The Texas Rangers have signed former Met Erik Goeddel to a minor league deal according to TR Sullivan of MLB.com. The Mets drafted Goeddel in the 24th round of the 2010 MLB Draft. He spent parts of the last four seasons with the big league club before being outrighted from the 40-man roster on Oct. 25 and becoming a free agent. Goeddel, who will be celebrating his 29th birthday tomorrow, is...
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Hansel Robles worked on his pitching technique with Hall-of-Famer Pedro Martinez in the Dominican Republic on Monday. Robles, 27, took a big step back in 2017 after putting together two respectable seasons in 2015 and 2016. He finished the year with a 4.92 ERA, 5.13 FIP, 1.341 WHIP, 1.6 HR/9, 4.6 BB/9, and 9.5 SO/9 in 46 appearances. All those numbers (except his WHIP) were career worsts. The...
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The Mets went into the 2017 season with what seemed to be plenty of options for the rotation. After all they had Noah Syndergaard, Jacob deGrom, Matt Harvey, Steven Matz, Zack Wheeler, Seth Lugo, and Robert Gsellman for five spots. If anything they seemed to have a surplus of solid arms. However, baseball is not that cut-and-dry. DeGrom was the only starter to pass the 30-start threshold and...
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Jason Kipnis to the Mets may not be as likely as was originally thought according to Ken Davidoff of the New York Post. The Mets have been in talks with the Cleveland Indians about a trade for Kipnis since before the Winter Meetings even began. After the meetings concluded, the sense was that the Mets would acquire Kipnis in a trade. “At least for now, the most likely trade target appears...
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Sandy Alderson is gambling that his patient approach this offseason will ultimately pay off as Kristie Ackert of the New York Daily News writes. The Mets have been very quiet thus far this offseason. In regards to major league transactions, the team picked up Asdrubal Cabrera’s and Jerry Blevins’ 2018 options on Nov. 3 and added Anthony Swarzak on a two-year, $14 million deal during...
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Another relatively quiet day in baseball as Mitch Moreland’s deal with the Boston Red Sox was one of the few moves made. Latest Mets News James Wagner of the NY Times says the Mets will at least consider Adrian Gonzalez. Anthony French of the Detroit Free Press says the Detroit Tigers preferred the Mets package for Ian Kinsler but his no-trade clause got in the way. Kristie Ackert of the...
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