Category: Rumors
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Royals to acquire Ben Zobrist for their second best prospect
For most of the last two months, the Mets have been linked in trade rumors for super utility player and pending free agent Ben Zobrist. The Mets ultimately became genuinely interested in Zobrist, to the point the club would consider an above-market value deal for the super-utility player, Joel Sherman of the New York Post recently said.…
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Olney: Mets still looking for deals, but, ‘heavy lifting’ could be over
With the Mets having secured Juan Uribe, Kelly Johnson and Tyler Clippard, the Mets were optimistic they could still add one more piece – presumably a bat – before the July 31 non-waiver trade deadline on Friday at 4 PM, according to David Lennon of Newsday. And acquiring Clippard should not have an impact on their ability to add such…
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Rockies prepared to deal Carlos Gonzalez – are the Mets interested?
The Rockies finally appear to be giving in and taking the long road towards rebuilding their organization. Now that the Rockies have traded Troy Tulowitzki away, the Rockies are preparing to trade OF Carlos Gonzalez, reports Jon Heyman of CBS Sports. “They expect to move him,” a rival GM told Heyman. For now, the Mets don’t appear to…
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Rockies trade Troy Tulowitzki to the Blue Jays for Jose Reyes, prospects
For all intents and purposes, the baseball world has been rocked. In the early morning hours on Tuesday, FOX’s Ken Rosenthal broke the news that the Rockies traded Troy Tulowitzki and LaTroy Hawkins to the Blue Jays for Jose Reyes and prospects Miguel Castro and Jeff Hoffman. Wow. After years of rumors, columns and fan questions, the Troy Tulowitzki-to-the-Mets dream is officially dead. This…
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The Mets are not interested in re-acquiring Jose Reyes
Late Monday, the Rockies and Blue Jays made a deal which sent Troy Tulowitzki and LaTroy Hawkins to Toronto for Jose Reyes and a package of prospects (read). It’s a very good deal for Colorado. They cut their financial commitment to the shortstop position by roughly half, freed up future years/money quicker thanks to only being committed…