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Eduardo Perez said that Yoenis Cespedes is hoping to be ready to play on Opening Day and claims his legs are healthy, but Cespedes hasn’t been given the green light to start running at full strength yet.
Mike Puma of the New York Post spoke with Hall of Fame OF Reggie Jackson regarding the news that Steve Cohen will eventually be the majority owner of the New York Mets. Jackson spoke very highly of Cohen and his plans for the team.
Marc Craig of the Athletic reported that Rickey Meinhold will be joining the Mets as minor league pitching coordinator.
Chris Mazza did not clear waivers and was picked up by the Boston Red Sox. Stephen Nogosek did clear waivers and was outrighted to Triple-A.
Latest MLB News
Ian Kinsler is said to be retiring, according to Ken Rosenthal of the Athletic. He will remain in the front office with the Padres as they are working to arrange a financial settlement for the $4.25 million he is owed.
Andy McCullough of the Athletic interviewed Alex Wood about pitching in Minute Maid Park during the 2017 postseason. He mentions his sign-stealing prevention strategy because of the rumors he heard about the Astros prior to his start.
ESPN is looking for a Stats and Information intern for summer 2020 in Bristol, Connecticut.
Mike Petriello of MLB wrote about the best and most important trades of the decade.
Hannah Keyser of Yahoo Sports wrote about the “scoop mongering” in baseball now, and how it is wasting the talent of these reporters on trying to “one-up” each other for the first scoop.
Justine Siegal, the first woman to coach in a professional baseball team’s organization, reported that MLB is launching a Girls Baseball Elite Development Invitational.
The Minnesota Twins signed former Met, Tyler Clippard to a one-year contract worth $2.75 million.
Neil Ramirez is headed to the Los Angeles Angels on a minor league deal.
The Astros have agreed to a two-year deal with Martin Maldonado.
The Cincinnati Reds signed RP David Carpenter to a minor league deal.
The Chicago White Sox and Gio Gonzalez have agreed to a deal for $4.5M this coming season.
The Chicago Cubs have agreed to a deal with RP Ryan Tepera who would make $900K in the majors and $300K in the minors as part of the split contract deal.
The Detroit Tigers signed Zack Godley to a minor league deal.
The Yankees have agreed to a minor league deal with Erik Kratz.
Latest NL East News
The Marlins designated Kyle Keller for assignment to make room on the 40-man roster for Yimi Garcia, who they signed to a one year deal that was made official Friday by the team.
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Carl Aridas wrote about Carlos Beltran and his road to the Hall of Fame and the contributing factors to his candidacy for the Hall.
Michael Mayer wrote about what he thinks was one of the more underrated trades in Mets’ history.
On This Date in Mets History
Happy Birthday to Elliott Maddox (72), Dave Kingman (71), Roger McDowell (59), LaTroy Hawkins (47), Buddy Carlyle (42), Royce Ring (39), Philip Humber (37), John Mayberry (70), Taylor Teagarden (36)!
1998:The Mets signed Pat Mahomes.
2009: The Mets signed R.A. Dickey.
