Just after it was announced that reliever Jhoan Duran is headed to Philadelphia, Jon Heyman of New York Post Sports reported that the New York Mets were finalizing a deal to acquire right-handed reliever, Ryan Helsley, from the St. Louis Cardinals. It was later confirmed that the package the Mets are sending St. Louis consist of three prospects; infielder Jesus Baez and right-handed pitchers...
As first reported by Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic and confirmed by Jeff Passan of ESPN, the Philadelphia Phillies on Wednesday acquired Twins closer and right-handed flame thrower Jhoan Duran in exchange for right-handed pitcher Mick Abel and catcher Eduardo Tait. Mick Abel, the Phillies’ No. 2 prospect according to MLB.com and MLB’s No. 49 prospect, was with the Phillies’ Triple-A...
For the first two months of the season, the Mets’ bullpen was among the best in baseball. On June 12, the unit ranked second in the majors with a 2.89 ERA. Since June 13, however, the bullpen’s 4.99 ERA is the sixth-worst mark in the majors, and they’ve allowed 21 homers, the tenth-most in the majors. They’ve also been charged with 11 of the team’s 21 losses in that...
