Category: Jon Niese
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Mets open to dealing Jon Niese, and teams may be interested
Assistant GM John Ricco has said they are not actively shopping Jon Niese this winter, but would be open to dealing him under the right circumstances. It’s a sensible approach, as Niese currently stands to be the club’s fifth starter and serve as a placeholder until Zack Wheeler is ready to be activated, which is expected to…
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Blue Jays have ‘mild’ interest in acquiring Jon Niese
The Blue Jays acquired David Price from the Tigers on Thursday afternoon, but apparently they’re not finished trying to augment their starting rotation. Chris Cotillo of SB Nation is reporting Toronto has “mild” interest in acquiring Jon Niese from the Mets, along with Andrew Cashner from the Padres. Sandy Alderson has said publicly the speculation the Mets would be…
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Mets hopeful they can add at least one bat – would they now trade Jon Niese?
Recently, Sandy Alderson shot down any public speculation they could trade Jon Niese, especially now that the club will be without Steven Matz for the foreseeable future. Niese has certainly showed his value to Alderson and the rest of the club, especially on Sunday when he shutout the class of the league in the St.…
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No serious discussions with the Dodgers or Cubs have taken place for Jon Niese
Several teams, including the Cubs and Dodgers, are searching for starting pitching to gear up for the pennant race this summer. As such, the Cubs have discussed the possibility of acquiring Mets LHP Jon Niese, FOX Sports’ Ken Rosenthal reported this past weekend. However, Rosenthal opines if the Mets want to move Niese and acquire anything of significance…
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Mets looking to trade second tier pitching, but no catchers right now
The Mets have shown a reluctance to deal from their wealth of pitching prospects, specifically their top shelf crop including Noah Syndergaard and Steven Matz. But as the need for offense has only grown in recent weeks, and the surpluses among their starting pitchers have only grown in quantity and extended awkwardness, the Mets may be willing…
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