After agreeing to terms with veteran reliever Anthony Swarzak earlier in the day, Sandy Alderson told reporters on Wednesday that the Mets are not actively looking for additional bullpen help. Instead, the team will focus its pursuits on second basemen and first base/outfielders. Even before Swarzak was brought aboard, the relief market had diluted immensely over the past few days, with big...
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Michael Conforto spoke to the media on Wednesday at the Mets 12th annual coat drive at Citi Field. The 24-year-old stayed positive on his rehab process although he has not been cleared to swing a bat as of yet. “I see the doctor next week and he’ll modify (the plan) based on my strength, based on my range of motion,” said Conforto. “I think from how I’m feeling I think it’s going to...
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Joel Sherman of the New York Post reports the New York Mets have been showing interest in free agent third baseman and Toms River, New Jersey native Todd Frazier. As noted by Sherman, Frazier makes sense for the Mets on a couple of fronts. With the Mets having some question marks about Dominic Smith at first base, Frazier could serve as either a platoon partner or even an insurance policy for...
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So far this offseason, the Miami Marlins have stripped down their core of young talent. The most recent deal saw them ship off Marcell Ozuna to St. Louis. However, a player they plan to keep for the time being is Christian Yelich, according to Mark Feinsand of MLB.com on Twitter. A package for Yelich would have likely cost more than what the team got for Ozuna, as he is owed a guaranteed $44.5...
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The Miami Marlins have continued their salary dump and they have sent Marcell Ozuna to the St. Louis Cardinals as Craig Mish of Sirius XM first reported. Ozuna is entering his second year of arbitration and is likely to see a substantial increase after hitting .312/.376/.548 with 37 home runs and 124 RBI on his way to his second career All-Star Game appearance. Ozuna transitioned to left field...
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Following up his previous report from a few days ago, Mike Puma of the New York Post tweets that the Mets and Jay Bruce’s agent have convened at the Winter Meetings. While there is no deal on the table, the Mets remain very interested, but are also exploring other needs at the moment. Original report – Dec. 9 To solidify their outfield, the Mets are exploring a deal with a familiar...
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