Good morning, Mets fans! The Phillies have signed utilityman Josh Harrison to a one-year contract worth $2 million, MSM Sports announced. The two-time All-Star appeared in 71 games for the White Sox in 2022, hitting .256/.317/.370 (94 OPS+) with seven homers in 425 plate appearances. Latest Mets News The Mets have signed first baseman Dariel Gomez to a minor league contract for the 2023 season....
Good morning, Mets fans! The Miami Marlins seem to be making some news in both the free agent and trade markets. Jon Heyman of the New York Post is reporting the Marlins are among a few teams interested in signing relief pitcher Aroldis Chapman, who is also being considered by a few other MLB teams. The Marlins are also talking with the Minnesota Twins about their All-Star Luis Arraez, according...
Position: 2B, 3B, SS, LF, RF Bats/Throws: R/R Date of Birth: 7/8/1987 (34) Traditional Stats: 138 G, .279/.341/.400, 33 2B, 8 HR, 60 RBI, 9 SB Advanced Stats: 106 OPS+, 2.1 WAR, 13.4 K%, 5 OAA Rundown Josh Harrison was drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the sixth round of the 2008 MLB Draft out of the University of Cincinnati. He shined in his first year in the organization, hitting .305 with a .799...
The fourth place Detroit Tigers are still in rebuild mode and the team is open to trading veterans according to Jon Morosi of MLB.com. Morosi noted lefty starter Matthew Boyd and closer Shane Greene as the two big pieces that teams will certainly ask about. Outfielder Nicholas Castellanos is a clear trade piece given he will be a free agent after the season. Boyd, 28, is in the midst of a...
As we get ready to enter the month of February in 2019, there’s still a significant amount of talent left on the free agent board. Pitchers and catchers starts reporting in less than two weeks and full squads for a few teams begin on Feb. 16. Big-time deals happening this late in the offseason is becoming common practice with the San Diego Padres signing Eric Hosmer for eight years on Feb....
Position: 2B, 3B, OF Bats/Throws: R/R Age: July 8, 1987; 31 Traditional Stats: .250/.293/.363, 8 HR, 37 RBI, 13 2B in 344 AB Advanced Stats: .285 wOBA, 78 wRC+, .286 BABIP, 0.3 bWAR, 0.3 fWAR Josh Harrison spent eight years with the Pittsburgh Pirates, racking up a .277/.317/.408 slash line with 162-game averages of 10 homers, 52 runs batted in, 30 doubles, and a 97 OPS+ rating before hitting...
It has been made clear over the course of the offseason that the Mets are looking to sign an outfielder, preferably a center fielder with A.J. Pollock being one name the Mets have considered. However, another name that has been the subject of Mets rumors in the past might be the best fit. That player is Andrew McCutchen, the former Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder that the Mets tried to acquire...
The Mets, like most teams, have space to add at least one infielder this offseason, especially if the team decides to non-tender Wilmer Flores, which Brodie Van Wagenen alluded to as a possibility citing his lack of versatility in his eyes. Therefore, the team will likely look to the free agent market to fill the open spot and there are three names that should be considered for this role with...
Good morning, Mets fans! Welcome back to another edition of the hot stove rumor roundup! On tap today, the other New York baseball team has already laid out a pretty robust blueprint in perfecting its starting rotation, and the Chicago Cubs make an interesting proposition as they try righting the ship following a disheartening collapse that cut their 2018 season short. Yankees Shopping for...
Good morning Mets fans, yesterday we lost another great member of the MLB family way too soon. After a hard fought battle with cancer, former Padres and Diamondbacks GM Kevin Towers passed away yesterday at the age of 56. Latest Mets News Eno Sarris of FanGraphs has said that in Brandon Nimmo the Mets basically have a young, pre-injury Michael Brantley. “A player with great discipline and good...
Though Josh Harrison was listed as one of the four “finalists” in the Mets pursuit for an infielder, that is no longer the case. According to Matt Ehalt of The Record and NorthJersey.com, New York is not currently pursuing a deal for the infielder. This validates the notion that the team is more likely to acquire an external player via free agency. Harrison, 30, clubbed 16 homers and...
Peter Gammons of Gammons Daily reports that the Pittsburgh Pirates might hold onto infielder Josh Harrison for at least the first few months of the season. While nobody questions the seriousness of Harrison’s trade request, the Pirates might not pull the trigger on a deal still. Despite this, the Mets, Yankees, and others are under the belief that the Pirates have to trade the 30-year old....
