According to Evan Drellich on Twitter, the Chicago Cubs are close to signing former Boston Red Sox closer Koji Uehara. The deal is reportedly for one year, $6 million. Uehara, 41, had a 3.45 ERA, 0.96 WHIP, seven saves and a 5.73 SO/W ratio for the Red Sox in 2016. He did miss time during the season with a pectoral strain and saw diminished velocity on his fastball. During his eight season major...
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We have voted for the Top 5 Mets second base prospects here at MMN. This is the third position we’ve ranked after doing so with shortstops and catchers previously. The Mets second base prospects have not reached the heights of the shortstop position within the Mets farm system. Accordingly, there have been discussions about moving some of the well regarded shortstop prospects, like Gavin...
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With the Mets apparently having difficulty in moving Jay Bruce during the Winter Meetings, some have been left to speculate whether the Mets would look to trade Lucas Duda and move one of their outfielders like Bruce or Michael Conforto to first base. According to Matt Ehalt of the The Record, the Mets are not contemplating such a move. In fact, the Mets are still planning on Duda being the...
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As the Chicago White Sox presumably continue their fire sale, the Mets could have some interest in closer David Robertson according to Marc Carig of Newsday. While it seems unlikely given the Mets current payroll, a source told Carig that the Mets have not ruled out exploring a trade for Robertson. Robertson, 31, is coming off a down year in 2016 in which he had his worst BB/9 (4.6) since 2011,...
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Before departing the Winter Meetings, Sandy Alderson met with reporters to discuss what has been seen as a relative week of inactivity for the Mets. Alderson assured everyone the Mets have been in discussions with teams to try to make a couple of moves. However, he noted that the team has a crowded outfield that the team needs to address before moving onto other deals. Alderson did note some...
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According to Mike Puma of the New York Post, the Texas Rangers and Toronto Blue Jays have minimal interest in trading for New York Mets outfielder Jay Bruce. The Mets continue to struggle finding a taker for the left-handed hitting Bruce and his $13 million contract for the 2017 season. Original Report – Dec 7 According to MLB.com Texas Rangers beat writer TR Sullivan on Twitter, the Mets...
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