Player To Be Named Later

Since its been a topic of discussion on the comments section regarding if Mike Pelfrey *could* be traded, with a loophole being the “Player To Be Named Later” option, I decided to do some research to clarify the situation.
From ESPN Transactions Primer…

Quite often, you’ll read that a player has been traded to another team for [...]

Buzz: Sox Asked For Pelfrey, Sanchez. Mets Scout O’s

Hot Foot reports several items today on the trade front involving the Mets.
Jon Heyman reports on SI.com that the White Sox made an offer to the Mets for Freddy Garcia…
The White Sox asked the Mets for Duaner Sanchez and Mike Pelfrey for Freddy Garcia. No go. The Sox have spoken to several clubs about Garcia [...]

Buzz: Abreu Tidbit

According to our old friend Jon Heyman, who pens a column entitled “The Daily Scoop” at SI.com, Bobby Abreu’s friends say that if he is traded, he would prefer to stay in the National League. Heyman surmises that his preference would be the Mets. Abreu, who is supposedly coveted by the Yankees, also has a [...]

Read: David Wright and The Faith Healer

David Wright appeared in a strange commercial this weekend, reports Phil Mushnick in The New York Post.

So it’s Saturday afternoon and we’re watching the
Mets on Ch. 11. They’re playing the Cubs in Wrigley, when, during a
commercial break, David Wright, in his Mets uniform and standing in
Shea, pops up to tell us:
“Hi, I’m [...]

Morning Papers: Mets slam way to Wrigley win

The Mets took two of three from the Chicago Cubs, thanks to Sunday’s 13-7 win at Wrigley Field.  OFs Cliff Floyd and Carlos Beltran each hit grand slams in an 11-run sixth inning.  The comeback bailed out starter Orlando Hernandez, who gave up 5 runs in under two innings.
The NY Times Ben Shpigel recaps the [...]