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Best of showcase: Dominican Republic's Jairo Beras and Venezuela's Franklin Barreto stand out (Yahoo! Sports)
Sun, 05 Feb 2012 13:22:00 PST
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)
Sat, 04 Feb 2012 23:13:00 PST
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)
Sat, 04 Feb 2012 02:38:46 PST

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)
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 22:57:00 PST
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.

Marlins' Jose Reyes has televised haircut (AP)
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:03:30 PST
Along with a new uniform, Jose Reyes has a new, close-cropped look. The All-Star shortstop had his dreadlocks trimmed during a nationally televised haircut Friday on the MLB Network. "A little bit lighter. It's going to take me a couple of days to get used to it," Reyes said. He left the New York Mets in December for a $106 million, six-year contract with the Miami Marlins.

Could Patriots Success Bode Well for Red Sox: A Fan's Take (Yahoo! Contributor Network)
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:42:00 PST
During a winter season where Red Sox fans have sat held by the seat of their pants, waiting for management to make a splash that never came, it is easily understandable why those same fans are turning their attention toward the fortunes of the Patriots when they take the field...

Battling brain cancer, Gary Carter makes opener (AP)
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 07:22:36 PST
Even as he battles an aggressive form of brain cancer, Hall of Famer Gary Carter wouldn't miss opening day for the college baseball team he coaches. Carter shook hands with each player on the Palm Beach Atlantic University team and watched about three innings of the game Thursday night. The Palm Beach Post (http://bit.ly/A9Q0qN ) reports the crowd gave him a standing ovation.

Dodgers' bidders invited to meetings in LA (PA SportsTicker)
Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:16:25 PST
By RONALD BLUM AP Sports Writer

MLB roundup: Edwin Jackson signs with Nationals (Yahoo! Sports)
Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:15:13 PST
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...

New York Mets Announce Ill-timed Banner Day: A Fan's View (Yahoo! Contributor Network)
Thu, 02 Feb 2012 10:13:00 PST
The New York Mets announced Feb. 1 that they will be bringing back Banner Day for the first time in 16 years. The idea behind Banner Day- which was a Mets tradition from 1963 to 1996- is to give fans the opportunity to show their love for the team by creating homemade banners that...

Francisco Cordero, Toronto finalize $4.5M contract (PA SportsTicker)
Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:20:02 PST
Reliever Francisco Cordero and the Toronto Blue Jays finalized a $4.5 million, one-year contract Wednesday.

Jays sign pitcher Cordero to one-year deal (The Canadian Press)
Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:10:54 PST
TORONTO - Toronto Blue Jays general manager Alex Anthopoulos put the finishing touches on his bullpen makeover Wednesday by signing veteran right-hander Francisco Cordero to a US$4.5-million, one-year contract.

Banner Day at Citi Field on May 27 (AP)
Wed, 01 Feb 2012 13:47:35 PST
The New York Mets are bringing back banner day for the first time in 16 years, scheduling the event for May 27 before their game against the San Diego Padres. The payroll-cutting Mets, coming off their third straight losing season, held banner day from 1963-96 and are restoring it as part of their 50th anniversary celebration.

A Brief Mets Glance at the Bright Side: A Fan’s View (Yahoo! Contributor Network)
Wed, 01 Feb 2012 08:47:00 PST
A decade's worth of negativity has been spewed on behalf of the New York Mets' upcoming season, their short-term prospects beyond this season, and the long-term health of the franchise with a Bernie Madoff financial burden likely to have a lasting impact.

Giants will go as far as Buster Posey carries them (Yahoo! Sports)
Mon, 30 Jan 2012 08:36:00 PST
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)
Sun, 29 Jan 2012 02:11:46 PST
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 →

Yankees Hot Stove is Boiling Over: A Fan’s View (Yahoo! Contributor Network)
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 13:55:00 PST
With the signing of Prince Fielder's contract, the one almost as big as he is, there's not much else to analyze before teams gather their belongings and sojourn to Florida and Arizona, where the beginning of an eight-month journey toward the end of another baseball season...

Tuiasosopo agrees to minor league deal with Mets (AP)
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 10:34:51 PST
Infielder Matt Tuiasosopo, whose father and brother played in the NFL, has agreed to a minor league contract with the New York Mets. The 25-year-old hit .226 with 14 homers and 77 RBIs in 439 at-bats last season with Seattle's Triple-A Tacoma farm team. He has a .176 average with five homers and 15 RBIs with the Mariners from 2008-10.

John Franco to Be Inducted into New York Mets Hall of Fame: Fan Reaction (Yahoo! Contributor Network)
Thu, 26 Jan 2012 21:41:00 PST
Congratulations, John! The New York Mets announced on Thursday, January 25, that John Franco, the team's all-time saves leader with 276, will be inducted into the Mets Hall of Fame in a ceremony to take place Sunday, June 3, prior to the team's game against the St.

MLB roundup: Fielder introduced as a Tiger (Yahoo! Sports)
Thu, 26 Jan 2012 15:25:14 PST
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.

Three Restaurants to Visit While in Port St. Lucie, Fla., for Spring Training (Yahoo! Contributor Network)
Thu, 26 Jan 2012 14:50:00 PST
It might be cold in New York, but when the Mets arrive in Port St. Lucia, Fla., for spring training, things will start to heat up. Traveling to watch the New York Mets prepare for the 2012 MLB season could be a blast, and after a day at the ballpark, you might be famished.

Mets could see record payroll drop (Yahoo! Sports)
Thu, 26 Jan 2012 13:01:14 PST
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...

John Franco to join New York Mets Hall of Fame (AP)
Thu, 26 Jan 2012 11:33:49 PST
Closer John Franco will be inducted into the New York Mets Hall of Fame before the June 3 game against the St. Louis Cardinals. Franco saved a Mets-record 276 games from 1990-04 and finished with 424 saves overall, the most by a left-hander. He becomes the 26th member of the Mets' Hall and the first to join since Darryl Strawberry, Dwight Gooden, Davey Johnson and former general manager Frank...

Braves CEO enjoys watching his competitors spend big money on free agents (Yahoo! Sports)
Thu, 26 Jan 2012 09:59:36 PST
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 →

Beltran Tells Mets Fans to "Move On" from 2006 NLCS: Fan Reaction (Yahoo! Contributor Network)
Wed, 25 Jan 2012 16:36:00 PST
It's a New York Mets moment frozen in time. Or maybe it just seems that way because Carlos Beltran was frozen at the plate. If you're a Mets fan, you know where I'm going with this story. With the bases loaded and two outs in Game 7 of the 2006 National League...