made his major...
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The baseball offseason hasn’t ended, which means the Mets still have time to address the second base position before the season begins. The problem is that while there is conceivably plenty of time left to add a second baseman, the reality of the situation is the Mets options have been dwindling. Ian Kinsler rejected a trade to the Mets. The Mets rejected a trade for Jason Kipnis. The team...
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No. 11 SS Ronny Mauricio Ht: 6’3″ Wt: 166 Level: DNP B/T: S/R Age: 4/4/01 (16) Acquired: Signed as an International Free Agent in 2017 2017 Stats: DNP When the Mets signed Amed Rosario as a 16-year-old out of the Dominican Republic on July 2, 2012, he received a team record $1.75 million signing bonus. Exactly five years later, the 16-year-old Mauricio broke Rosario’s record with a hefty $2.1...
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