The Toronto Blue Jays have have agreed to a one-year deal with right-handed reliever Joe Smith, according to Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports who reported the news via Twitter late on Saturday night. Free agent relievers have been literally flying off the board in the last 48 hours at an incredible pace leaving the likes of Joe Blanton and Travis Wood as the current remaining top options. Not a knock...
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The New York Mets have re-signed left-handed reliever Jerry Blevins according to Jon Heyman of Fan Rag Sports. The deal is for one year guaranteed at $6.5 million dollars, but includes a a team option that could bring the total value to $12.5 million over two years. He can also earn $100,000 in incentives each each year as per Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports. This was a huge move by Sandy Alderson,...
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According to Jon Heyman of Fan Rag on Twitter, Wilmer Flores won his arbitration case against the Mets on Saturday, and will earn $2.2 million this season, $400K more than the Mets’ offer of $1.8 million dollars. Flores, 25, is the first Met since Oliver Perez in 2008 to go before an arbitration hearing, and he will receive a big pay raise in return, as the infielder earned $526,014 last...
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New York Mets General Manager Sandy Alderson was a busy man on Friday as he put the finishing touches on the bullpen. To get the day going he added a depth arm in veteran lefty Tom Gorzelanny on a minor league deal that could be worth up to $2.8 million if he’s in the majors and hits all his incentives. The deal also has a March 24 opt-out date. Gorzelanny, 34, pitched only three major...
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Pitchers and catchers may report to Spring Training in 8 days, but that doesn’t mean the time for the New York Mets to make moves is over. According to New York Post beat reporter Mike Puma, some teams may be interested in Juan Lagares. Adam Rubin of ESPN feels dealing Lagares would be tough considering his salary. Lagares is owed $4.5 million in 2017, $6.5 million in 2018 and $9 million...
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The New York Mets bolstered their bullpen on Friday by re-signing both Jerry Blevins and Fernando Salas. The two signings though also create two spots that will need to be freed up on the 40-man roster. Who will be the casualties of these moves? Rafael Montero: Once a prized prospect of the organization, he has had quite the fall from grace over the last few years. Montero has not had much...
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