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• An updated look at the free agent market

Reggie Hildred-Imagn Images The market is thinning, but there are still plenty of names out there The free agent market has been highly active as of late, between MLB Winter Meetings and a fairly active weekend leading up to it. With so many names off the board, let’s take a position by position look at the top names (anybody with positive WAR) remaining. Each player’s 2025 seasonal age an...2024
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• Montas to the Mets
ESPN reports that the Mets reached an agreement with free agent pitcher Frankie Montas. He will earn $34 million over two seasons: With the free agency of the three pitchers, first baseman Pete Alonso, designated hitter J.D. Martinez, outfielder Harrison Bader and the ending of payments on Justin Verlander‘s and Max Scherzer‘s salaries, the Mets […]...2024
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• Ranking this off-season’s free agents

Photo by Mary DeCicco/MLB Photos via Getty Images Will the Royals spend on any? The World Series begins tomorrow, and immediately after they crown a champion, eligible players become free agents. The Royals were one of the most active teams last off-season, and GM J.J. Picollo has said he expects the same kind of financial flexibility from ownership this season. Which free agents could th...2024
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• Expecting the Mets to win is a surefire way for the Mets to lose

Photo by Harry How/Getty Images Not expecting the Mets to win is the cardinal rule for fans. I broke it. This is a guest piece from Scott Rogowsky. Rogowsky is a comedian and the host of HQ Trivia, a mobile game show. He’s a lifelong fan of the New York Mets. You can follow him on X at @ScottRogowsky The Mets lost, and it’s my fault. They didn’t lose Game 6 of the National League Champion...2024
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• MLB Division Series Day 2 game thread

Photo by Frank Jansky/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Can teams even the series? Today is a National League-only slate in the MLB Postseason. The New York Mets and Los Angeles Dodgers both won Game 1 of their series yesterday, so can the Philadelphia Phillies and San Diego Padres even the series? NLDS Game #1: New York Mets vs. Philadelphia Phillies (Citizens Bank Park; Philadelphia, PA) ...2024
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• Atlanta Braves clinch Wild Card spot with 3-0 win over Mets

Photo by Matthew Grimes Jr./Atlanta Braves/Getty Images It wasn’t easy and they certainly took the scenic route but the Braves eventually got the job done! As usual for the Atlanta Braves in 2024, they did it the wacky, wild, and hard way. Just moments after losing the craziest game of the season to the New York Mets, there will now be two champagne celebrations in the Truist Park locker r...2024
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• Travis d’Arnaud starts at catcher for Game 1 of Braves-Mets doubleheader

Brett Davis-Imagn Images So basically, they’re going with their usual lineup for the biggest game of the season. We’ve got lineups for the first of what will surely be a doubleheader that both sets of Atlanta Braves and New York Mets fans won’t forget for a long time, yet. As you would imagine for the Braves, they haven’t made any serious changes heading into this final day of the season ...2024
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• Turang, Hoskins lead way in Brewers’ 8-4 win over Mets

Benny Sieu-Imagn Images Hoskins’ early grand slam gives Brewers lead they never relinquish Though the Brewers are assured of their position in the postseason, they can still play a role in who they’ll end up facing in the wild card round. Their opponent in the regular season’s last series, the New York Mets, are one of three teams that Milwaukee could possibly play next week, making this a...2024
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• Analyzing the Brewers’ potential wild card opponents

Allan Henry-Imagn Images With the Brewers currently sitting as the third seed in the NL, they’d take on the last wild card team in the field Coming off a big series win over the Diamondbacks and a series-opening win over the Phillies, the Brewers’ magic number now sits at two, meaning any combination of two Brewers wins and Cubs losses would clinch the NL Central division. After they surpa...2024
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• Mets' Bader exits after crashing into outfield wall

Mets center fielder Harrison Bader left their game Tuesday night at Washington, an inning after he crashed into the wall and went down awkwardly trying to make a catch....2024
• Waiver Wire Bats for Hire - May 23, 2024
The Waiver Wire in late May can feel a bit picked over, but bargain finds are there for teams in need. If you have injury woes, take a look at one of these 5 bargain bats... Matt Chapman 3B SFG Chapman comes alive! Just as folks began to wonder if the ex-MVP type 3B had become a glove-only 30-something guy, he breaks through with a powerful week. Chapman has been 16-for-43 (.372) with eight extra-...2024
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• Ragans again sharp, but Royals lose 2-1 on some questionable umpiring

Photo by Adam Hunger/Getty Images Salvy exits the game with an injury. The Royals managed just three hits in a pitcher’s duel, but it was some questionable ball/strike calls that led to four Chris Stratton walks in a 2-1 loss to the Mets Sunday afternoon. After a pre-game ceremony honoring Mets great Dwight Gooden, starter José Buttó pitched like Doc, mowing down Royals hitters over six sh...2024
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• Mets series preview: Party like it’s 2015!

Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images Time flies! It has been nine years since the Royals marched into Citi Field and won Game 5 of the 2015 World Series, securing the second title in club history. Salvador Perez is the only player from that series still on one of these teams, and only three other players from that series are even on a big league roster in 2024 (Michael Conforto, Jacob deGrom,...2024
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• Fresh off sweep of Snakes, Braves will host Mets for four in Atlanta

Photo by Rich Schultz/Getty Images Come leave your guesses for who starts for the Braves on Wednesday here... In a rare assortment of alternate universes, the Mets didn’t evaporate from NL East relevance due to a disastrous 2023. In those universes, the upcoming four-game series between the Mets and the Braves in Atlanta is probably very exciting. In this universe, well, it’s pretty much j...2024
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"January 4: The Mets are signing Harrison Bader, reports Andy Martino of SNY."

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"The Yankees have placed center fielder Harrison Bader on waivers, reports Erik Boland of Newsday (Twitter link)."

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"The Cardinals and outfielder Harrison Bader have agreed to a two-year, $10."

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"Paul Goldschmidt, Tommy Edman, Nolan Arenado, Harrison Bader and Tyler O'Neill were the five Cardinals honored with Gold Glove awards Sunday night."

2020
"Harrison Bader has claimed the Cardinals centerfield job, per Derrick Goold, Benjamin Hochman, Rick Hummel and Ben Frederickson of the St."

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"Harrison Bader, OF, Cardinals To become a true standout player, Bader will have to overcome his issues against right-handed pitching."

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"But there still could be room for one other outfielder, and it's a position battle that's likely to come down to Harrison Bader and Tyler O'Neill."

2017
"After being called up just 12 hours prior, Cardinals prospect Harrison Bader made quite the impact, recording his first Major League hit in the ninth inning and scoring the game-winning run in a 3-2 victory over the Rockies at Busch Stadium."

2016
"Double-A outfielder Harrison Bader had his 17-game hitting streak snapped on Tuesday, but the organization's 10th-ranked prospect, per MLBPipeline."

2015
"Less than a week after being named to the 2015 College World Series All-Tournament team, Harrison Bader is transitioning well to the pro game."

• An updated look at the free agent market
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• Montas to the Mets
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• Ranking this off-season’s free agents
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• Expecting the Mets to win is a surefire way for the Mets to lose
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• Travis d’Arnaud starts at catcher for Game 1 of Braves-Mets doubleheader
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• Braves NL Wild Card Report: September 28

Photo by Chris Coduto/Getty Images The Braves came away with a big day on Friday, setting themselves in prime position for the playoffs The Atlanta Braves couldn’t have asked for a better day on Friday, getting a huge win over the Royals while taking a huge leap in the standings thanks to losses from the Mets and Diamondbacks. The Braves hold the tiebreaker over both squads, putting them i...2024
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• Analyzing the Brewers’ potential wild card opponents
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• Waiver claims still give Royals an opportunity to improve roster

Photo by Tim Heitman/Getty Images Wait, didn’t we pass the trade deadline? The trade deadline has passed, but that doesn’t mean the Royals can’t add to the roster in a playoff push. Teams used to engineer “waiver trades” after the trade deadline, where a player could still be traded if he cleared waivers, meaning every team passed on a chance to claim him. That practice was ended a few yea...2024
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• Tuesday Rockpile: Tanner Gordon makes promising MLB debut for the Colorado Rockies

Photo by Dustin Bradford/Getty Images Colorado Rockies News and Notes for Tuesday, July 9, 2024 The Colorado Rockies have said this is a season when they will let the kids play, and on Sunday, they began to make good on that promise by calling up righty Tanner Gordon. Clearly, a debut does not a career make, but it’s worth taking a moment to consider his first game, what we’ve learned, an...2024
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• Washington Nationals news & notes: DJ Herz makes MLB debut in Nats’ 6-3 loss to Mets + Trevor Williams to IL...

