Dexter Fowler had himself a nice 2016 season with the Chicago Cubs, contributing regularly to the team that would go on to win the World Series. The Cubs intend on offering Fowler a qualifying offer according to Jon Heyman of FanRag Sports. Fowler though is not expected to accept the $17.2MM qualifying offer. This could be detrimental to anyone looking to sign him as the center fielder will now...
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The General Managers Meetings officially begins on Monday, November 7 in Scottsdale, Arizona and will last through Thursday, November 10. All 30 MLB general managers will meet and discuss a variety of baseball issues like the new CBA, participate in various workshops and make presentations, and then elect the 2016 MLB Executive of the Year. But of course that is merely the backdrop. The GM...
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The Major League Baseball collective bargaining agreement is set to expire on December 1. All has been quiet regarding this issue as the two sides look to hammer out a deal without any stoppages. MLB and the MLBPA have been hard at work to come to terms on a deal as both sides know they have way too much to lose with a work stoppage. There have been talks of some changes we may see come to...
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Talkin’ Mets returns to the airwaves on Sunday as I set-up the offseason by giving my state-of-the-union and answering Hear me talk about what the Mets can learn from the Cubs championship season, how Sandy Alderson can take a lesson from Steve Phillips 1998 offseason when it comes to Yoenis Cespedes and what free agents intrigue me. I round out the show with fans’ questions about...
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With Yoenis Cespedes officially opting out of his contract on Friday, the danger of losing him in free agency will begin to be fully realized. The Mets have had over a month to negotiate a deal with Cespedes. Over this time period, the Mets were the only team that could negotiate with Cespedes, and yet the front office has had no contract discussions with him. Instead, the Mets have let...
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ROBERT GSELLMAN, RHP Player Data: Age: 23, B/T: Right/Right, Free Agency: 2022 2016 Primary Stats: 4-2, 2.42 ERA, 7 GS, 44.2 IP, 42 K, 15 BB, 1.28 WHIP 2016 Review: Robert Gsellman burst onto the scene in 2016 after injuries kept on mounting for this Mets squad throughout the year. Initially promoted from Triple A Las Vegas when lefty Steven Matz was placed on the disabled list in August,...
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