Yankees check in on top-of-the-market starters — including Mets target
NY Post
The Yankees checked on the free-agent ace pitchers — Max Fried, Corbin Burnes and Blake Snell — but it remains uncertain whether they would do Soto and an ace pitcher, too.
The Yankees also are interested in Sean Manaea, who will turn down the $21.05M qualifying offer from the Mets.
The Mets are interested in keeping both Manaea and Luis Severino, and met on both pitchers. Severino doesn’t seem too likely to accept the qualifying offer, either.
The Orioles, Red Sox and Blue Jays are all in on at least Fried. Boston is looking to upgrade its pitching and they don’t have a lefty, so Fried could make sense.
The Yankees checked in on Anthony Santander as well as Pete Alonso, but they are believed to be strictly backup plans in case Soto bolts.
Santander has interest from eight teams following his big season.
Matt Rempe continues to gradually fight his way back to the Rangers’ lineup.
Edwin Diaz explained his decision to leave the Mets for the Dodgers. The closer headed west for a three-year, $69 million contract with the two-time defending World Series Champions over the same terms and $3 million fewer with the Mets — who reportedly “had some wiggle room” on their initial offer.But it wasn’t just about the money, the 31-year-old said in his first Los Angeles press conference on Friday.
LAS VEGAS — Rivalries usually don’t form in just the regular season — heated playoff matchups are typically needed for that.
This weekend might be a trial run for Fernando Mendoza.
Chris Kreider was back on a sheet of ice in New York on Thursday morning but in no mood to reminisce.
David Stearns has made bold moves before and been willing to let go of top players.
Brady Cook will get his first career start Sunday after all.
The Jets’ quarterback situation in Thursday’s practice appeared to be exactly what it was Wednesday, which was rookie Brady Cook taking the majority of the first-team reps.
Just when it was going so well for the Islanders, they lost another key player to injury.
Pete Alonso gave Mets fans a tearjerker on Thursday.
Just as the Knicks got one key piece of their rotation back, they’ll need to operate without another for at least the immediate future.
Joe Burrow doesn’t appear to be having very much fun right now.
CHICAGO — Less than a year after suffering a season-ending injury, Adam Edstrom has another injury just 30 games into a new campaign.