Mets spring training strategy..
The Mets may have stopped attempting to sign players to minor league contracts because of the new CBA. As I reported before the new CBA forces teams to pay veterans 100k if they don't make the club out of spring training and even if they pay the fee, the veteran can opt for free agency by June 1st. It's because of this new rule that some believe the Mets are going to...
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MMO Fair Or Foul: Was F-Mart The LH Bat We Needed?
Soon after the Nationals snatched up left-handed hitting outfielder Rick Ankiel, the Mets pulled the plug on their quest to land a left-handed bat for the team.
Ankiel had been high on their list and some reports even circulated that Sandy Alderson may have offered the one-time pitching phenom a minor league deal. Anyway, that was then and this now, and it’s looking more and...
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New York Mets Pumping the Brakes On Pursuit of Left-Handed Bat
A couple of weeks ago I discussed the New York Mets’ interest in a left-handed outfield bat. According to Joel Sherman, the New York Mets have put this search on the back burner with the hopes that the options will improve as the season nears. There were rumbles that the New York Mets were looking into guys such as Johnny Damon, Raul Ibanez, Kosuke Fukudome, Juan Pierre...
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Can Adam Loewen Become the Next Rick Ankiel?
You know the story about the Mets and their inability to add much, if any, payroll. What once was supposed to be about $120 million dollar budget has slide all the way down to around $90 million. That’s why it came as no surprise that one of their rumored targets- Rick Ankiel- signed as minor league deal to remain in Washington. This despite the fact the team was looking for...
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MMO Fair or Foul: Which Teams Got Better In The NL East
This edition of Fair or Foul features Matt Cerrone of MetsBlog who looks at the NL East and doesn’t buy into the “every other team got better except the Mets” argument. See what you think?
The Braves and Phillies did very little to improve their teams, as well. They either traded guys away, signed fill-in role players or re-signed their own guys. The Mets scored...
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Mets move on from ‘bargain bin’ in search for lefty-hitting outfielder
According to Joel Sherman of the New York Post, the New York Mets are all but done pursuing those lefty-hitting free agents currently on the market. After losing out on Rick Ankiel those players include names like Kosuke Fukudome, Johnny Damon and Raul Ibanez. The market for these players, however, put them in a familiar category and allow us yet another opportunity to invoke...
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Why the new CBA may have hindered signing MiLB
When people would fuss about some over-the-hill-journeyman type veteran player signed to a minor league deal with an invite to spring training, many of us would joke who cares sign them like candy. Basically you were paying a percentage of league minimum to see what they have and then could add them to Buffalo for depth. The new collective bargaining agreement maybe effecting how...
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How Rick Ankiel Affects Bryce Harper and Others
The Washington Nationals signed OF Rick Ankiel to a minor-league contract on Monday, and he will likely make the team either as a fourth outfielder or as part of a platoon in center field. The ultimate decision for Ankiel's role may tell us exactly what the Nats expect from Bryce Harper.
The Nats have signed a bevy of veteran utility type players this offseason, including...
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Nationals sign Ankiel to a minor league contract
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A person familiar with the deal says the Washington Nationals have agreed to a minor league contract with outfielder Rick Ankiel.
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Ankiel, Nationals agree on minor league deal
The Nationals have agreed to a minor league contract with outfielder Rick Ankiel.
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Could Fukudome be last option from outside...
About a week ago the Mets were supposedly in the market for a LHB off the bench and in a good spot to grab who they wanted. A week has passed and three lefties have signed minor league deals elsewhere; Juan Pierre, Rick Ankiel and Mark Teahen are all off the board.So now it's down to Damon, Ibanez and Fukudome still on the open market. While he's a perfect fit I don'...
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Nationals give Ankiel, Teahen minor league deals
The Washington Nationals agreed to terms with outfielder Rick Ankiel and utility man Mark Teahen on minor league deals that include invites to spring training.
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Report: Ankiel, Nats have minor league deal
A person familiar with the deal says the Washington Nationals have agreed to a minor league contract with outfielder Rick Ankiel.
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AP Source: Nats sign Ankiel to minor league deal
A person familiar with the deal says the Washington Nationals have signed outfielder Rick Ankiel to a minor league contract.
The person spoke to The Associated Press Monday on condition of anonymity because the Nationals had yet to announce the signing.
