Happy New Year’s Day to all of you! The ball dropped at midnight and Luis Castillo was there to make sure it happened. However, now that the holidays are over, it’s time to get to work. Latest Mets News Phenomenal news, the Mets are undefeated in 2018! Paul DePodesta’s Cleveland Browns just went 0-16. “DePo” may be shown the door in Cleveland depending how the new...
A day after the Mets acquired A’s closer Tyler Clippard, the Nationals countered with a move of their own, acquiring Phillies closer Jonathan Papelbon in exchange for Double-A righty Nick Pivetta. Papelbon, 34, has saved 17 games for the MLB-worst Phillies this season, recording a 1.59 ERA along the way. After seven strong seasons in Boston, most of them as the closer for the Red Sox,...
Joel Sherman of the New York Post the Mets should consider outfielder Ryan Raburn of the Cleveland Indians as a useful player that could help the Mets for the rest of this season and next. Cleveland is in the market for young and controllable bats, he writes, and they are shopping Raburn and lefty swinging outfielder David Murphy. In return, the Mets could give up minor league infielders Gavin...
Cristina Kharl of ESPN, wrote a comprehensive post on why she thinks the Mets should trade Lucas Duda, Wilmer Flores and RHP prospect Michael Fulmer to the Indians to get Asdrubal Cabrera. The Mets’ gains are pretty obvious, especially if you accept projections of Cabrera rebounding in 2014, whether Baseball Prospectus’ .734 OPS, Dan Szymborski’s ZiPS (.736 OPS, 17 home runs)...
Keep your friends close and your enemies closer. David Murphy of the Philadelphia Daily News reports that the Phillies have agreed to a new local TV contract with Comcast SportsNet, A spokesman for Comcast confirmed the deal, but did not reveal the terms. “We’re pleased to confirm that NBCUniversal and Comcast SportsNet have signed a new long-term deal with the Philadelphia Phillies...
The Dallas Morning News reports that the Cleveland Indians have reached an agreement on a two-year contract with free agent outfielder David Murphy. The deal It’s expected to be worth more than $10 million according to MLBTR, though no figures have been officially announced yet. Murphy, 31, is coming off the worst season of his career slashing at .220/.282/.374 in 476 plate appearances. His .656...
The Mets have reached out to super agent Scott Boras to express interest in free agent outfielder Shin-Soo Choo, reports Mike Puma of the New York Post. No dollars or parameters for a deal were discussed according to a team official. That same team official also told Puma that other than Cano, there are no players the Mets will not be in play on. Choo is expected to draw interest from 8-10 teams...
The Mets can spend this offseason. That has been the overall message conveyed for the past several months, however will they spend and to what degree remains the begging question. The “Red Sox Model” has been mentioned a great deal, meaning the Amazin’s would avoid the top-tier free agents, instead finding the Shane Victorinos and Mike Napolis on the market and signing them to lesser...
From the NY Post: Evidently, Citi Field isn’t the place you go where everybody knows your name. On Friday night, the Mets official Twitter page tweeted a video of Daniel Murphy’s first-inning RBI single. The only problem? The message referred to the second baseman as “David Murphy,” who happens to play for the Texas Rangers. The post has since been deleted, but not before being dug up by...
