The Kansas City Royals saw many big names head to free agency this offseason with little hope of keeping them all, if any of them. Eric Hosmer, Mike Moustakas, Melky Cabrera, and Jason Vargas all remain free agents while Lorenzo Cain signed a five-year deal with the Brewers. The Royals did manage to re-sign shortstop Alcides Escobar to a one year, $2.5 million contract. His return, paired with...
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...
Building off a report from Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic, Mike Puma of the New York Post reports the Mets remain in contact with the Pittsburgh Pirates about infielder Josh Harrison. However, Puma adds that a free agent acquisition is more likely and that may not happen until the bigger names are off the board. Earlier this month, it was reported that the Bucs were interested in Brandon Nimmo in...
The Mets are still searching for options at second or third base. According to Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic, New York is interested in free agents Neil Walker, Todd Frazier and Eduardo Nunez and Pittsburgh Pirates infielder Josh Harrison. Walker, 32, spent 2016 and part of last year with the Mets before he was traded in August for pitching prospect, Eric Hanhold. In 113 games in 2017, Walker...
Another second base option for the Mets is off the board. The Washington Nationals have brought back Howie Kendrick on a two-year, $7 million deal. Bob Nightengale of USA Today Sports was first to report the two sides were closing in on a contract. Kendrick, despite being derailed by injuries this past season, still hit .315/.368/.475 with nine home runs and 41 RBIs that led to him having a 121...
Who’s on second? On Thursday, Marc Carig of Newsday mentioned several options the Mets could target to fill their second base need. Among them were Jason Kipnis, Josh Harrison and Cesar Hernandez. He also said Jed Lowrie and Starlin Castro are not likely to be considered. Hernandez figures to require a nice haul of prospects which the Mets don’t have, so I believe the two most likely...
Signing Anthony Swarzak to a two-year deal that was officially announced Friday figures to be the tip of the iceberg in regards to offseason moves for Sandy Alderson and the Mets. The priority now will likely shift to second base. New York missed out on Ian Kinsler, who refused to waive his no-trade clause to play in Queens. With the free agent class leaving something to be desired, the Mets...
The New York Mets had serious talks with the Cleveland Indians about second baseman Jason Kipnis this week according to Chris Cotillo of SB Nation. Chris also states that there is traction in talks and Kipnis looks like a better fit than Ian Kinsler was. Kipnis, 30, hit to a .232/.291/.414 clip in 373 plate appearances last season while also getting his first big league exposure to center field....
The Mets have targeted the keystone as a point of interest to improve upon this offseason. However, the free agent market for the position doesn’t yield any sexy names. New York could potentially reunite with Neil Walker, but that ship seems to have sailed. Eduardo Nunez has played second in the past, but figures to spend more time at the hot corner going forward. Beyond that, the only...
