The New York Mets made an intriguing move on Sunday by trading for starting pitcher and Toronto Blue Jays ace of staff Marcus Stroman. The deal will ship prospects Anthony Kay and Simeon Woods-Richardson to the Blue Jays while Stroman … Continue reading New York Mets Acquire Marcus Stroman (Giuseppe)
In what many consider the strongest division top to bottom in all of baseball, it will be difficult for the Atlanta Braves to repeat as NL East Champions after they surprised the baseball world by winning the division last season. … Continue reading National League East Preview (Giuseppe and Daryll)
Relief pitcher Jenrry Mejia became the first Major League Baseball player to ever be banned for life as a result of steroid use on February 12, 2016, when the league announced that he had failed his third drug test in the course … Continue reading What Really is a Lifetime Suspension Major League Baseball? (Giuseppe)
It is now just about a month away from pitchers and catchers reporting to Spring Training – and the world waits to find out who Manny Machado and Bryce Harper will be signing with. Yet unlike last season when free … Continue reading Baseball Still Waiting on Bryce Harper and Manny Machado (Daryll)
The New York Mets made yet another fantastic deal to continue their incredible offseason on Friday by signing former Oakland A’s’ second baseman Jed Lowrie to a two-year, $20 Million deal. jed Lowrie was given his first career All-Star nod … Continue reading New York Mets Sign Jed Lowrie (Giuseppe)
The New York Mets and the Milwaukee Brewers struck a deal on Saturday that will send reliever Bobby Wahl, pitching prospect Adam Hill, and infield prospect Felix Valerio to Milwaukee with the Mets receiving outfielder Keon Broxton in return. Broxton … Continue reading New York Mets Acquire Keon Broxton (Giuseppe)
The MLB off-season is in full swing, and several teams are already making some big waves as we look ahead into 2019. While last year free agency stalled all winter, this year there has already been some significant activity while … Continue reading NL East Not Defined by Bryce Harper (Daryll)
The Philidelphia Phillies and the clearly rebuilding Seattle Mariners struck a deal on Monday that will send first baseman Carlos Santana and shortstop J.P. Crawford to Seattle, while relievers Juan Nicasio and James Pazos head to Philadelphia along with the centerpiece of the deal, Jean Segura. Segura had … Continue reading Philidelphia Phillies Acquire Jean Segura (Giuseppe)
The New York Mets new sports agent turned General Manager didn’t waste a lot of time before letting the city know he was here now. Brodie Van Wegenen has reportedly traded for All Star Closer Edwin Diaz and Robinson Cano … Continue reading New York Mets Bringing the Big to the Big Apple (Daryll)
Blake Snell of the Tampa Bay Rays and Jacob deGrom of the New York Mets are Major League Baseball’s 2018 Cy Young Award winners after posting the best overall pitching season in their respective leagues. Snell narrowly beat out Houston … Continue reading Blake Snell, Jacob deGrom Win 2018 Cy Young Awards (Giuseppe)
Doubleday Double Talk Remembers is designed to connect fans with the game of baseball’s past one player and story at a time. A Doubleday Double Talk Remembers will be published every Friday and will go over the life and legacy … Continue reading Doubleday Double Talk Remembers: Nolan Ryan
The Philadelphia Phillies claimed slugger Jose Bautista on revocable waivers on Monday from the New York Mets. Bautista’s career was thought to be over when the New York Mets gave him a chance to wear a big league uniform for … Continue reading Philadelphia Phillies Claim Jose Bautista (Giuseppe)
By all accounts the face of the current New York Mets even though he hasn’t played a Major League game in two seasons – David Wright is trying to go against sage advice. He played in a real baseball game … Continue reading New York Mets David Wright Looking For One More Shot (Daryll)
The hits just keep on coming for the New York Mets as the ballclub has just announced that outfielder Yoenis Cespedes will undergo season-ending surgery on his heels. Cespedes will miss 8-10 months and the surgery will almost certainly delay … Continue reading Yoenis Cespedes to Undergo Season-Ending Surgery (Giuseppe)
