Mets GM 90 Wins Isnt A Guarantee But A Goal - RealGM Wiretap
Sandy Alderson would like to see the New York Mets win 90 games this season
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The Mets have produced five straight losing seasons and have a roughly $89 million payroll.
Alderson insisted a tangible win total was important.
"Was I surprised by the skepticism? Am I concern about the optics? No," Alderson said. "It's time for us to get better. What you can measure, you can improve. I can't really measure competitiveness.
"You have to understand the context within which the statement was made and the purpose behind it if the skepticism is, 'How are they going to win 90 games?' It wasn't a guarantee. It wasn't a prediction. It was a challenge, OK? A challenge to all of us internally: How do we get there?"
Machado Faced Risk Without Undergoing Knee Surgery - RealGM Wiretap
The Baltimore Orioles had hoped that Manny Machado would avoid surgery on his left knee
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Machado will undergo reconstructive surgery to repair a torn medial patellofemoral ligament in his left knee on Monday.
The recovery time for the surgery is four to six months. Spring training is already four months away.
"I think he will be fine," Buck Showalter said. "It was probably something that was going to have to be done at some point, and the more you talk to the experts who have done these surgeries, there's a high percentage that he's going to [injure] it again sometime next year. … When you take in all the information, it's really a no brainer."
David Ortiz Predicts Mookie Betts Will Become $250M Player - RealGM Wiretap
David Ortiz believes Mookie Betts will someday become a $250 million player.
"He's going to be one of the best players in the American League
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Ortiz pulled Betts aside this offseason to give him his financial prognosis.
Betts' month-by-month OPS in 2015:
April: .658
May: .718
June: .942
July: .693
August: .857
SeptemberOctober: .998
"You don't know how good he is," Ortiz said, talking about how Betts has improved while changing from position to position. "He's already a leader."
Kawasaki Making Case For Spot When Reyes Returns - RealGM Wiretap
The Blue Jays haven't decided what they'll do with Munenori Kawasaki when Jose Reyes returns from his ankle injury.
Kawasaki took over at shortstop when Reyes went down in early April and has performed well. Reyes is expected to return some time in late June.
"That's all premature until Reyes comes back, but I know one thing, he has played very well for us
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Kawasaki entered play on Monday night with a .247 average, a .345 on-base percentage and five extra-base hits in 37 games this season.
"Everything he does
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Uptons Make History With Back To Back HRs - RealGM Wiretap
B.J. and Justin Upton hit back-to-back home runs for the Atlanta Braves on Tuesday night, marking just the second time in Major League history that a pair of brothers have homered in consecutive at-bats.
Pittsburgh's Lloyd and Paul Waner accomplished the feat on Sept. 15, 1938.
It was the 27th time in Major League history that brothers homered in the same game.
The Uptons have homered in the same game three times this season.
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