Teams talking to free agent right-hander Clay Holmes believe he is close to making a decision, reports Jayson Stark of The Athletic. Per The Athletic, it isn’t yet clear if Holmes will sign as a reliever or starter. The Mets are among the teams interested in Holmes, potentially as a starter, Joel Sherman of the … Read more
The Mets have acquired minor league RHP Sean Harney from the Rays in exchange for international bonus pool money. Harney finished last season with the Double-A Montgomery Biscuits. He was originally selected in the eighth round of the 2022 MLB Draft out of Kentucky. He served as a starter during his early college days, but … Read more
With the winter meetings around the corner and the hot stove heating up, it’s also time to think about trades. Here are five deals I want to see this winter. Garrett Crochet to the Red Sox It seems like the Red Sox are looking to take big swings again in the free-agent market, and while … Read more
Bailey Ober was a 12th round pick out of the College of Charleston that looked more like gumby than a front line starter at six feet, 10 inches, and barely 250 pounds. He peaked as Twins’ 25th ranked prospect per MLB Pipeline and was never more than back-of-the-rotation afterthought. In spite of that, he tore … Read more
The Mets made a number of minor league deals official on Friday including outfielder Edward Olivares. Oliveres, 28, has spent his five-year career with the Padres, Royals and most recently the Pirates. The Venezuelan native played 55 games with the Pirates in 2024 where he slashed .224/.291/.333 with five home runs and 23 RBI. His … Read more
Two years ago, as baseball’s winter meetings approached, Justin Verlander was one of the hottest names on the free-agent market. Weeks earlier, the ultra-accomplished right-hander had added yet another accolade to his collection when he won the 2022 AL Cy Young Award unanimously, becoming the 11th pitcher in MLB history to win three Cy Youngs. … Read more
Shane Bieber is staying with the Guardians while rehabbing from surgery. (Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images) Shane Bieber will resume his career with the only team he has ever known. The Cleveland Guardians’ ace, currently recovering from Tommy John surgery, agreed Friday to re-sign with the team on a one-year, $14 million contract with a … Read more
Bobby Evans SAN FRANCISCO — Former general manager Bobby Evans and ex-agent Jeff Berry joined the San Francisco Giants as special advisers under new president of baseball operations Buster Posey. Evans joined the Giants in 1994 as an administrative assistant and became general manager in April 2015 when Brian Sabean was promoted to executive vice … Read more
The New York Rangers are all set for their matchup against the Pittsburgh Penguins tonight at 7:30 PM EST. Here’s everything you need to know from a Rangers perspective. Projected Lineup: Forwards: Artemi Panarin-Vincent Trocheck-Alexis Lafrenière Chris Kreider-Mika Zibanejad-Reilly Smith Will Cuylle-Filip Chytil-Kaapo Kakko Adam Edström-Sam Carrick-Jimmy Vesey Defensemen: Ryan Lindgren-Adam Fox K’Andre Miller-Braden Schneider … Read more
Everyone who hated MLB commissioner Rob Manfred’s “golden at-bat” idea (i.e. baseball fans who read the news this week) can apparently rest easy. Manfred poured cold water on the idea Thursday, just a few days after his comments in support of the idea started circulating, per MLB.com. Speaking at an event at the Italian American … Read more