Pitcher Notes: Hamels, Phils, Wheeler, Twins, Bundy, Lindblom The latest pitcher-relates news from around baseball… Left-hander Cole Hamels said earlier this offseason he’d be open to a return to Philadelphia, where he thrived at the beginning of his career. Hamels wound up accepting the division-rival Braves’ one-year, $18MM offer on Wednesday, but the Phillies were…
DetailsMets’ J.D. Davis was oblivious to Astros’ alleged sign-stealing J.D. Davis hasn’t heard from MLB in their investigation into the Astros’ alleged illegal sign stealing tactics, and said he isn’t expecting an inquisition. The Mets acquired Davis from the Astros before last season. Davis played sparingly with Houston’s major league club in 2017, when the…
DetailsMets’ likely savior Steve Cohen is a controversial free spender who ‘f—ing hates to lose’ The potential new owner of the Mets may have faults — but spending money is not one of them. Billionaire hedge-fund manager Steve Cohen — in talks to buy 80 percent of the Mets — is a huge modern art…
DetailsKBO’s Doosan Bears Post Kim Jae-Hwan The Doosan Bears of the Korea Baseball Organization have posted outfielder Kim Jae-Hwan, Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic reports. As the agreement between MLB and the KBO dictates, Kim will have a 30-day window to negotiate with all 30 MLB clubs once he’s officially posted. Should he sign with…
DetailsPhillies, Wheeler agree to 5-year deal (source) I’m not a fan of the Phillies decision making.A source told MLB.com on Wednesday that the Phillies and Wheeler have agreed to a five-year, $118 million contract. Source: https://www.baseballthinkfactory.org/newsstand/discussion/phillies_wheeler_agree_to_5_year_deal_source
DetailsGiants To Hire Brian Bannister The Giants are set to hire Red Sox vice president of pitching development away to join their own front office, reports Jon Morosi of MLB.com (via Twitter). Bannister’s title with his new organization will be director of pitching, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area tweets. As Peter Abraham of…
DetailsSteve Cohen’s Mets deal: How SNY, Van Wagenen are affected The Mets are in the process of being sold by the Wilpons to hedge-fund billionaire Steve Cohen. Beyond the seismic significance of that development, there are a number of smaller but pivotal questions. Here are a few — plus the answers: Q: So what’s going…
DetailsYankees Meet With Gerrit Cole, Stephen Strasburg Dec. 4: Cole assured the Yankees at their meeting that he has “no west coast bias” at an in-person meeting that lasted for more than four hours, per MLB Network’s Jon Heyman (Twitter link). MLB.com’s Mark Feinsand tweets that the meeting with Strasburg went well, also. Specific dollars…
DetailsYankees have serious shot at Gerrit Cole in major reversal When Yankee officials arrive in San Diego for next week’s winter meetings, they will be viewed in a different light regarding free-agent right-hander Gerrit Cole than they were two weeks ago. That’s when highly respected industry sources said they would be “shocked’’ if the 29-year-old…
DetailsSteve Cohen is Mets’ godsend that ‘should bother the Yankees’ If this really is Christmas for Mets fans — and, heck, it is close enough to the holidays for them to dream with the greatest aspirations — then there is going to be a second team that spends like the Yankees in town. Steve Cohen,…
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