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Let’s do some junior detective work around the Mets and the trade deadline.  David Stearns on Monday described the bullpen as his priority between now and July 31; understandable since within this season the Mets have lost four key contributors for the year — Max Kranick, Dedniel Núñez and lefties A.J. Minter and Danny Young.  For a second straight game, …

By Grant Brisbee, Chad Jennings and Levi Weaver Every week,​ we​ ask a selected group of our baseball​ writers​ — local and national — to rank the teams from first to worst. Here are the collective results. Ah, the start of the second half. Inexperienced baseball fans pay far too much attention to the first week of the season, but …

Rich Hill ties record in appearance with 14th MLB team \n\n”,”providerName”:”Twitter”,”providerUrl”:”https://twitter.com”,”thumbnail_url”:null,”type”:”oembed”,”width”:550,”contentType”:”rich”},{“__typename”:”Markdown”,”content”:”Tuesday’s start with the Royals marked the 14th different team the veteran has played for in his lengthy career, tying an MLB record set by Edwin Jackson. He also surpassed Gaylord Perry as the oldest player to appear in a game for the Royals.\n\nHill has played for the Cubs (‘05-’08), …

Featured in this week’s MLB Power Rankings, the Brewers climb to the top of our rankings, the Yankees can’t figure out the Blue Jays, another injury for the Astros, Rich Hill is on the brink of history, and we’re taking stock of the upcoming MLB trade deadline. (Please note these power rankings are a combination of current performance and long-term …

The Yankees have needs. The Mets have needs. Other playoff contenders do, too. It is that third sentence that makes the upcoming July 31 MLB trade deadline a murky proposition for those firmly identifying as buyers this year, because “other playoff contenders” could be more than 75 percent of the game based on the current standings. If the thinking in …

MLB front offices have only nine days left until the trade deadline and the pressure is mounting on every team, from the buyers to the sellers to the clubs that are in between. Contending teams are trying to find ways to improve their rosters for the pennant race and the postseason through trades. They’re also trying to add organizational depth …

Scan the list of potential trade candidates and one thing becomes very clear: some positions are far more stacked than others. Need a mid-rotation starter? There are plenty of them out there to be had. Corner infielder, perhaps? Regardless of which teams ultimately decide to sell, this market should have enough to satisfy most if not all of the corner-needy …

PHILADELPHIA — A well-played game between two contending teams ended in the strangest of fashions Monday at Citizens Bank Park, leaving some members of the Red Sox quite confused. The Phillies won in walk-off fashion, 3-2, in 10 innings, but not on a heroic homer or even a clutch single. The winning run, Brandon Marsh, scored when a catcher’s interference …

Dick Mountain is riding again. Former Dodgers pitcher Rich Hill, whose last MLB appearance came on Sept. 4, 2024 with the Boston Red Sox, is expected to be promoted from the minors by the Kansas City Royals, according to FanSided’s Robert Murray. More news: Former Dodgers Pitcher Announces Sudden Retirement, Ending Comeback Attempt Hill, who pitched for the Dodgers from …

Rich Hill is giving Father Time a run for his money.  The 45-year-old southpaw is heading back to the big leagues after getting called up by the Royals, FanSided’s Robert Murray reported Monday. When he makes his debut with Kansas City, he’ll have played for 14 different MLB teams, tying Edwin Jackson for the most a player has joined in …