LUCAS DUDA, 1B Player Data: Age: 31, Bats: Left, Throws: Right, Free Agency: 2018 2016 Primary Stats: .229/.302/.412, 7 HR, 23 RBI, 20 R, 172 PA 2016 Review: For Lucas Duda, there isn’t much to review of his 2016 season, having only played 47 games due to a lower back injury that plagued him. During the sparse amount of games that he played, he was underwhelming and certainly not the Duda...
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Since the trade deadline last year there have been rumors of the New York Yankees willingness to trade veteran catcher Brian McCann. It makes sense for them with the emergence of Gary Sanchez, who should be their everyday catcher in 2017. David Lennon of Newsday, suggests that the Mets and Yankees could make a good match with the Mets looking to possibly upgrade at the catcher position and the...
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According to Joel Sherman of the New York Post, the New York Mets are said to be showing interest in free agent reliever, Boone Logan. With Jerry Blevins possibly on his way out via free agency, Logan would be a good fall-back option for the Metropolitans. The former Colorado Rockies pitcher was one of the better left-handed relievers in the game this past season. Against lefties in 2016, he...
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New York Mets action in the winter leagues has heated up some since our last update including infield prospect Phillip Evans. The 24-year old is playing for the Criollos de Caguas in the Puerto Rican League and his offense has rolled over from his great regular season in which he won the Eastern League batting title. Here are the numbers for Mets players in winter leagues: Puerto Rican League...
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Per Ken Rosenthal on Twitter, the Phillies have acquired Dodgers’ second baseman/outfielder Howie Kendrick. The Dodgers will receive 1B Darin Ruf and 2B Darnell Sweeney in return. Kendrick, who has played second base most of his career, played left field exclusively for the Dodgers this season. He slashed .255/.326/.366 with eight home runs, 40 RBIs, and 10 stolen...
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Brad Ziegler Position: Right-handed reliever Bats: Right – Throws: Right Born: October 10, 1979 (Age 37) Brad Ziegler hits the open market at a time when teams are prioritizing bullpen help more and more these days, after watching what the Chicago Cubs and Cleveland Indians did in this year’s postseason, and how the Kansas City Royals relied upon its dominant relievers in 2014-15....
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