Mets Have Interest In Robinson Chirinos The Mets have reached out to veteran catcher Robinson Chirinos in the early stages of the offseason, Ken Davidoff of the New York Post reports. They’ve also been in contact with well-traveled backup catcher Drew Butera. New York already has one well-paid catcher on the roster in Wilson Ramos, who…
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Effectively Wild Episode 1459: The History of Sign-Stealing Ben Lindbergh and Sam Miller talk to Paul Dickson, author of The Hidden Language of Baseball: How Signs and Sign-Stealing Have Influenced the Course of Our National Pastime, about, well, what the book’s subtitle says, including the origins of sign-sending, the earliest allegations of sign-stealing, historical precedents…
DetailsMets showing interest in catcher Robinson Chirinos The Mets, clearly motivated to improve their catching corps, have expressed interest in free agent Robinson Chirinos, according to an industry source. Chirinos, who will turn 36 next June, enjoyed a strong 2019 season with the Astros, starting 106 games behind the plate and posting a .238/.347/.443 slash…
DetailsGreg Bird’s future with Yankees is at its crossroads By 8 p.m. Wednesday, the Yankees have to make a decision that will impact Greg Bird’s future with the organization. That’s the deadline for teams to tender contracts to players on the 40-man roster who aren’t signed for the 2020 season. If a player isn’t offered…
DetailsBraves Re-Sign Chris Martin The Braves announced Tuesday that they’ve re-signed right-hander Chris Martin to a two-year contract. The deal is worth a guaranteed $14MM and will pay Martin $7MM per season, per the team. Martin is represented by SSG Baseball. It’s the second notable relief pickup of the past week for the Braves, who…
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Rawlings, the New Official Glove of MLB? For as long as WPW has been around (2012), Wilson has been the “Official Glove of MLB.” Aside from some marketing advantages that you may or may not even notice, this distinction gave Wilson exclusive rights to put MLB and team logos on their gloves. Its a cool…
DetailsYoenis Cespedes plans to play for Mets in 2020 It qualified as only a little less surprising than video footage of Bigfoot, the Loch Ness Monster or the Mets’ Bombshell Candidate: Yoenis Cespedes taking batting practice?! Out of nowhere Tuesday, beloved former Met Endy Chavez, now a coach in the team’s minor league system, released…
DetailsRob Manfred Discusses Astros Investigation Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred addressed the ongoing investigation of the Astros organization at this week’s owner’s meetings, ESPN’s Jeff Passan writes. The league began looking into the Astros on the heels of a report from The Athletic wherein four former employees, including right-hander Mike Fiers, detailed a practice…
DetailsSept 4: One up on “Moonlight” SEPTEMBER 4, 1933 | DETROIT, MICHIGAN • Twenty-one year old Merritt Lovett came to bat for the Chicago White Sox on this date in 1933. He did not reach base. It would be “Mem” Lovett’s only major league at bat. Lovett was at least one up on Archibald “Moonlight”…
DetailsProspects added to 40-man MLB rosters MiLB.com is keeping a running list of the Rule 5 Draft-eligible prospects added to Major League 40-man rosters ahead of the protection deadline at 8 p.m. ET Wednesday. Source: https://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20191119&content_id=311925612&fext=.jsp&vkey=news_milb&sid=milb
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