Category: Daniel Murphy
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Mets have 3 primary needs to fill ahead of the Winter Meetings
Its only been five weeks since the last time the Mets played a baseball game, but the club has spent those five weeks looking for ways to get over the top of the mountain and win the 2016 World Series, exactly 30 years after their last championship. They will begin to do so at the […]
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Mets keeping tabs on Daniel Murphy, in case they don’t sign Ben Zobrist
The Mets have made it quite clear their top free agent target is Ben Zobrist this winter. But the Mets can’t rule out the possibility of Zobrist signing elsewhere, especially at least ten teams interested in his services and the possibility he could command a contract outside of the Mets comfort zone in terms of years. So, […]
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Mets expected to make a ‘legitimate bid’ for Daniel Murphy
Last Friday, Daniel Murphy rejected the Mets one-year, $15.8 million qualifying offer, which granted the Mets a compensation pick in the 2016 draft if he chooses to sign with another team. But the Mets evidently aren’t planning on letting Murphy go without listening to what they have to say about a long-term offer. According to Adam […]
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Trades and free agents the Mets might consider this winter to upgrade their infield
–Originally posted November 8, 2015– With what is the likely departure of Daniel Murphy, the Mets are faced with a choice on how to proceed at the position, either by filling their need internally or going to the markets and looking for a solution either in free agency or trade. But the Mets might also need […]
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Daniel Murphy declines the Mets $15.8 million qualifying offer
The deadline to either accept or reject a club’s $15.8 million qualifying offer came and went on Friday afternoon, with only three players accepting their club’s bid to retain them for the 2016 season. Neither of them was Daniel Murphy, according to multiple reports. If he had accepted it, Murphy would have gotten more than a $7 […]