Mets Morning News: Is a free agent signing at Hand?
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Brad Hand could make a decision which team he’ll be signing with before the end of the weekend, reports Mark Feinsand. The Mets have been one of several teams in pursuit of the closer.
Former Met Ed Kranepool and others reflected on the staggering number of baseball legends that we have lost in the past year.
Mets outfield prospect Jacob Zanon has retired.
“In light of the discrimination claims filed against new owner Steve Cohen’s firm Point72 Asset Management, in the wake of Porter’s disastrous departure, the Mets can’t dig a hole any deeper when it comes to the question of their sensitivity toward women [by signing Trevor Bauer],” writes Ken Davidoff of the
Astros trade LHP Pérez to Reds for minor league catcher Follow Us
Question of the Day By - Associated Press - Saturday, January 23, 2021
HOUSTON (AP) - The Houston Astros traded left-hander Cionel Pérez to the Cincinnati Reds for minor league catcher Luke Berryhill on Saturday.
The 24-year-old Pérez pitched seven games in relief last season, going 0-0 with a 2.84 ERA.
In parts of three seasons for the Astros, he is 1-1 with a 5.75 ERA in 20 games. He’s pitched 26 2/3 innings, striking out 27 and walking 15.
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Houston Astros trade Cionel Perez to Cincinnati Reds for Luke Berryhill
The 24-year-old Perez pitched seven games in relief last season, going 0-0 with a 2.84 ERA.
In parts of three seasons for the Astros, he is 1-1 with a 5.74 ERA in 20 games, pitching 26 2/3 innings, striking out 27 and walking 15.
The 22-year-old Berryhill hit .240 in eight games in 2019 for Greeneville at the rookie level. He didn t play in any games last year because of the minor league shutdown caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
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The Reds have acquired left-hander
Cionel Perez in a trade with the Astros, as officially announced on the Reds’ Twitter feed. Houston will pick up minor league catcher
Luke Berryhill in their end of the swap.
The move opens up a 40-man roster spot for the Astros, so the
Michael Brantleysigning could be officially announced at any moment. For the second time in two days, the Reds picked up a reliever from a team looking to clear a 40-man spot, after Cincinnati acquired
Hector Perez from the Blue Jays so Toronto could accommodate
George Springer (whose deal is now official) on the roster.