The New York Mets kicked off 2018 by winning 11 of their first 12 games, since then, the Mets have been the worst team in the National League with a 29-56 record and a .327 win-loss percentage since their hot … Continue reading The Case for Trading Jacob deGrom (Giuseppe)
The Oakland Athletics and the New York Mets struck a deal on Saturday involving Mets closer Jeurys Familia. The Mets will receive Minor Leaguers right-handed pitcher Bobby Wahl and third baseman William Toffey in the deal, as well as $1 … Continue reading New York Mets Trade Jeurys Familia to Oakland A’s for Prospects (Giuseppe)
All we really wanted were $1 hot dogs. As a sales representative covering the West Coast, I often get to travel around and see the sights in the course of business trips. Sometimes my visits happen to (magically) coincide with … Continue reading A Visit to Coors Field (Daryll)
Following his release by the Atlanta Braves, Jose Bautista was signed by the New York Mets on Tuesday and made his first career start with the team the same day. Bautista went 1-for-3 with a double and scored the only run … Continue reading New York Mets Sign Jose Bautista to Deal (Giuseppe)
At the beginning of every Major League Season, there are teams that have extremely good and extremely bad starts. This article will look at the teams who have had really good (or really bad) starts and talk about why they … Continue reading 2018 MLB Season Starts That Won’t Last (Giuseppe)
First up in our predictions of the 2018 Major League Baseball season might be the easiest one of all to predict first place. Yet perhaps more than the team at the top, this division will play a hand in the … Continue reading National League East Preview (Daryll and Giuseppe)
The top free agent second baseman on the market this offseason has finally found a home. The New York Yankees signed second baseman Neil Walker to a one-year, $5 Million deal on Monday. The deal will result in a massive … Continue reading New York Yankees Sign Neil Walker to 1-Year, $5 Million Deal (Giuseppe)
The Kansas City Royals signed former New York Mets first baseman Lucas Duda to a one-year, $3.5 Million contract. Lucas Duda hit .217/.322/.496 with 30 home runs and 64 RBI last year between the New York Mets and Tampa Bay … Continue reading Kansas City Royals Sign Lucas Duda to 1-Year, $3.5 Million Deal (Giuseppe)
The New York Mets and former Kansas City Royal Jason Vargas have agreed to terms on a two-year $16 Million deal that reportedly includes incentives. The deal also includes an option for 2020. As many of these deals of late have … Continue reading New York Mets Sign Jason Vargas to a 2-Year, $16 Million Deal (Giuseppe)
Free-agent third baseman Todd Frazier has signed a two-year, $17 million deal with the New York Mets. The deal is pending a physical. #Mets in agreement with free-agent 3B Todd Frazier on two-year, $17M contract, sources tell The Athletic. Pending a physical. … Continue reading Todd Frazier Signs 2-Year, $17 Million Deal with New York Mets (Giuseppe)
Shortly after bolstering their offense with the acquisition of free agent Jay Bruce, the Mets have an agreement in place with free agent Adrian Gonzalez pending a physical. View this post on Instagram @Mets, 1B Adrián González agree to 1-year deal. … Continue reading Mets, 1B Adrian Gonzalez Agree to a Deal Pending Physical (Giuseppe)
Jay Bruce will reunite with his former team after agreeing to a 3-year, $39 Million contract with the New York Mets. Bruce’s contract is backloaded with him making $10 million in 2018, $14.5 million in 2019, and $14.5 million in … Continue reading Jay Bruce Signs a 3-year, $39M Contract With the New York Mets (Giuseppe)
Six teams in the Major Leagues made a managerial change following the 2017 season, so let’s take a look at which one has the best chance of winning the 2018 World Series. The six teams that will enter the 2018 season … Continue reading Which New Manager Has Best Odds To Win The World Series in 2018? (Giuseppe)
I decided one day I just didn’t want to go to work. I had made some plans with my girlfriend to get away for the weekend, but had been hesitant to tell work about it. I was a couple years … Continue reading Not Showing Up For Work is Not Okay (Daryll)
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