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Standing 6-foot-7 and weighing 265 pounds, 22-year-old Kingsport first baseman Zach Mathieu is a towering sight behind the plate. Reigning from the chilly Northeastern town of Derry, New Hampshire, Mathieu was a multi-sport athlete that actually had his eye on the ice until the age of 14. “My first love actually

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So you might have heard by now that the Mets will be sending scouts to Erisbel Arruebarruena’s showcase this weekend, as the Cuban shortshop looks to defect to the MLB. A noted defensive wizard, Arruebarruena is 23, and started at shortshop for Cuba in the World Baseball Classic last year. Baseball

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With the exciting news that the Mets have signed Curtis Granderson this morning, the picture of the Mets outfield became a little less blurry for the next few years. Although the acquisition earlier, Chris B. Young, is only a one-year deal — Granderson will be playing in Flushing for

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A little update on the situation… Juan Lagares knee issue is relatively minor, one person briefed on the matter was told. #mets — Adam Rubin (@AdamRubinESPN) December 6, 2013   Original Post Well, Juan Lagares tweeted out that he is headed to NYC to get his knee checked out.

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Joel Sherman of the NY Post reports that the Mets have signed Curtis Granderson to a four-year $60 million contract. This is a very happy day for Mets fans, because finally the organization has made a splash by bringing an impact player to Citi Field.  With the addition of Chris Young

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Since we’ve already covered the 10 best and worst offenses since 1980, and the 10 best pitching staffs since 1980, it’s only fitting that we take a look at the 10 worst pitching staffs since 1980.  While the mid-to-late 80s and into the early 90s were the renaissance of

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Here are the updated stats of the prospects in the various Winter Baseball Leagues. *all stats active as of 12/4/2013 Dominican Winter League Juan Lagares – OF 2013 Winter League – 28 games; (39 for 114), .342/.379/.412, 17 R, 5 Doubles, 1 HR, 16 RBI, 5 SB     Cesar Puello – OF 2013

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The Mets report that they along with SNY and New York Cares will host their 7th annual ‘Warm Up” Holiday Coat Drive on Wednesday December 18th at Citi Field from 9am – 5pm. Additional information from the Mets website about the Coast Drive: Fans donating one or more coats will receive a

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Yesterday, as reported by Steve Adams on MLBTR, the Athletics acquired Craig Gentry and Josh Lindblom from the Texas Rangers in exchange for Michael Choice and Chris Bostick. Gentry is one of the top defensive outfielders in the MLB, but struggles offensively against right-handed pitching. As Steve Adams notes,

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As noted yesterday by the NY Daily News, Andy Martino shares that the Mets will be present at the upcoming showcase for 23 year old Cuban defector Erisbel Arrubarruena who plays shortstop and we all know that at this point the Mets could use a good shortstop to man

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