The Mets added RHP Corey Oswalt, RHP Tyler Bashlor, RHP Gerson Bautista, and IF Luis Guillorme to the 40-man roster. The notable exception was RHP Adonis Uceta. Uceta could be a candidate to be selected due to his fastball and good command. Latest Mets News Jon Morosi of MLB Network says the Mets and Tigers have had preliminary talks regarding Ian Kinsler. The Mets announced their spring...
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According to Jon Morosi of MLB Network on Twitter, the Mets and Detroit Tigers are in preliminary talks for a trade involving Ian Kinsler. On Saturday, I highlighted three potential second base targets for the Mets and had Kinsler on the list. The 35-year-old had an option on his contract for $11 million dollars that vested when he reached the 600 at-bat plateau this past season. So he won’t be...
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The Mets Monday announced they have added four players to their 40-man roster: right-handers Corey Oswalt, Gerson Bautista and Tyler Bashlor as well as infielder Luis Guillorme. MMO’s Mike Mayer predicted as such on Nov. 17. Check out his entire article here. Oswalt, 24, led the Eastern League with a 2.28 ERA while going 12-5 as the ace of the playoff bound Rumble Ponies. He allowed only...
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The New York Mets today announced that the club will open its 2018 Spring Training Grapefruit League schedule on Friday, February 23 vs. the Atlanta Braves at 1:10 p.m. at First Data Field in Port St. Lucie, FL. The Mets will play 31 exhibition games in 2018, including 17 home games in Port St. Lucie. Manager Mickey Callaway’s squad will play the Yankees in Port St. Lucie on Wednesday, March...
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Who will take the next trip to Cooperstown? On Monday, the Baseball Hall of Fame and Baseball Writers’ Association of America announced the 2018 Hall-of-Fame ballot. Chipper Jones, Jim Thome, Omar Vizquel, Johan Santana and Jamie Moyer highlight the group of players that are on the ballot for the first time. They will join Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens who are on the ballot for the sixth...
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The deadline to add prospects to the 40-man roster in order to protect them from the Rule 5 Draft is Monday at 8 p.m. (ET). Generally speaking, you are eligible for the Rule 5 Draft if five seasons have passed since you were signed (or four if you signed after you turned 19-years-old). In making their decisions, the Mets will have to choose between those players who already passed through the...
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