Category: Rumors
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Mets, agents for Yoenis Cespedes agree to waive limited sign-ability clause in contract
Yoenis Cespedes has been a godsend to the Mets, as he’s hit .311/.358/.669 with 13 home runs and 31 RBI in 34 games since being acquired in a July 31 trade with the Tigers. As recently as Monday afternoon, Cespedes has been vocal about wanting to remain with the Mets beyond 2015, but admitted he did…
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Watch: Bartolo Colon makes ridiculous behind-the-back throw
In the 6th inning on Saturday night, Bartolo Colon fielded a weak grounder off the bat of Justin Bour. What followed was an incredible behind-the-back throw to retire Bour at first, bring the crowd to it’s feet and, in a way that only Bart can accomplish, make people laugh as well:
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Reports: Mets claim Marc Rzepczynski from Padres, deal unlikely
The Mets bullpen essentially has two, maybe three reliable arms in Sean Gilmartin, Tyler Clippard, and Jeurys Familia. The rest of the Mets bullpen is made up predominantly with inexperienced, inconsistent or simply unreliable pitchers, and if the Mets are going to make any noise come October, it’s vital the Mets get improvement from the bullpen…
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Mets still exploring ways to improve the bullpen
The Mets bullpen ranks seventh in Major League Baseball with a 3.16 ERA. But recently, their performance as a group has begun to trend downward, as they’ve allowed 17 earned runs in 27 1/3 innings over their last seven games. For the moment, only Tyler Clippard and Jeurys Familia are serving as their truly reliable arms…
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Mets might have acquired Justin Upton instead of Yoenis Cespedes, but Padres backed out
As the trade deadline approached on July 31, the Mets still found themselves without the dynamic game changer they badly needed, even up until 3:30 PM ET, 30 minutes before the deadline. With about 20 minutes to go before the deadline, the Mets were able to close a deal with the Tigers which would net…
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