The Orioles may make Matt Wieters available

By Craig CalcaterraNov 13, 2013, 1:00 PM EDT
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Boston! Colorado! Philly! Anyone! Before you spend a lot of money on a stopgap like Carlos Ruiz, may I interest you in this shiny Matt Wieters?

 

It’s hard to imagine many teams who wouldn’t like a plus defensive catcher with some pop who still isn’t making boatloads of money. And who, while not yet having fulfilled the insane amount of hype he had when he was a prospect, would surprise no one if he just went off one year and posted near-MVP numbers.

Report: Mets close to a deal with Jose Bautista

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By Bill BaerMay 22, 2018, 5:06 PM EDT
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SNY’s Andy Martino reports that the Mets are close to a deal with free agent Jose Bautista. This doesn’t come as a surprise, as the Mets were rumored to be interested in him on Monday, a day after the Braves released him.

Bautista, 37, struggled to a .593 OPS in 40 plate appearances with the Braves. He’s coming off of his worst season as a regular, as he hit .203 in 157 games last year with the Blue Jays.

Bautista mostly played in the outfield for the Jays, but played third base for the Braves. The Mets need depth at both third base and in the outfield due to injuries to Todd Frazier, Yoenis Cespedes, and Juan Lagares.

It will be interesting to see who loses their roster spot to accomodate Bautista. I suggested earlier it should be Jose Reyes.