Five questions about Mickey Callaway ahead of the season

Mickey Callaway is entering the second year of a three year contract as manager of the New York Mets. The former pitching coach of the Cleveland Indians is one of only 49 career pitching coaches to become a manager; their overall success preceding him has not been great. It might be unfair to consider this [...]

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Rule changes coming this year and next

Subject to ratification by the 30 MLB teams, there are going to be a bunch of rule changes instituted this year and next. Trade Deadline: The August waiver trade period will be eliminated. The July 31 Trade Deadline will be the only deadline. Players may still be placed and claimed on outright waivers after July [...]

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Thursday open thread – 3/14/19

With a few weeks of spring training to go, the Mets have slowly whittled down the roster in preparation for opening day. Injury questions will play a part, but who do you think will be the most surprising member of the opening day roster? My pick is Hector Santiago. The lefty has looked really sharp [...]

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