 The Yankees and Mets have both been in the news lately.
The Yankees and Johnny Damon's camp has been going back and forth about why the two sides were unable to come to a contract agreement. Damon was on WFAN this past week to talk about it. The free agent left fielder did say the Yankees made a few offers that he declined. Despite declining those offers, Damon was hoping for more discussions in...
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 Both New York baseball teams lost out of adding a pair of free agents they had been pursuing. Each one could have devastating effects to their rosters.
The New York Mets need to add a starting pitcher. They know it. The fans know it. The organization has been public about there attempts to add to their starting rotation. John Lackey seemed to be their top target, but he quickly signed with the Bo...
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 The New York Mets keep losing out on free agents. This week they lost out on catcher Bengie Molina and starting pitcher Joel Pineiro. The Mets had been pursuing both players and given offers.
It was clear Molina did not want to play in New York. If he did, he would have accepted the Mets offer instead of taking significantly less money to return to the Giants. In Molina, the Mets would have gotte...
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 Although the deals have not been finalized or officially announced, it appears John Lackey will indeed sign with the Boston Red Sox and Roy Halladay will be traded to the Philadelphia Philles. Those two men were the top starting pitchers available this offseason.
The Yankees have said all offseason that adding at least one starting pitcher was a priority. They did re-sign Andy Pettitte, but they ...
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A pair of former Mets have signed with division rivals. Catcher Brian Schneider signed on to be a backup for the Phillies and closer Billy Wagner signed with the Braves.
The Mets decided not to offer salary arbitration to any of their remaining free agents. That means they will not receive any draft picks if those players sign elsewhere.
The Mets are rumored to be a possible suitor for utilit...
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 Plenty of names are surfacing on the Mets rumor mill over the past week or so. Follow along with me as I give my opinions on those names I have heard:
- The A's are looking to trade outfielder/DH Jack Cust and the Mets have expressed some interest. Cust is a Jersey guy and would probably enjoy playing closer to home. He would provide some left handed pop in the lineup. However, he is a guy t...
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