Syndergaard Working On Becoming More Well-Rounded Athlete

Noah Syndergaard delivered some holiday cheer to the children of some New York City schools Thursday afternoon at Citi Field, but not without talking about how his offseason is going. The 25-year-old said that his body has “never felt better,” after suffering a partially torn lat in an April game against the Washington Nationals, causing him to appear in just seven games total....

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Padres Met With Eric Hosmer on Thursday

One of the more interesting rumors this offseason has been that the San Diego Padres were expected to make a serious run at free agent first baseman Eric Hosmer. Those rumors got very real on Thursday when the Padres met with Hosmer according to Bob Nightengale of USA Today. It was reported earlier this week by Jon Heyman of Fan Rag Sports that current Padres first baseman Wil Myers would have...

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2017 Mets Report Card: Chris Flexen, RHP

Player Data: Age: 23, B/T: Right/Right 2017 MILB Stats (St. Lucie and Binghamton): 10 GS, 61.1 IP, 6-1, 1.76 ERA, 0.82 WHIP, 1.5 BB/9, 9.2 K/9 2017 MLB Stats: 14 G (9 GS), 48 IP, 3-6, 7.88 ERA, 2.021 WHIP, 6.6 BB/9, 6.8 K/9 Grade: D 2017 Review:  Chris Flexen started the season off at Single-A St. Lucie this season and looked nothing short of spectacular in his three starts at the level. He only...

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MLB Roundup: Two Third Basemen That Could Become Trade Bait

Unsurprisingly, the Baltimore Orioles have been receiving calls on star third baseman Manny Machado according to Jon Heyman of Fan Rag Sports. Heyman notes that the Orioles aren’t currently shopping Machado but they’re willing to listen on any player including their young stud infielder. Machado, 25, is coming off a down season in 2017 when he hit .259/.310/.471 with 33 doubles, 33...

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Bullpen is the Priority and Everybody Knows It

Yesterday, the Mets hosted a Christmas party for kids, but a few Mets players spoke to the press during the course of the day. One of those players was relief pitcher Jerry Blevins, who spoke to the press on a variety of topics. However, one stood out above the rest as he was asked about what the team needs to contend next season to which he responded as follows: “It’s pretty obvious that we...

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Morning Briefing: Stanton Will Approve Trade to Four Teams

We are starting to see some major moves. Tyler Chatwood signed with the Cubs and Dee Gordon got traded to the Mariners. Though the market still waits on the NL MVP Giancarlo Stanton who we now know will accept a trade to the Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Yankees, Chicago Cubs and Houston Astros. This comes from a report by Craig Mish of SiriusXM, who has done a great job covering the saga....

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