According to Zack Buckanan of the Cincinnati Inquirer, the Reds are looking to move Ross Ohlendorf, Blake Wood, and Tony Cingrani at the trade deadline. The impetus for moving the three relievers is that they will all be more expensive next year. Ohlendorf has made 56 apperances going 5-6 with two saves, a 4.27 ERA, a 1.317 WHIP, and a 9.3 K/9. Wood has made 44 appearances going 5-1 with one...
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According to Chris Cotillo of MLBDailyDish.com on Twitter, the asking price for starting pitching is very high right now, and it may dissuade the Mets from making a trade before Monday’s deadline, instead choosing to rely on internal options such as Logan Verrett and Zack Wheeler. Verrett, pictured above, has had mixed success this year as a spot starter, but has been more efficient his...
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Update – July 29 Here is the latest on Jonathan Lucroy whose buzz is really heating up. To begin, Jerry Crasnick of ESPN has reported Lucroy can block trades to eight teams including the Twins, Angels, Athletics, Padres, Mariners, Nationals, Indians and Tigers. The latter two have been connected to Lucroy. That’s good news for the Mets and likely why the Brewers have reengaged them....
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According to Mike Puma of the New York Post, the Mets are confident they will add a reliever before the trading deadline, and they have are in active discussions on three relievers: Daniel Hudson – Hudson has twice had Tommy John surgery in his career. The last one costing him cost him the 2013 season. In this his second full season after his latest Tommy John surgery, he has made 42...
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Mike Piazza’s legendary career had some speed bumps along the way, yet through sheer determination, work, people who believed in him, and his skill set catapulted a player who was drafted in the 62nd round of the 1988 draft to the pinnacle of being enshrined in the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, NY this past weekend. Let’s take a look at some facts that will amaze the reader on how Mike...
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About a month after acquiring Fernando Rodney, the Marlins have remained active on the trade market in the hopes of earning their first postseason berth since 2003. Today, the Marlins acquired Andrew Cashner and Colin Rea from the San Diego Padres in a package headlined by Josh Naylor, who is ranked as the seventh best first base prospect by MLB.com. According to Jeff Passan, the Marlins will...
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