According to two team insiders, the Mets are looking for a veteran lefthanded bat for the bench, and the team is shopping in the aisle that includes Rick Ankiel, Kosuke Fukudome, Raul Ibanez and Johnny Damon.
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January 27, 2012
From Kevin Kernan:The Yankees have interest in lefty hitting Raul Ibanez, according to sources. Ibanez’s average dropped to .245 last season with the Phillies, but he hit 20 home runs and drove in 84 runs. Ibanez, who will turn 40 in June, has drawn interest from a number of clubs.
Ibanez recently had a productive workout with hitting guru Rudy Jaramillo and believes he has...
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January 27, 2012
Last week I talked about how I am not a fan of the New York Yankees signing Johnny Damon to fill their DH vacancy. Nothing has changed with my feelings on that issue, but new possibilities have emerged since then. Raul Ibanez is among them as he and the New York Yankees apparently have mutual interest. Do I like the idea of Raul Ibanez in the Bronx any more than Johnny Damon...
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January 27, 2012
The New York Yankees have expressed interest in free agent outfielder Raul Ibanez, according to multiple sources.
Ibanez hit .245/.289/.419 with 20 home runs and 84 runs batted in last year for the Philadelphia Phillies. It was the final season of a three-year, $31.5 million contract Ibanez had signed prior to the 2009 season.
At 39 years old, Ibanez doesn’t provide much value...
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January 31, 2012
Shale Briskin, a Featured Columnist for bleacherreport.com, wrote an article on the Mets, and stated five reasons why Johnny Damon would be a good fit for the Mets. Click here to check out his article.
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January 28, 2012
We probably have been overanalyzing the Yankees DH situation since the Jesus Montero trade, but that’s what we do here, so let’s take another look at it.
Reports indicate that Raul Ibanez might be the top target of Brian Cashman. One of the reasons is his ability to still play the field, although I would use the term “play” loosely. The main reason is probably...
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January 29, 2012
In an article for the New York Daily News, Andy Martino wrote that the Mets are searching “for a veteran lefthanded bat for the bench, and [are] shopping in the aisle that includes Rick Ankiel, Kosuke Fukudome, Raul Ibanez and Johnny Damon.”
Right now Mike Baxter and Adam Loewen are the only candidates for a lefty bat off the bench, and neither of those two players...
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January 29, 2012
Andy Martino of the Ny Daily News reports with Spring training is three weeks away, the Mets off-season work might not be complete.
According to two team insiders, the club is looking for a veteran left-handed bat for the bench, and is shopping in the aisle that includes Rick Ankiel, Kosuke Fukudome, Raul Ibanez and Johnny Damon.
Ankiel or Fukudome could provide Terry Collins...
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January 28, 2012
There was some talk the Mets were monitoring the outfield market, but Juan Pierre is now off the market and they will find the asking prices for Johnny Damon, Kosuke Fukudome and Raul Ibanez to rich for their blood.
Vlad Guerrero is strictly a DH type, J.D. Drew is heading toward retirement and Magglio Ordonez is an injury question. All three would want more than the Mets are willing...
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January 30, 2012
Reliever Taylor Buchholz, who has dealt with anxiety and depression issues throughout his career, plans to skip the 2012 season, agent David Pasti told ESPN New York.
Buchholz signed with Mets last offseason and went on the DL on June 2 with what was announced as shoulder fatigue. But a month later both Buchholz and the Mets jointly announced that he was dealing with the emotional...
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January 30, 2012
In a report to the Daily News Andy Martino says, the New York Mets are “looking for a veteran lefthanded bat for the bench, and is shopping in the aisle that includes Rick Ankiel, Kosuke Fukudome, Raul Ibanez and Johnny Damon.” According to Martino:
After Willie Harris signed with Cincinnati, the Mets were left with two unproven players, Mike Baxter and Adam Loewen, as...
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January 30, 2012
The long walk back to the dugout after having swung a bat and missed -- abject failure personified.I came across an interesting comment on strikeouts and batting title qualification yesterday morning. Naturally I thought of Tony Gwynn . . .From Nick Cafardo of the Boston Globe:From the Bill Chuck* files. “Over the last 10 seasons, only three players who qualified for the batting...
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