The Minnesota Twins have outrighted 1B/3B Trevor Plouffe according to Mike Berardino of the St. Paul Pioneer-Press. He is expected to clear waivers and become a free agent today. Plouffe, 30, was due to earn a projected $8.2 million through arbitration which the Twins decided he wasn’t worth with the young Miguel Sano figuring to be their cornerstone at third base. The right-handed hitting...
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The New York Mets have added top prospect Amed Rosario, outfielder Wuilmer Becerra, catcher Tomas Nido, and right-handed pitchers Chris Flexen, and Marcos Molina to the 40-man roster according to MiLB Roster Tracker on Twitter. The Mets 40-man roster is now currently full. Each will be protected from being selected in the Rule 5 Draft and automatically receive invites to major league spring...
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Dexter Fowler Position: Center field Bats: Both – Throws: Right Born: March 22, 1986 (Age 30) Dexter Fowler surprised his Chicago Cubs teammates last spring training, showing up to the Mesa, Arizona training facility in street clothes after agreeing to a one-year $8 million deal to stay in Chicago. It was reported through multiple outlets that Fowler had a three-year $33 million offer from...
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If the New York Yankees weren’t serious suitors for Yoenis Cespedes this offseason, they may very well be now. Yankees General Manager Brian Cashman has said the recent Brian McCann trade has made the Cespedes pursuit more plausible. It’s possible the talks that have already taken place may intensify with Cashman saying, “I’m sure [the agents and I] will talk again. Now...
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The Arizona Fall League came to an end yesterday for Mets prospects as the Scottsdale Scorpions tied the Mesa Solar Sox at 6 and failed to make the playoffs. Leading into the AFL season the big story was former NFL player Tim Tebow being a late add to the Scorpions roster as a Mets representative. Tebow’s fall league career got off to a rough start, going 4 for 32 with 12 strikeouts in his...
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It’s that time of the year when we start seeing publications release their top prospects list and the first one this offseason is by Baseball Prospectus. Mets Top 10 Prospects (preseason rankings in parentheses): 1. Amed Rosario, SS (2) 2. Robert Gsellman, RHP (9) 3. Thomas Szapucki, LHP (NA) 4. Dominic Smith, 1B (5) 5. Desmond Lindsay, OF (7) 6. Justin Dunn, RHP (NA) 7. Andres Gimenez, SS...
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