Category: Rumors
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With Conforto up, Mets may shift focus away from upgrading the outfield
For weeks, the Mets have been said to be focusing on acquiring upgrades in the outfield, and have been connected to players such as Justin Upton, Gerardo Parra, Wil Venable, Carlos Gomez and Ben Zobrist to fill their needs. But according to Marc Carig of Newsday, the prices in the trade market to acquire a left-handed hitting outfielder –…
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Mets and A’s at a stalemate regarding Ben Zobrist
The Mets remain interested in acquiring Ben Zobrist from the A’s, who opened the trading season on Tuesday by dealing Scott Kazmir to the Astros for two prospects. Their interest in Zobrist is to the point the club is willing to, “overpay” to acquire the super-utility and soon-to-be free agent, according to Joel Sherman of the…
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The Mets have asked Oakland about Josh Reddick
There may be a lot of chatter about Ben Zobrist lately, but the Mets have shown interest in one of his teammates, as Andy Martino of the Daily News reports that New York has also asked about A’s outfielder Josh Reddick. Reddick is hitting .283/.339/.455 with 13 doubles, three triples, 12 home runs, 56 RBI and 42 runs scored…
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Brewers trade Aramis Ramirez to the Pirates
The Mets reportedly showed interest in acquiring retiring 3B Aramis Ramirez from the Brewers earlier this season, but he is now headed elsewhere. The Pirates announced they’ve acquired Ramirez in exchange for minor league pitcher minor league righty Yhonathan Barrios and cash considerations. The Mets were weighing the opportunity to acquire Ramirez in early June, reported Marc Carig of Newsday,…
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Rosenthal: Padres needs are in the outfield and at shortstop
The Padres enter play on Thursday with a 44-51 record, 9 1/2 games behind the Dodgers for first place in the National League West and 7 1/2 games behind the Cubs for the second Wild Card. As such, the Padres are expected to soon begin trading some of their assets as the July 31 non-waiver…
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