Bob Feller, at 92 the longest-tenured Hall of Famer (elected in 1962) has reportedly been moved from a hospital to hospice care. May his final days be peaceful.
Adam Rubin reports the Mets are having "fruitful" discussions with D.J. Carrasco. Carrasco, a right-hander, had a 3-2 record and a 3.68 ERA in 63 appearances last season for Pittsburgh and Arizona.
They made money, and yet claim they're in the poorhouse? Something is really off here, and I'm wondering if the anticipation of such a lawsuit is the reason the Mets won't spend any more dough.
Not quite. Joelsherman1: #Mets r in on group of RH-hitting C such as Paulino, Laird, Olivo, Martin, Navarro. Still internal debate to gain consensus (cont) [via Twitter]
Also, looks like the Nationals, after radically overspending for Jayson Werth, are going to over-bid everybody for Cliff Lee. I think Werth was a mistake, but it's nice to see the Nats acting like the big-market team they are for the first time.
metirish wrote: Rosenthal reports that Iwakuma to the A's looks dead as he is supposed to be in the Bay area tomorrow for his physical but he's still in Japan. A's would get back their $19 million posting fee. No one wants to play there. Move them to Sacramento, please.
Vic Sage wrote: Valadius wrote: Francesa is going to be insufferable. GOING to be? As opposed to when? Fair point. He's going to be at a ludicrous level of insufferability today.