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With five games left in the regular season, Mets president Sandy Alderson is set to make a decision on Luis Rojas' job, plus whether they will extend qualifying offers to Noah Syndergaard and Michael Conforto.
Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images Every year, I make a bet with a guy named Robby. He was born in Georgia and lives in San Diego so, naturally, he is a Boston Red Sox fan. (I just report the facts; I don’t explain them.) Despite his choice of teams, Robby is a dedicated baseball aficionado. He was once a scrappy second baseman for his Georgia high school team before a stint in the Middle East League as an Army Ranger. Robby indulges me every season by fading me on some of my fanciful, eccentric bets. The stakes are always the same, a bottle of Jack Daniels. We are not wagering the ...
Photo by Ralph Freso/Getty Images Good morning, Athletics Nation! The Oakland A’s appear to be keeping their front office intact for 2021, but not every MLB team is able to say the same thing this winter. Five clubs have hired new general managers since November, with the most recent coming Tuesday when the Philadelphia Phillies named Sam Fuld as their GM. Fuld played eight seasons in the majors as an outfielder for four teams, including two stints in Oakland spanning much of 2014 and all of 2015. Super Sam became a national fan favorite as a player, and has been a candidate for the manager...