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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Jon Heyman of Fan Rag Sports chimes in and says that the Dodgers deal with reliever Sergio Romo has not been finalized yet despite earlier reports of the deal being done pending physical. Earlier this week, Romo himself reported that the Mets had shown interest in signing the former San Francisco Giants closer. That interest presumably ended when the Mets re-signed right-handed reliever Fernando...
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Multiple outlets are reporting that today’s signings of lefty Tom Gorzelanny and righty Fernando Salas by the New York Mets will not stop their pursuit of free agent lefty Jerry Blevins. The Mets bullpen is starting to round out with the only glaring need left being a veteran LOOGY and Blevins held lefties to a .220/.278/.284 slash line in his time with the team. Original Report –...
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The New York Mets have signed left-handed pitcher Tom Gorzelanny to a minor league deal according to Jon Heyman of Fan Rag Sports. The deal includes an invite to big league camp. The deal would give Gorzelanny $1 million in the majors and he could earn up to another $1.8 million in incentives. Gorzelanny has a March 24 opt-out date in the contract. Gorzelanny, 34, pitched only three major league...
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We have finished our 2017 Top 30 Mets Prospects here at MMO, so now it’s time to take a look at how the group breaks down by position, how they were acquired, and who just missed. I want to preface this by saying that we left off Anthony Kay, who the Mets took with the 31st pick in the 2016 draft. We decided to leave off the talented left-handed starter because he has yet throw a...
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Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred says that the league will make a decision on the possible suspension of New York Mets closer Jeurys Familia before Opening Day according to Bob Nightengale of USA Today Sports. Familia pitched in the Dominican Winter League this offseason and is expected to play for the Dominican Republic in the WBC which starts next month. Previous Report –...
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