How Wayne Randazzo worked his way to being Mets’ radio voice Wayne Randazzo’s road to Flushing started with a drive from Chicago to Nashville. Far removed from the free-agent intrigue that defines baseball’s winter meetings — back when players signed before March — is a minor league job fair for those trying to break into…
DetailsThe Giants offer that couldn’t quite snag Bryce Harper The San Francisco Giants didn’t win the Bryce Harper sweepstakes, but it wasn’t for a lack of trying. Harper, who agreed to a deal with the Phillies for a baseball-record 13-year, $330 million contract on Thursday, also had a competitive offer from the Giants. San Francisco…
DetailsGiancarlo Stanton pulls game-day double duty in Yankees’ oddity TAMPA — Giancarlo Stanton was on the Yankees’ lineup card, hitting third against the Pirates on Thursday at George M. Steinbrenner Field. So when Luis Severino took the mound for a 9:15 a.m. simulated game on Field 2, it was odd to see Stanton step into…
DetailsThe Bryce Harper reality Mets are now facing in the NL East JUPITER, Fla. — On Thursday morning, before the world had learned where Bryce Harper would be playing for a while, I asked Brodie Van Wagenen if he preferred the slugger go West to the Dodgers or Giants rather than end up a Phillie.…
DetailsMets privately are not enthused about Bryce Harper the Phillie JUPITER, Fla. — Bryce Harper is returning to the Mets’ neighborhood to spread his goodwill — for only the next 13 years. The biggest fish of this offseason’s free-agent class has reached agreement with the Phillies on a historic $330 million contract that runs through…
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What is the Value of a Prospect? An Updated Methodology This off-season and spring training have seen a major upheaval in the number and type of coach that is being hired into the professional ranks, while the use of technology throughout all levels of professional baseball has increased drastically. This new level of investment demonstrates…
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DetailsHow heated NL East stacks up after Phillies’ Bryce Harper win With Bryce Harper going to Philadelphia on a 13-year, $330 million mega-deal, two of the top three most expensive free agents of the offseason wound up in the NL East, with Patrick Corbin heading to the Nationals, while Manny Machado is going west to…
DetailsBryce Harper’s contract won’t outlast Mets’ Bobby Bonilla payments Bryce Harper’s 13-year, $330 million contract with the Phillies will take the slugger through the 2031 season. It’s tied with Giancarlo Stanton’s pact for the longest active contract in Major League Baseball. While the deal will give Harper a whole lot of stability, it’s got nothing…
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