Asdrubal Cabrera had been training for the past few weeks with Team Venezuela for the upcoming WBC in March. Manager Omar Vizquel told him that he would likely play some shortstop and third base. New York Mets shortstop Cabrera found out on social media that he would not be on the official WBC roster for Venezuela that came on last night and he’s not happy about. Cabrera voices his...
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Mike Ozanian of Forbes reported Thursday that two anonymous sources told him that Miami Marlins president David Sampson said the organization has a $1.6 billion “handshake agreement” to sell the team. It obviously sounds like a lot of ‘he said, she said’, but if the dollar amount is correct, that would be a significant profit for Marlins owner Jeffrey Loria who paid $158...
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The New York Mets have now officially re-signed left-handed reliever Jerry Blevins according to Jon Heyman of Fan Rag Sports. The deal is for one year at $5.5 million dollars, but includes a a team option for 2018 at $7 million that has a $1 million buyout. He can also earn $100,000 in incentives each each year as per Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports. Blevins and the Mets agreed on his contract last...
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After selecting Justin Dunn and Anthony Kay in the first round of the 2016 MLB Draft, the New York Mets continued the trend of drafting college players with their second-round selection (64th overall) of first baseman Peter Alonso out of the University of Florida. The six-foot-three, right-handed slugging first baseman is an intriguing force at the plate, combining raw power and a shortened...
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According to Jeff Passan of Yahoo Sports, Major League Baseball is planning on testing out a rule change, first being implemented in Rookie Ball. The rule puts forward that a runner would automatically be placed on second base at the start of extra innings. This rule has been used before, as it has been used in international baseball for nearly a decade. It will also be implemented this spring...
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Every team’s 2017 roster is almost set with pitchers and catchers coming next week. So that means that most of the offseason moves have been done, and we can finally start completely evaluating how well teams have done during the offseason. There was no marquee acquisition in the National East this offseason, but it was far from a mundane offseason for any of the division’s five...
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