HARBOR ST. LUCIE — Freddy Peralta threw a bullpen session to his primary catcher for the first time this spring on Monday, under the supervision of the team’s new pitching coach. There is a lot of newness with the Mets, with the right-handed top player being an important part. But now comes the other side, […]
Freddy Peralta is eager to join the Mets and meet the high expectations and pressure that comes with pitching in New York. Whether he’ll call it home after this year, however, remains to be seen. Peralta, the new anchor of the Mets rotation after being acquired in a trade with the Brewers last week, arrives […]
Hopefully David Stearns and his wife had an early anniversary dinner Wednesday night. Brewers president Matt Arnold claimed the two friends completed their blockbuster Freddy Peralta transaction on the day of the Mets’ president of baseball operations’ wedding anniversary to his wife, Whitney Ann Lee. “He knows the players well. He and I have worked […]
Brewers right-handed Freddy Peralta is not a lock to trade, but there are plenty of other clubs interested. He has already been associated with the Astros, Giants, Mets, Orioles, Red Sox, Yankees, Dodgers and Braves this season. Today, Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic writes that the Padres have since checked in with the Brewers Katie […]
The Yankees were known to be one of the teams talking to the Marlins about a potential situation Edward Cabrera trade, but with Cabrera now in a Cubs uniform, Joel Sherman of the New York Post reports that the Bronx Bombers are looking elsewhere for rotation help. Jon Heyman of the NY Post reiterates that […]
Although the Brewers have continually downplayed the possibility of actually trading him, an ace right-hander Freddy Peralta continues to attract a lot of interest. Including Ken Rosenthal and Will Sammon of The Athletic the Dodgers and Braves in a list of teams to inquire with the Brewers, joining a group of previously reported clubs including […]
9:55 PM: The giants are “also believed [to be] interested” in Cabrera, Jon Heyman of the New York Post writes. San Francisco has already signed Tyler Mahle And Adriaan Huiser participate Logan Webb, Robbie Ray And Landen Roupp in the rotation, but a more controllable pitcher like Cabrera would be helpful since Ray and Mahle […]
As you sort through the Thanksgiving leftovers, here are a few things to keep an eye on on Friday… 1. Financial constraints in Milwaukee Will Sammon, Ken Rosenthal and Katie Woo of The Athletic dropped a report yesterday on Milwaukee’s payroll concerns heading into next season. The trio wondered if financial challenges could lead to… […]
Paul Skenes has won his first career Cy Young award. The Pirates righty is named the National League’s top pitcher, a year after winning Rookie of the Year and finishing third in the Cy Young voting. He defeated Christopher Sanchez And Yoshinobu Yamamoto for the honor. The vote was unanimous, as he received all 30 […]
I am the Cal Ripken Jr. from Fantasy Baseball Blurbing. I can make a complete post of nonsense from a short planning day. But three games? What are you doing, MLB? Have you forgotten to plan games? Are you stupid? I am reminded of the 30 for 30 about the couple that used to be […]