Notes and quotes from a news-filled day in D.C. DJ IN D.C.: This past Friday, the Nationals’ Player Development account on X/Twitter hyped up lefty DJ Herz, the 23-year-old 2019 8th Round pick by Chicago (NL) acquired in last summer’s deal which sent Jeimer Candelario to the Cubs at the trade deadline, noting that in his last three outings at Triple-A Rochester, Herz had a 3-0 record, a 1.76 ERA...2024
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• Atlanta Braves clinch Wild Card spot with 3-0 win over Mets
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• Braves NL Wild Card Report: September 28

Photo by Kevin D. Liles/Atlanta Braves/Getty Images More good results on Saturday have the Braves on the precipice of completing a feverish comeback to slip into the playoffs It was a tightly contested Saturday night of games, but the Atlanta Braves did their part and took care of business thanks to a walk off from Travis d’Arnaud. That was enough to make the day a win for the Braves, but ...2024
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• Braves’ winning streak snapped on walk-off blast

Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images Atlanta’s four-game winning streak is over after a 4-3 loss Sunday. The Atlanta Braves took a 3-2 lead into the ninth inning, but were unable to hold it in a 4-3 walk-off loss to the New York Mets. The Braves offense threatened early in the first inning against Severino. Austin Riley singled with two outs and then moved to second when Matt Olson was hit ...2024
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• Fresh off sweep of Snakes, Braves will host Mets for four in Atlanta
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• 2024 Season Preview: New York Mets

Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images Things can’t get worse after a disastrous 2023 season... right? Everything went wrong for the Mets in 2023. Really, it’s been a downward spiral since the club lost a 10.5 game divisional lead to the Braves in the summer months of 2022 and then quickly bowed out in the Wild Card round against the Padres. A real shame. Objectively speaking, there was no reason ...2024
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• Atlanta Braves clinch Wild Card spot with 3-0 win over Mets
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• Braves bullpen picks an awful time to collapse in 8-7 loss to Mets

Photo by Matthew Grimes Jr./Atlanta Braves/Getty Images Spencer Schwellenbach dominated the Mets again but his relievers let him down in a major way. Despite Spencer Schwellenbach delivering another great performance for the Atlanta Braves against the New York Mets, Atlanta’s bullpen picked the worst possible time during this regular season to deliver one of their worst performances of the...2024
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• Travis d’Arnaud starts at catcher for Game 1 of Braves-Mets doubleheader
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• Tuesday Rockpile: Tanner Gordon makes promising MLB debut for the Colorado Rockies
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• Washington Nationals news & notes: DJ Herz makes MLB debut in Nats’ 6-3 loss to Mets + Trevor Williams to IL...
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• 2024 Sunburst Awards: New York Mets games 33-35

Photo by Julio Aguilar/Getty Images Rays advance to 17-18 after three games series in Tropicana Field. “Sunburst Awards” is a series-by-series evaluation of player performance, where four different awards are given out after each series: Offensive player of the series, defensive player of the series, pitcher of the series, and highlight play of the series. This edition will be covering the...2024
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• Braves struggle in 16-4 loss to Mets

Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images The Braves fell behind early and went away quietly in a blowout loss Thursday to the Mets The Atlanta Braves fell behind quickly Thursday and things never really got much better in a 16-4 loss to the New York Mets. After a 40 minute delay due to rain, the game finally got underway around 1 p.m. ET. Allan Winans retired Brandon Nimmo to start his afternoo...2024
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• Bader sends Cards to walk-off rally in debut
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• Cardinals, Harrison Bader Avoid Arbitration With Two-Year Extension
The Cardinals and outfielder Harrison Bader have agreed to a two-year, $10.4MM contract extension, The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal reports (all Twitter links). The deal will cover Bader’s final two years of salary arbitration eligibility, and he’ll now receive a $1MM signing bonus up front, and $4.7MM salaries in both 2022 and 2023. Up to $2.25MM…...2022
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• Massive Anthony Rizzo HR, bat flip save Yankees from Josh Donaldson embarrassment
The Bronx is rocking. The New York Yankees have a 4-1 lead thanks to a solo home run from Harrison Bader, a sac fly from Jose Trevino, and two-run homer off the bat of Anthony Rizzo. Neither blast was a cheapie, either. Bader’s was a rocket line drive that cleared the left field wall and […] Massive Anthony Rizzo HR, bat flip save Yankees from Josh Donaldson embarrassment - Yanks Go Ya...2022
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• Brian Cashman’s Harrison Bader-Jordan Montgomery trade proving Yankees fans wrong
Hey, make no mistake about it: we love being wrong when it comes to the New York Yankees. Why is that? Because usually when we’re wrong, it means something is going right. That’s the pessimistic life of a Yankees fan nowadays. But don’t just assume there’s inherent pleasure in taking aim at the team’s decision making only […] Brian Cashman’s Harr...2022
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• Yankees, Cardinals Swap Jordan Montgomery For Harrison Bader
The Cardinals are acquiring lefty Jordan Montgomery from the Yankees, tweet Ken Rosenthal and Lindsey Adler of The Athletic. Montgomery will be traded for Harrison Bader, reports Jack Curry of the YES Network. The trade, which has been officially announced by both teams, also includes a player to be named later or cash considerations going…...2022
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• Yankees Place Harrison Bader On Waivers
The Yankees have placed center fielder Harrison Bader on waivers, reports Erik Boland of Newsday (Twitter link). As is the case with the Angels’ series of waiver placements, New York’s hope is that another team will claim the remaining salary on a player who was headed to free agency in a couple months. It’s almost certainly…...2023
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• Yankees Planning To Activate Harrison Bader On Tuesday
Harrison Bader finally looks ready to make his Yankees debut, as manager Aaron Boone told reporters (including Kristie Ackert of the New York Daily News) that Bader will “likely” be activated from the 60-day injured list prior to Tuesday’s game against the Pirates. Bader played the sixth game of a minor league rehab assignment today…...2022
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• Beat the Shift Podcast – Elias Sports Bureau w/ Matt Martingale
The Elias Sports Bureau episode of the Beat the Shift Podcast – a baseball podcast for fantasy baseball players. Guest: Matt Martingale LABR League Update Recent trade – Ariel gets Josh Bell & Tommy Pham for Harrison Bader and Ryan O’Hearn from Matt Elias Sports Bureau What does Elias do? Elias and fantasy sports ATC […] Source...2024
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• Sixteen Cardles
(The Cards win, the Cards win)1 x 8 = 16. 16 is also the number of runs the Braves will score to eliminate the Cards in the playoffs. I kid. Kinda. No need to keep looking for Mr. Nootbaar. The Caards haas-beens haas been aamaazing, even Harrison Bader (1-for-4 and his 15th homer), perhaps the worst hitter in the major leagues. Haarsh? P to the erhaaps. But look at Harrison Bader's Statcast. If yo...2021
• Harrison Bader Buysberg
(NOTE: THIS POST WAS RELEASED EARLY THIS WEEK ON OUR PATREON. IT’S $10/MONTH OR $13/MONTH WITH AN EXTRA WEEKLY PODCAST.) First, allow me to share a story, uh, shared by frequent commenter, Travis Hafner. The Pronk One: So, do we think Harrison Bader is into Pikachu or Mankey? Polyps? More like Poliwag or Poliwhirl! "Do you mind if I call you Jigglypuff?" That's Harrison Bader talking to Yadier...2021
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• Braves NL Wild Card Report: September 28
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• Rain can’t stop Charlie Morton or the home run ball as Braves top Mets 4-2

Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images Charlie Morton looked great and the top of the Braves lineup finally hit the ball out of the ballpark for a series opening win. Well they say the best things come to those who wait and that proved to be true this evening, unless you’re a Mets fan of course. After a 55-minute rain delay before first pitch, baseball was eventually played and worth the wait. ...2024
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• Sizing up the NL East heading into 2024

Photo by Kevin D. Liles/Atlanta Braves/Getty Images The Braves have won six straight NL East titles and still look like the cream of the division’s crop The Atlanta Braves have done most of their heavy lifting this offseason, but there are still some key players available and moves left to be made around Major League Baseball as the calendar plunges into January. The Braves themselves have...2024
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• 2023 Cubs player profiles: Jeimer Candelario

Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images The switch-hitting third baseman is a possible keeper as a bridge between Patrick Wisdom and Matt Shaw. He’s at just the right age where a couple of years at a small raise might be appealing. His bat and glove have good value. A former Cub farmhand, 6’1”, 221 lb. Jeimer (pronounced Jay’mer) Candelario is a first/third sacker the Cubs got from the Washin...2023
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