Steve Cohen will take Mets to ‘highest level’ for player spending: friend The potential successor to the Wilpons sounds nothing like them in one crucial area. A friend close to Mets prospective owner Steve Cohen told The Post’s Mike Puma that Cohen “will play the game at the highest level” in regards to spending on…
DetailsSteve Cohen’s Mets purchase had a bizarre Tiki Barber twist Tiki Barber had the inside scoop — sort of. The former Giants running back first mentioned during his radio show on Tuesday that the Wilpons could be selling the Mets, though he didn’t mention a potential buyer, a day before news broke that Steve Cohen…
DetailsThe Phillies Get a New Set of Wheels The indefatigable Ken “Robothal” Rosenthal reported Wednesday afternoon that Zack Wheeler had agreed with the Philadelphia Phillies on a five-year contract. Reportedly worth $118 million in guaranteed salary, Wheeler will remain in Philadelphia through the end of the 2024 season, barring a trade. In my Elegy for…
DetailsAngels To Acquire Dylan Bundy The Angels have reached a deal to acquire right-hander Dylan Bundy from the Orioles, Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic reports (via Twitter). Minor league right-hander Isaac Mattson is among the players headed back to the Orioles in the trade, which should be the first of several moves made to add…
DetailsWilpons taking steps towards selling Mets to Steve Cohen Mets fans may finally be getting their wish. Sterling Partners, the business of the Wilpon family, is in negotiations to sell 80 percent of the Mets to hedge-fund billionaire Steve Cohen, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday. The team confirmed that negotiations are ongoing and that Fred…
DetailsTampa Bay Rays no longer negotiating split-season; declined renewed Tampa stadium talks The Tampa Bay Rays will not split their home games between St. Petersburg and Montreal until at least 2028, according to a memo St. Pete Mayor Rick Kriseman sent to City Council Wednesday. “Negotiations between the City of St. Petersburg and the Tampa…
DetailsWhy MLB’s New Pitching Restrictions Are Bad for the Game The worst, most unnecessary baseball rule foisted upon managers and true fans of the game has not been implemented yet. There is still time and hope. MLB announced almost a year ago a plan that all pitchers must face a minimum of three batters per…
DetailsReport indicates Brewers plan on cutting payroll in 2020, but David Stearns says team will remain competitive The #Brewers will undoubtedly have a smaller payroll this year, which several rival executives acknowledged during GM meetings https://t.co/xmcVFvRDvj& Bob Nightengale (@BNightengale) December 3, 2019 David Stearns is articulating intention to be competitive and an intention to fill…
DetailsAngels and Anaheim reach a deal for the team to stay in city through 2050 For more than half a century, the Angels have played in a stadium surrounded by acres of parking lots. For the first time, the Angels will have the chance to turn those parking lots into an attraction of their own.…
DetailsMarlins to install artificial turf, move in fences for 2020 season The Miami Marlins will join Major League Baseball’s trend toward artificial turf by installing the surface at Marlins Park for 2020, and they’ll move in the fences for the second time in four years. CEO Derek Jeter said an artificial surface solves the challenge…
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