Jon Heyman of Fan Rag Sports reports former Mets pitching coach Dan Warthen has officially left the Mets organization to accept a role as assisting pitching coach for the Texas Rangers. Warthen will join a Rangers staff which includes pitching coach Doug Brocail and bullpen coach Hector Ortiz. Warthen had served as the Mets pitching coach for 10 years overseeing the development of a talented...
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Greg Holland Position: Reliever/Closer Bats: Right – Throws: Right Born: Nov. 20, 1985 (31) Traditional Stats: 3-6, 3.61 ERA, 61 G, 41 SV, 57.1 IP, 1.151 WHIP, 4.1 BB/9, 11.1 K/9 Advanced Stats: 139 ERA+, 3.72 FIP, 1.4 bWAR, 1.1 fWAR Before there was Wade Davis, there was Greg Holland dominating out of the back-end of the Royals bullpen. Once he was finally converted to a reliever in 2011,...
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Tonight I talk about the three free agents I would make a priority this offseason. They are Eric Hosmer, Todd Frazier and R.A. Dickey. I also take your calls and hear how you would like Sandy Alderson to conduct business and improve the Mets for 2018. [iframe]<iframe...
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MLB Trade Rumors and John Harper of the New York Daily News each released their free agent predictions, which can be found here and here, respectively. Following suit is former Mets general manager Jim Duquette, who released his predictions for his top 25 free agents on Monday. In his outlook he has the Mets inking infielders Logan Morrison and Todd Frazier, ranked No. 15 and No. 23,...
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The Mets have all but rounded out their coaching staff for next season after tabbing Gary Disarcina as the new bench coach on Sunday. He most recently served with the Boston Red Sox in the same capacity this past season and had been rumored as a candidate for the Philadelphia Phillies’ managerial opening before they ultimately chose Gabe Kapler. “Personally, I think he ends up in Philly if...
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Good morning, baseball fanatics! With the hot stove season under way, here are your MLB news and notes for Monday, Nov. 6. Johnny Cueto decided to opt-in to the remaining four years and $84 million left on his contract with the San Francisco Giants. Cueto, 31, signed a six-year, $130 million pact with San Francisco prior to the 2016 season. In 25 starts this past season, the right-hander went...
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