 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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 Things are heating up in baseball's winter meetings. Lets take a look at some of the latest:
- The three way blockbuster deal bringing Curtis Granderson to the Yankees that was announced yesterday is not yet finalized. Apparently Ian Kennedy's medical report is holding it up. Still looks like it should be finalized soon.
- Andy Pettitte is back with the Yankees. The two sides have come to a contra...
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 Ohhh, things are certainly heating up in the Stove!
- The Yankees are part of a big three team blockbuster that is being discussed. In this deal, the Yankees would receive center fielder Curtis Granderson from the Tigers and two prospects from the Diamondbacks. The Diamondbacks would get starting pitcher Edwin Jackson from the Tigers and Ian Kennedy from the Yankees. The Tigers would get Max Sche...
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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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