Darren O’Day Position: Reliever Bats: Right, Throws: Right Born: October 22, 1982 (Age 33) With Tyler Clippard filing for free agency, the only sure bet in the Mets bullpen for now is Jeurys Familia. RHP Addison Reed is arbitration eligible and looking for a raise that could approach $6 million, which the Mets might be hesitant to take on, but let’s assume they do. After Familia and...
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The buzz is that the New York Mets are still looking for improvement at shortstop. They currently have Wilmer Flores and Ruben Tejada there and honestly neither of them are bad options, the duo ranked 10th in Wins Above Replacement in MLB last season. But baseball is now entering a golden age for young shortstops like the Astros’ Carlos Correa, Indians’ Francisco Lindor,...
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If experience matters, Mets bench coach Bob Geren could have a leg up on the open managerial job for the Los Angeles Dodgers. Geren, who the Mets granted permission last week to pursue the job formerly held by Don Mattingly, had his interview with the Dodgers according to Marc Carig of Newsday. His competition for the job at this point are Gabe Kapler, Dave Roberts and Darin Erstad, neither of...
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Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports is reporting that the Colorado Rockies have internally discussed signing free agent Daniel Murphy to play first base for them. Murphy would actually thrive playing half his games at Coors Field. His pure contact swing and ability to spray the ball gap-to-gap would serve him well in that ballpark. And it wouldn’t be at all surprising to see a bunch of those 40...
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Should the Mets trade Matt Harvey? This is a question that many Mets fans are divided on these days and one that is constantly debated on sports talk radio and television. I’m going to take this opportunity to outline the possible pros and cons of dealing the 26-year old right-hander. As most of you know, Harvey came back from Tommy John surgery this year and had himself an outstanding...
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A record 20 free agent players received a qualifying offer worth $15.8 million dollars from their team on Friday, smashing the previous high of 13 two years ago. These players now have seven days to accept or decline their offers. No player has ever accepted a qualifying offer since the system was collectively bargained in 2012. Teams who sign a qualified free agent will forfeit their top...
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