Major League Baseball’s annual Rule 5 Draft, held on the last day of the Winter Meetings, confuses many, displaces some and pleases few. Below is a primer on the draft and how it affects the Mets this year. HOW DOES THE DRAFT WORK? Named for its place in the Official Professional Baseball Rules Book, the draft was created to prevent teams from stockpiling young talent in their minor league...
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With the non-tender deadline having passed, the MLB free agent pool has been expanded. These non-tendered players are free agents for a multitude of reasons, but that does not mean they can’t help anyone. In fact, here are six players who could help the Mets in 2018: Matt Adams, 1B 2017 Stats: 131 G, 367 PA, 339 AB, 46 R, 93 H, 22 2B, 3B, 20 HR, 65 RBI, .274/.319/.522 After struggling to...
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The New York Yankees have finally decided on a new manager and it’s former player Aaron Boone according to Bill Madden of New York Daily News. Boone is taking over for Joe Girardi whose contract was not renewed after a ten-year stint with the Yankees. The Yankees are coming off a somewhat surprising playoff appearance in 2017. Boone retired from his playing days in 2010 and became an...
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Friday night marked the non-tender deadline with a few notable players entering the free agent market including first baseman Matt Adams, right-handed reliever Hector Rondon and left-handed reliever Xavier Cedeno. The 29-year-old Adams was non-tendered by the Atlanta Braves after hitting .274/.319/.522 with 22 doubles, 20 home runs and 65 RBI in 2017. He’s been a solid defender (14 DRS in his...
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Good morning Mets fans! The free agent market got a little larger yesterday after the non-tender deadline last night. Latest Mets News The Mets tendered contracts to all of their players yesterday before the 8 p.m. deadline. Mike Puma of the New York Post reports that the Mets are open to the idea of giving Jay Bruce a three-year deal. However, he is still looking for a five-year deal at the...
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The New York Mets announced they have tendered contracts to every on their 40-man roster including the nine arbitration eligible players. Matt Harvey, Zack Wheeler, Jacob deGrom, Noah Syndergaard, Hansel Robles, Wilmer Flores, AJ Ramos and Jeurys Familia are the Mets arbitration eligible players. Combined they are projected by MLB Trade Rumors to make $43.6 million in 2018. The Mets 40-man...
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