Updated Post: Dec. 11 at 2:43 pm ET According to Buster Olney of ESPN, free agent starter Yoshinobu Yamamoto met with the San Francisco Giants on Sunday. This comes ahead of reports that he plans to meet with the Yankees in Los Angeles on Monday. Original Post: Dec. 7 at 11:35 am ET Early Wednesday, Will Sammon reported David Stearns and Steve Cohen traveled to Japan to meet with NPB superstar...
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Nobody knew what to expect from Kodai Senga in his first MLB season. People weren’t sure if there would be growing pains adjusting to baseball in the States after playing in Japan’s Nippon Professional Baseball League since 2012. Senga, however, put those concerns to rest quickly. He finished his first season with a 12-7 record, 2.98 ERA, 202 strikeouts, and an All-Star, and he...
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The New York Mets announced on Monday that they’ve signed infielder Rylan Bannon to a minor league deal with an invitation to major league camp. Bannon, 27, .241/.360/.449 with 18 home runs and 12 stolen bases in Triple-A for the Houston Astros this year. Bannon went 0-for-6 in the majors for the Astros. The former Dodgers draft pick made his major league debut in 2022 with the Orioles and...
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Michael A. Taylor Position: OF, B/T: R/R Age: 32 (03/26/1991) 2023 Traditional Stats: 129 G, 388 PA, .220/.278/.442/.720, 21 HR, 51 RBI, 14 2B, 26 BB, 13 SB 2023 Advanced Stats: 96 wRC+, 33.5% SO%, 6.7% BB%, .278 BABIP, .311 xwOBA, 1.7 fWAR, 1.9 bWAR Rundown The Washington Nationals selected Michael A. Taylor in the sixth round of the 2009 Major League Draft out of Westminster Academy....
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Good morning, Mets fans! Jon Heyman of the New York Post reported Sunday that the Yankees’ brass is flying to Los Angeles today to meet with Yoshinobu Yamamoto. Heyman also noted that every big-market club is interested in the star Japanese righty and his contract could eclipse $300 million. The Mets and Dodgers are among the contenders for Yamamoto’s services. Latest Mets News Ronny...
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Lourdes Gurriel Jr. Position: OF B/T: R/R Age: 30 (10/10/1993) 2023 Traditional Stats: 145 G, 592 PA, .261/.309/.463/.772, 24 HR, 82 RBI, 35 2B, 33 BB, 5 SB 2023 Advanced Stats: 106 wRC+, 17.4% SO%, 5.6% BB%, .282 BABIP, .326 xwOBA, 2.1 fWAR, 3.0 bWAR Rundown Lourdes Gurriel Jr. made his big league debut in April of 2018 with the Toronto Blue Jays. It was not until 2020 when he become a...
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