According to ESPN OTL, Brewers left fielder Ryan Braun tested positive for a performance enhancing drug in October. Braun, 28, won the National League MVP award about a month after being told he had tested positive. According to that same report, Braun immediately asked to be tested again, but he did not test positive the …
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Jon Heyman first reported today that the Mets are talking to “3 or 4″ teams about the possibility of acquiring Jonathon Niese.Heyman said they were looking for prospects or possibly a catcher or pitcher. However, Mike Puma of the New York Post reported that the Mets will “probably” need a major league-ready pitcher in return …
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The Mets made a flurry of moves tonight, including trading Angel Pagan to the Giants for Andres Torres and Ramon Martinez, signing Jon Rauch to be the setup man, and Frank Francisco to close. Let’s knock down my reactions one deal at a time. JON RAUCH SIGNING: The Mets signed Rauch with a cheap, one-year, …
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There have been some big shakeups and possibly even more to come with the Mets regarding their bullpen. Here are the happennings so far: The Mets have signed Jon Rauch to a one-year, $3.5 million deal, pending a physical. Rauch, who by the way is 6’10″, went 5-4 last season with the Blue Jays, saving …
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Here is some positive Mets news from today. According to Jon Heyman of SI, the Mets will not be trading third baseman David Wright this winter. He also said that they got some “bad” offers from other teams. David is under contract with the Mets until 2013, with the 2013 option automatically declined if he …
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After months of torture and suspense, we are at that moment Mets fans. The moment we have all been dreading… 9:40: Isn’t it great to have an organization that cares? OPINION: I have to say, this is rough. I told myself that this was going to happen. However, as a Met fan, you never give …
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Joe Janish brought up a very interesting topic in a piece he wrote in Mets Today the other day, in which he brought up a bunch of questions about rebuilding. It got me thinking of how the Mets are going to rebuild, when, with what, etc… so I decided to do a little research… First, …
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Wow today has been one of the biggest days of the offseason so far. Here’s a rundown of the action so far today: According to Jayson stark of ESPN.com, the Marlins have agreed to terms with top closer Heath Bell on a three-year deal pending a physical. The Padres attempted to trade Bell at the …
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