The New York Mets added another potential starting pitcher to their player pool on Wednesday, making a deal with the Texas Rangers for RHP Ariel Jurado. Jurado was designated for assignment by the Rangers on July 31st to make room for former Yankee first baseman Greg Bird on their 40-man roster. Jurado, 24, has made 44 appearances (26 starts) for the Rangers dating back to 2018 and has pitched...
Good morning Mets fans! Hopefully you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving on Thursday! Latest Mets News OF Starling Marte shared his interest in potentially being traded to the Mets during an interview conducted in Spanish with Hector Gomez. Marte said, “Los Mets lo tienen todo. Sería una gran oportunidad jugar con ellos” which translates to, “The Mets have it all. It would be a...
Happy Thanksgiving, Mets fans. Let’s see what’s cooking on the hot stove today. Orioles Place Villar On Waivers In a surprising, to say the least, move, according to Roch Kubatko of MASN, the Baltimore Orioles placed middle-infielder Jonathan Villar on waivers “ahead of Monday’s deadline to tender contracts to arbitration-eligible players”. Villar, 28, had a solid...
The New York Yankees announced on Wednesday night that they have released Jacoby Ellsbury and DFA’d Greg Bird as part of a large group of roster moves. Ellsbury, 36, has not played for the New York Yankees since 2017 despite being in the midst of a seven-year, $153 million contract. In the four years prior to that, the center fielder hit .264/.330/.386 and accumulated a 9.8 bWAR. Despite...