The 32-year-old Ankiel batted .239 with nine home runs and 37 RBIs in 122 games last season with Washington. He gives the Nationals...
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Platooning Cameron and Ankiel: A Capital Idea
The Washington Nationals have been making headlines lately with big such as trading for Gio Gonzalez and getting a one-year deal with Edwin Jackson. They were even rumored to be in on the Prince Fielder sweepstakes. Some of the Nationals’ other moves understandably have garnered less attention, such as minor-league deals for veteran outfielders Mike Cameron and (more recently...
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Could Rick Ankiel be starting center-fielder for Nats?
The Washington Nationals re-signed outfielder Rick Ankiel over the weekend and will have the former pitcher compete for the starting role in center-field. The deal is a minor-league contract with an invitation to spring training. Ankiel will compete with fellow veteran Mike Cameron and phenom Bryce Harper for a spot on the roster.
Ankiel is a very intriguing player because we all...
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DMV: Super Bowl Morning After
#Mayor4Life Marion Barry summed up my feelings from Super Bowl. [Bog]
Skins focus on Kyle Orton at QB, not Matt Flynn. [CSN Washington]
More rumors about Skins QB plans, including Peyton and RG3. [NFP]
Football is over, time to catch up on DMV college hoops. [Wash. Times]
Caps lose to Bruins, and may lose Brooks Laich to knee injury. [RMNB]
Nats re-sign Rick Ankiel, thousands of...
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Video: Rick Ankiel and his bazooka arm
And so, Rick Ankiel and his bazooka arm will return to the Nats (for a little while anyway) on a minor league deal, setting up a CF platoon in Washington unitl Bryce Harper is deemed ready.
Above: Relive the magic from September 2011, when Ankiel's cannon blew up the Mets' Josh Thole at the plate. BOOM!
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Mets Notes: Mike Baxter, Dillon Gee and the prospect/blogger
Now that Rick Ankiel has re-signed with the Nationals, the Mets have to turn their attention elsewhere for a player to compete for their fifth outfielder slot. Now attention will shift to even older veterans like Johnny Damon and Raul Ibanez. Here’s an idea: Quit worrying and just give the job to Mike Baxter.
Now, you may be fine with the idea of having an internal candidate...
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Why Are Players Avoiding The Mets Like The Plague?
Congratulations to the Super Bowl XLVI Champion, New York Giants! What a spectacular performance by Eli Manning and the rest of Big Blue. I’m going to relish this one for a long time. :-)
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So I just read the news that Rick Ankiel signed with the Washington Nationals and I wanted to quickly get something off my chest before I forget about it in the morning.
Does...
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Ankiel signs a minor league deal with the Nats
Rick Ankiel has re-signed with the Washington Nationals.
A few days ago, the New York Mets were interested in signing the left-handed batter. However, he elected to sign a minor league contract with an invitation to spring training.
He is expected to platoon with Mike Cameron in center field if he makes the roster. He will have to battle with Roger Bernadina in spring training...
Via The Capital Sports Report
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Ankiel shows growing trend of passing on Mets...
If Andres Torres is nothing more then a 5th outfielder then the Mets would be a perfect place for a player coming off a down year to come and rehab his reputation, but Ankiel is just another in a growing list of players passing on the Mets.Jeff Francis, Zach Duke and Rick Ankiel are just the last three players who would have fit the Mets needs that have signed somewhere else for...
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National sign OF Ankiel
The Washington Nationals signed outfielder Rick Ankiel to a minor league contract.
Ankiel appeared in 122 games - tying a career high - with the Nationals last season, batting .239 with nine home runs and 37 RBIs.
The 32-year-old Ankiel had his best season with St. Louis in 2008, batting .264 with 25 homers and 71 RBIs.
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Nats, Ankiel agree to Minor League deal
Rick Ankiel has agreed to terms on a Minor League contract that will have him back with the Nationals in 2012, a baseball source confirmed.
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Nationals sign Rick Ankiel to minor league contract
According to a source with knowledge of the negotiations, the Washington Nationals have agreed to terms with outfielder Rick Ankiel on a minor league deal that includes an invite to spring training. Ankiel was a productive player for the Nationals in 2011 and possesses arguably the best outfield arm in ...
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