Here we go, the stove is starting to heat up! We had ourselves a little bit of action on day two of the virtual Winter Meetings with a trio of interesting signings, let’s get right into it! Royals Continue Busy Start to the Offseason The Kansas City Royals have been taking advantage of the inefficient market thus far this offseason. Dayton Moore and company have been one of the most...
Major League Baseball announced its 2019 Silver Slugger Award winners during a live MLB Network telecast on Thursday night. The award — presented by Hillerich & Bradsby, the manufacturer of Louisville Slugger baseball bats — has been given out annually since 1980 to the top offensive performers at each defensive position and designated hitter, as voted on by MLB managers and...
Good morning Mets fans! The Winter Meetings have come and gone and many players remain available in trades and via free agency. Despite already making some moves, Brodie Van Wagenen is still not finished for this offseason. Latest Mets News The Mets selected RHP Kyle Dowdy in the Rule 5 Draft. The last Rule 5 selection that the Mets made who lasted a whole season was Sean Gilmartin who they...
With Michael Conforto coming off the disabled list, there was a question where he should hit in the New York Mets lineup. Traditionalists wanted to see him in more of a classic RBI spot in the lineup like third or clean-up. Sabermetrically inclined fans who saw Conforto as the best hitter on the team wanted him to hit second in the lineup. His manager, Mickey Callaway, decided to bat Conforto...
The New York Mets (4-1) played a rain-delayed matinee against the Philadelphia Phillies (1-4) at Citi Field and won by a score of 4-2. Pitching Noah Syndergaard started the game for New York. He was great in his first inning of work, striking out two along the way with just 13 pitches. His second and third innings were far less efficient. In the third inning, Syndergaard gave up a single to...
The offseason is over. Well… Sort of. Free agents like Jake Arrieta, Lance Lynn and Mike Moustakas still remain, but much of the dust has settled as the season comes closer. And this offseason was indeed an eventful one for the N.L. East. Long story short: two teams got better, two got worse, and one stayed about the same. The biggest headline this division saw in the offseason was the...
Jason Kipnis to the Mets may not be as likely as was originally thought according to Ken Davidoff of the New York Post. The Mets have been in talks with the Cleveland Indians about a trade for Kipnis since before the Winter Meetings even began. After the meetings concluded, the sense was that the Mets would acquire Kipnis in a trade. “At least for now, the most likely trade target appears...
Over the past year or so the Chicago White Sox have traded away Chris Sale, Adam Eaton, Jose Quintana, Tommy Kahnle, Todd Frazier and David Robertson as they look to completely rebuild their franchise. They now have what is regarded by many as the best farm system in all of baseball and could be looking to deal a few more pieces to complete the rebuild. One of those names is Cuban first baseman...
Something doesn’t add up. The Mets payroll for 2018 will reportedly fall short of the $155 million threshold the team had this past season, with a flurry of reports saying that the team will have approximately $30-$40 million to spend this winter. It’s only appropriate that the Mets are suddenly in on a plethora of free agents, including but not limited to first baseman Carlos...
Yesterday was the memorial service for Roy Halladay. Halladay was killed last week in a plane crash and many teammates of his as well as his wife spoke. Matt Gelb of Philly.com tweeted everything but perhaps the most moving came from his widow. “I still get to see him every day,” she said to her sons, “because I look at you.” Baseball is still in shock over his loss and...
