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I found an interesting post on the Bleacher Report, where Mike Rosenbaum writes that Red Sox prospect Garin Cecchini could be Major League trade bait at the Winter Meetings. The one interesting thing here is that Garin is the older brother of Mets Prospect Gavin Cecchini. Garin was drafted out of
In yesterday’s NY Daily News, Andy Martino writes that the Mets offered Wally Backman a chance to return next year as the Las Vegas Manager and based on sources, he accepted. With the Mets offering Terry Collins a contract extension, it became apparent that Backman would not be offered
Call me crazy, but I’d like to see Josh Satin hitting cleanup. I think he can hit and be very productive on the Major League level. Yes, he took several years to make it to the majors, but let’s also not forget that his path to the bigs was blocked by David
The Pittsburgh Pirates prospect Evan Chambers passed away in his sleep this past weekend as noted in a statement by Pirates GM Neal Huntington. The Pirates signed Chambers in the 3rd round of the 2009 June Amateur draft from Hillsborough Community College (Tampa, FL.). He played in 5 seasons
The New York Mets have non-tendered reliever Scott Atchison and shortstop Omar Quintanilla according to numerous reports. They were both arbitration eligible. Quintanilla played shortstop for most of the 2013 season hitting .222/.306/.283 on the year. Atchison pitched in 45.1 innings putting together a 3-3 record with a 4.37
As reported by the Ocala, Florida Star Banner, Ted beck writes that the Mets scouts and coaches recently conducted a private workout for standout left handed 1B, Dash Winningham, who hit .429, with 11 home runs and 36 RBI’s last season while playing for Athletic Director/Coach Tommy Bond at Trinity Catholic. Winningham,