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Best of showcase: Dominican Republic’s Jairo Beras and Venezuela’s Franklin Barreto stand out (Yahoo! Sports)

Yahoo! Sports - MLB - New York Mets News — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 21:22:00 +0000

MLB's inaugural event gives prospects from these two fertile countries a chance to display skills in front of scouts.

New showcase for top Dominican and Venezuelan prospects brings structure and order to scouting (Yahoo! Sports)

Yahoo! Sports - MLB - New York Mets News — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 07:13:00 +0000

The inaugural event for 15- and 16-year-olds could curb age and name falsifications while protecting players from unscrupulous agents.

Mets Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)

Yahoo! Sports - MLB - New York Mets News — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 10:38:46 +0000

The Mets won't know for certain until March whether or not Johan Santana, attempting a comeback from left shoulder surgery, will be ready to go by the start of the regular season.

If he is, Santana will be the clear favorite to pitch Opening Day based on his past successes, including two Cy Young awards and four All-Star seasons.

If not, the assignment probably will fall to R.A. Dickey, the club's most consistent starting pitcher last season.

"I certainly hope that's not the case," Dickey said. "My first reaction would obviously be that I would be honored to do it. But it would be by default, because Johan is our ace."

Though Dickey was only 8-13 in 32 starts last season, he posted a 3.28 ERA in building upon his breakout 2010 campaign.

After battling a...

The Best New York Mets Tweets of 2012: A Fan’s View (Yahoo! Contributor Network)

Yahoo! Sports - MLB - New York Mets News — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 06:57:00 +0000

According to a Yahoo! Sports report, former New York Mets shortstop Jose Reyes had his dreadlocks trimmed during a nationally televised haircut Feb. 3 on the MLB Network. He left the Mets in December for a $106 million, six-year contract with the Miami Marlins.

MLB roundup: Edwin Jackson signs with Nationals (Yahoo! Sports)

Yahoo! Sports - MLB - New York Mets News — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 23:15:13 +0000

Free agent pitcher Edwin Jackson joined his eighth organization on Thursday when he agreed to a one-year deal with the Washington Nationals. Terms of Jackson's deal weren't disclosed. Jackson, 28, is 60-60 with a 4.46 ERA in 10 seasons with Tampa Bay, the Dodgers, the White...

Giants will go as far as Buster Posey carries them (Yahoo! Sports)

Yahoo! Sports - MLB - New York Mets News — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 16:36:00 +0000

San Francisco can reclaim the NL West after a torturous season in which everything went wrong.

Sandy Alderson kidding us, himself about Dominican fraud (Yahoo! Sports)

Yahoo! Sports - MLB - New York Mets News — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 10:11:46 +0000

Leo Nuñez of the Miami Marlins is actually Juan Carlos Oviedo, and a year older than we thought. Fausto Carmona of the Cleveland Indians is really Roberto Hernandez Heredia — and three years older. Who will be the next Major … Continue reading ?

MLB roundup: Fielder introduced as a Tiger (Yahoo! Sports)

Yahoo! Sports - MLB - New York Mets News — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 23:25:14 +0000

Prince Fielder never thought it could happen, but it did. The Prince appeared at a Comerica Park news conference to announce his $214 million, nine-year contract, the fourth-largest deal in baseball history. "It's awesome," Fielder said.

Mets could see record payroll drop (Yahoo! Sports)

Yahoo! Sports - MLB - New York Mets News — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 21:01:14 +0000

The New York Mets, once of baseball's free-spending, big-market teams, could wind up with the largest one-year payroll trimming in Major League Baseball history, according to an ESPN.com report. General manager Sandy Alderson told the web site that the team lost $70 million...

Braves CEO enjoys watching his competitors spend big money on free agents (Yahoo! Sports)

Yahoo! Sports - MLB - New York Mets News — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 17:59:36 +0000

Had the Washington Nationals been able to land Prince Fielder, one of the loudest cheers might have come from Atlanta. Such a signing would have put the Braves in a battle with the New York Mets for the lowest payroll … Continue reading ?