Yankees still have a Blake Snell chance
Top free-agent pitcher Blake Snells camp and the Yankees are continuing to discuss potential scenarios they talked again Monday but so far its just talk without much progress.
Top free-agent pitcher Blake Snells camp and the Yankees are continuing to discuss potential scenarios they talked again Monday but so far its just talk without much progress.
I will not put the Yankees-Blake Snell possibility at zero.But keep in mind the situation: To sign Snell for the Yankees would cost them their second and fifth pick in the July draft and $1 million in international pool money. More dramatically, the Yankees are luxury-tax violators for the third straight time.
The Giants are in touch on Matt Chapman, and though manager Bob Melvin would love him, it isnt known how close things are.
Andrew Friedman offers no disguise. He agrees with the designation of Shohei Ohtani as his white whale and is kind enough to grimace only slightly when asked about harpooning him after a decade-plus pursuit.
With Pete Alonso entering his walk year, the Mets owe it to him to sign a slugger like J.D. Martinez or Jorge Soler, The Post's Jon Heyman writes.
The Yankee are alleged to be making low offers for bullpen pieces, perhaps due to the calendar or a supply-demand perception.
Many excellent players are still searching for a landing spot, so it stands to reason many teams remain incomplete.
About 15 teams recently watched Noah Syndergaard throw, and word is he hit the mid-90s. No word the Mets attended.
The Astros are emerging as a potential spot for star closer Josh Hader, a Houston prospect before an ill-conceived trade to Milwaukee.