According to Jayson Stark of ESPN the Detroit Tigers are telling teams that they are going to reboot and are ready to begin selling off pieces. Tigers GM Dave Dombrowski confirmed as much today with MLB.com’s Jason Beck. That could mean the New York Mets could take another look at outfielder Yoenis Cespedes, whom they’ve had interest in previously. Obviously a player like Cespedes is...
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The New York Mets and San Diego Padres will mix it up again tonight in a 7:10 PM contest at Citi Field. Bartolo Colon (9-9, 4.60) will try to rebound from a forgettable start and he will oppose right-hander Tyson Ross (6-8, 3.45) for the Padres. The Mets could be back in first place by the end of the night, albeit not in terms of winning percentage, depending on tonight’s results and a...
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The New York Mets may have balked at the asking price from the San Diego Padres for outfielder Justin Upton last week, but according to Jon Heyman of CBS Sports the two sides are ready to rekindle talks. Especially as Uptons asking price continues to decline. As as MMO reported last week, the San Diego Padres had been scouting the Mets Double-A team in Binghamton at least on two separate...
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By almost any standard Binghamton’s Michael Fulmer is a pitching ace. It’s becoming almost a habit that every Fulmer outing is something special. The intensity he brings, the repertoire of pitches he displays and his toughness on the mound are special indeed. Often a pitching ace can bring the heat. With a fastball that sits comfortably in the mid 90’s, a pitch Fulmer can crank two or three...
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Dear Mr. Alderson, I would genuinely like to thank you for quite literally just doing something; actually, as of Monday, July 27, two somethings. Though there are certainly more impactful hitters around the league than Kelly Johnson and Juan Uribe, it is refreshing to see that you’re at least now beginning to patch up the holes in what looked like a sinking ship that is your team, the New...
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Stat Line: 1 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 0 SO, 0 BB #MetsTwitter went wild last night seeing Tyler Clippard warming up for the ninth. After allowing a hard hit double off the bat of Abraham Almonte, Clippard settled down to produce three consecutive outs. “I was anxious to get out there and put that first one under my belt,” Clippard said after the game. Before the game, Clippard told reporters he believes...
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