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 The New York Mets fire sale raged on Sunday night into Monday with a flurry of moves as New York tries to desperately to purge itself from the many mistakes President of Baseball Ops David Stearns made during the last off-season. Highlighting the deals was New York's trade of Freddy Peralta t o the Tampa Bay Rays for minor leaguer's Aidan Smith, Emilien Pitre, and pitcher Gary Gill Hill.  Considering the Mets gave up two top five prospects to pry Peralta from Milwuakee Brewers last January, the haul is not exactly stellar, and it completes a dreadful time for the right-hander in Queens.  Peralta went 5-9 with a 4.99 ERA in 22 starts with the Mets. It just never worked out for a pitcher who before coming to Queens was trending as a five inning starter despite the fact he won 17 games and pitched to a 2.70 ERA for the Brewers last season.  The haul the Mets got for Peralta is exactly what one would expect for a pitcher who has underachieved and is in the walk year of ...

 The New York Yankees got some added pop that they desperately need in their depleted lineup when New York acquired Luis Garcia Jr. from the Washington Nationals on Sunday.  With Aaron Judge, Giancarlo Stanton and Cody Bellinger all on the injury list for the forseable future, the Yankees had to get a bat in the lineup that could give them both pop and consistency. Garcia fits the bill. He's hitting .283 on the year with a career highs in home runs with 23 and RBI's (76). His .560 slugging percentage led the National League.  He was one of a few bright spots in the Washington Nationals lineup this season.  The Nats get four Yankees prospects in return including Yovanny Cruz, Ben Grable, Jake Bird, and Jack Cerbert.   The Yankees can now pair Cruz with slugger Ben Rice giving New York two left handed hitting sluggers in the lineup.  Should the Yankees get Judge, Stanton, and Bellinger back by September, they could have -- at least on paper -- a very dan...

 The New York Mets are open for business!  And about time too. The Mets traded reliever A.J. Minter to the Minnesota Twins for two minor league prospects, highlighted by infielder Bruin Agbayani.  Minter was one of the few effective pitchers coming out of the Mets bullpen, despite his litany of injuries during his two year stint in New York. In 23 innings this season, Minter went 1-1 with a 2.35 ERA. He gives the Twins an added boost as they try to make a case in the cluttered AL Central and wild card.  In return the Mets get two prospects: Billy Amick and Agbayani. Agbayani is the son of former Met Benny Agbayani, which is going to excite a lot of fans, since Benny was a very popular player in New York from 1999 - 2001.  Bruin is only 19 and is only just getting started in his minor league career. His starts are limited at this point. He is left-handed hitter who plays infield.  As for Amick, he was a top five pick out of Tennessee, but has issues making c...

 Giants fans have waited a long time for the John Harbaugh era to begin with the New York Giants. And unless folks are making plans to travel to West Virginia this summer, they'll have to wait at least until the preseason starts to see Harbaugh's Giants live and in living color.  Yes, with the Giants training facility going under renovations, Harbaugh has taken the Giants on a team-bonding venture to the mountains of West Viginia some 7-1/2 hours away from their East Rutherford headquarters.  That is just one of many changes that are coming to the Giants this season. Harbaugh, a Super Bowl winning head coach with the Baltimore Ravens, brings 180 wins and a .614 winning percentage to New York.  He is currently the second winningest, active Head Coach in the NFL, with only Andy Reid ahead of him.  After years of mediocrity the Giants finally have a head coach who gives them the best chance to win games. The question is going to be in Year 1, which players fit his ...

 If there is one head coach in the NFL whose seat could be scalding before autumn officially arrives, it might be Jets head Coach Aaron Glenn.  Coming off a 3-14 campaign his first year as HC of the NYJ, Glenn didn't exactly endear himself to Jets fans, with many in the media questioning his leadership ability and coaching acumen. While General Manager Darren Mougey has received nothing but praise for his moves to put the roster in position to acquire young talent for the foreseeable future,  one has to wonder whether the man Mougey was partnered with 18 months ago will be here long term.  The Jets face a daunting opening month to the season starting in earnest in Week 1 when the Jets travel to Tennessee to face ex-Jets coach Robert Saleh and the Titans .  Saleh who was let go by the Jets following a heartbreaking Week 5 loss to the Minnesota in London, England back in 2024, will almost certainly be out for vengeance.  After that the Jets get a heavy dose o...

 Carlos Beltran is officially a member of Baseball's Hall of Fame .  The Puerto Rican native who signed with the Mets in the autumn of 2004, following a monumental postseason run with the Houston Astros that year, went on to solidify himself as one of baseball's best five-tool players and center fielders in New York over seven years in Mets orange and blue.  Now he can call himself a Hall of Famer.  It wasn't always pretty, but it is beyond outstanding to see Beltran come this far, and finally find his place among the best to ever play the game.  Say what you will, and I know Mets fans have made a lot about that strike-three call against Adam Wainwright and the St. Louis Cardinals in Game 7 of the 2006 NLCS for two decades now, but you can't take away the fact that Beltran was a special player when he was here in New York. He deserves this honor.  While many Hall of Famers have worn a Mets cap in their careers, including fellow 2026 Hall of Fame inductee Je...