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Jan 14, 2020

Major League Baseball, Offseason, Opinions & Predictions

Major League Baseball has witnessed an epic spending spree among its contending teams this offseason. Simultaneously, a lot of noteworthy players were non-tendered, who remain on the open market in addition to ...

Diamondbacks Sign Infielder Wilmer Flores to One-Year Deal

Joe Orsatti

Jan 17, 2019

Arizona Diamondbacks, Headlines, Offseason

On Wednesday, it was announced that infielder Wilmer Flores will join the Arizona Diamondbacks on a one-year deal that will pay him $3.75 million for the 2019 season with a $6 million club option that contains ...

Wilmer Flores Should Not Sit for Jose Reyes

Thomas Henderson

Jul 7, 2016

Headlines, New York Mets

As every baseball fan surely knows by now, Jose Reyes is back in Queens. The new (old) New York Met made his debut (redebut) on July 5, leading off and going 0-4 with a strikeout in a 5-2 loss to the Miami Marl...

What to do with Wilmer Flores?

Paul Mammino

Dec 19, 2015

Features, Major League Baseball, National League, National League East, New York Mets, Opinions & Predictions

This offseason has been a relatively quiet one for the New York Mets. While many other teams are making big splashes, the Mets have made minor moves re-signing Jerry Blevins and Bartolo Colon, signing Asdrubal ...

Mets Infield Complete

Glenn Brewer

Dec 10, 2015

New York Mets, Offseason

A day after losing Ben Zobrist to the Chicago Cubs, the Mets have rebounded with two infield acquisitions in Asdrubal Cabrera and Neil Walker. Though this appears to be plan B, it certainly has strengthened the...

Mets Offseason Target: Alexei Ramirez

Glenn Brewer

Nov 8, 2015

New York Mets, Offseason

Last winter, in the offseason of 2014, the New York Mets pressing need was a shortstop. In 2015, the same need exists. This season, the Mets platooned Ruben Tejada and Wilmer Flores at shortstop. Both players h...

Are The Mets’ Best Middle-Infield Options Internal?

Michael Mayer

Nov 6, 2015

Headlines, Major League Baseball, New York Mets, Offseason

The inevitable loss of Daniel Murphy plus the uncertainty of whether some combination of Wilmer Flores, Ruben Tejada, and Dilson Herrera can get the job done puts the New York Mets in the market for middle infi...

RECAP: Mets Make Statement, Take 2-1 Lead Over Dodgers

Gabriel Bogart

Oct 12, 2015

Breaking News, Headlines, Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Mets, Postseason

Game 3 of the National League Division Series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the New York Mets hadn't even started before the atmosphere became confrontational. In the pregame player and coaching staff ann...

The Trade That Never Happened; Was It Destiny for the Amazins?

Eric Morrissey

Sep 30, 2015

Features, Headlines, Major League Baseball, National League, New York Mets

On the night of July 29, two days before the MLB trade deadline, it was calm at Citi Field. The New York Mets were hosting the San Diego Padres. As rumors swirled around the stadium, it appeared the Mets had fi...

The Mets’ Best Move at The Deadline Was Keeping Wilmer Flores

Adam Hurowitz

Aug 1, 2015

Features, National League, National League East, New York Mets, Opinions & Predictions

Oh, how the times have changed! For the New York Mets' Wilmer Flores, his professional and personal lives have been on a roller coaster ride these last couple of days. We've seen him go from a piece in the C...

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