Jeff Kent definitely won’t be making the Hall of Fame for anything he did during his five-year stint with the Mets. In fact, he probably won’t make it at all this year. A compilation of all BBWAA ballots made public (great work by Ryan Thibodaux) shows that Kent currently has 13.1 percent of the vote. This is about one-third of all Hall of Fame votes, so Kent would need a lot of anonymous...
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Another relief pitcher is off the board, and this time it’s Santiago Casilla, who has signed a two-year, $11 million deal with the Oakland A’s. The deal also comes with $3 million in performance bonuses, reports Jesse Sanchez of MLB.com. Casilla, 36, has spent his entire 13-year career in the Bay Area for both the A’s and Giants. Last year in San Francisco, Casilla posted a...
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The Mets and pitcher Zack Wheeler have settled on a one-year deal avoiding arbitration that will pay the righty $800,000, reports Jon Heyman of FanRag Sports. Wheeler has not pitched for the Mets since 2014, but is a significant part of the club’s plans going into 2017. In two seasons with the Mets, Wheeler has a 3.50 ERA over 285.1 innings. Over that span, he posted an 8.5 K/9 rate as...
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The Mets announced their minor league invites to major league Spring Training today on Twitter. The list is headlined by top prospect Dominic Smith. The rest of the invitees include: RHP – Chase Bradford RHP – Paul Sewald RHP – Kevin McGowan RHP – Corey Taylor RHP – Logan Taylor LHP – P.J. Conlon LHP – David Roseboom C – Xorge Carrillo IF...
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Greg Holland is the premier reliever left on the market, but on the road back from Tommy John surgery. He is seeking a two-year deal with an opt-out after the first year, Jon Heyman of FanRagSports reports. Holland, 31, underwent Tommy John Surgery in September of 2015 and he missed the Royals’ World Series championship and entire 2016 season. Prior to surgery, Holland was an elite relief...
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#8 OF Brandon Nimmo Ht: 6’3″ Wt: 205 B/T: L/R Age: 03/27/1993 (23) 2016 Level: MLB New York Mets, Triple-A Las Vegas 51s Acquired: Drafted in 1st round of 2011 draft (13th overall) Last Year: #5 MLB Statistics: 32 G, 73 AB, 12 R, 20 H, 2B, HR, 6 RBI, 6 BB/20 SO, .274/.338/.329 MiLB Statistics: 97 G, 392 AB, 72 R, 138 H, 25 2B, 8 3B, 11 HR, 61 RBI, 46 BB/73 SO, 7 SB, 8 CS,...
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