1986 Mets World Series champion Lenny Dykstra was on CBS’s Jake Brown Show and had some choice words to say about current Mets manager Terry Collins: “As long as Terry Collins is there, they’ll lose. I can’t take him. He’s a joke. At our 30-year reunion he’s shaking everyone’s hand… I said you’re lucky you got good mother-(expletive) pitching… When he was in Houston and had [Jeff] Bagwell...
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According to Jeff Passan of Yahoo Sports, MLB Owners and the MLB Players Association have agreed on a new collective-bargaining agreement that will run for five years. This is great news as they were able to avoid any work stoppage, lockout or disruption of the Winter Meetings. We’ll have all the details once the new CBA is posted. #MoarTraids! Original Report – Nov. 29 MLB Owners...
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In a press conference held at Citi Field on Wednesday afternoon, the New York Mets officially reintroduced outfielder Yoenis Cespedes to the media. Cespedes, who agreed to a four year. $110 million dollar deal on Tuesday, signed his new deal today. [iframe]<iframe...
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The Mets have traded RHP Logan Verrett, 26, to the Baltimore Orioles for $50,000 in cash. This move is to free up a roster spot for Yoenis Cespedes. In 2016, Verrett went 3-8 with a 5.20 ERA. He appeared in 35 games (12 starts), striking out 66 batters in 91.2 innings. Verrett has been briefly acquainted with the Orioles before. They picked him from the Rule 5 Draft in 2014, but when they...
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The re-signing of Yoenis Cespedes is official. Rejoice. There will be a press conference today at 5 PM ET at Citi Field to re-introduce him. Original Report – Nov 29 Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports is reporting that the Mets have reached an agreement with free agent outfielder Yoenis Cespedes. The deal is for four years and $110 million dollars, a little lower than my $115 million prediction....
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According to Jon Heyman on Twitter, versatile outfielder Curtis Granderson is drawing more interest on the trade market than right fielder Jay Bruce. He goes on to say that the Mets would prefer to trade Bruce and keep Granderson. The Mets will probably bring in a better haul for Granderson, so they will be weighing their options carefully. It is entirely possible the Mets could trade both,...
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