NEW YORK, N.
Custom Hawks Jersey .Y. - Eager to go on a long-overdue playoff run, the New York Mets
realized they owed their pitching staff — and fans — a proven hitter.On Monday,
they got one.The Mets made baseballs first splash of the off-season, agreeing
with two-time All-Star outfielder Michael Cuddyer on a two-year deal worth $21
million.Michael is a tremendous addition to the middle of our lineup, general
manager Sandy Alderson said in a statement.The 2013 NL batting champion became
the first top free agent to switch teams since the World Series. Cuddyer, who
turns 36 in March, had until later in the day to decide whether to accept a
$15.3 million qualifying offer from Colorado.Sandy has talked about were looking
to turn the corner here and start to compete in 2015, Mets assistant general
manager John Ricco told reporters at the GM meetings in Arizona.I think this is
a message that were going to be aggressive. Right out of the box we had a guy we
liked, and we went and got him, he said.When hes healthy, Cuddyer hits. Even
when hes hurt, he still swings a serious bat.Cuddyer batted .332 with 10 home
runs and 31 RBIs this year in a season interrupted by injuries.He was limited to
49 games and was on the disabled list three times because of a strained left
shoulder and a strained left hamstring. From mid-April to early September, he
spent of a part of each month on the DL.He took a physical today. Weve looked at
all the injuries and there was nothing there that we were too concerned about,
Ricco said. And the age is the age. Certainly theres risk associated with any
signing.The Mets went 79-83 last season, their sixth straight losing year since
moving into Citi Field. They are hoping to contend for their first playoff spot
since 2006, boosted by a strong rotation helped by the return of ace Matt Harvey
from Tommy John surgery.Hours after Cuddyer joined the Mets, Jacob deGrom won
the NL Rookie of the Year award.Im really looking forward to next year, with
Harvey returning and just being a part of that staff. And then signing a bat
like that, l think next year is going to be exciting, deGrom said.New York hit
.239 last year, 28th in the majors, and wanted to add a hitter or two this
off-season. Their fans pointed to another stat — playing in a major market, they
finished the regular season 21st in payroll at under $93 million — and hoped the
team would spend what it took to improve.Cuddyer made 35 starts in right field
last year, along with 11 at first base and two at third.He joins a lineup where
Daniel Murphy was the leading hitter at .289. All-Star third baseman David
Wright had a down season and finished with an injured shoulder, while first
baseman Lucas Duda provided pop with 30 home runs.Wright and Cuddyer are friends
from the same region of Virginia, and have spent offseasons working out together
and playing racquetball.In the Mets outfield, Juan Lagares won a Gold Glove last
week in centre. Curtis Granderson hit .227 with 20 homers while mostly playing
right and Chris Young, Eric Young Jr. and several others shared left.Cuddyer hit
.331 with the Rockies in 2013, along with 20 home runs and 84 RBIs. He was the
NLs starting designated hitter in the All-Star game that year at Citi Field.The
Mets are moving in the fences in right field at Citi Field for next season. A
right-handed hitter, Cuddyer has sprayed the ball around over the years.Cuddyer
is a .279 hitter with a .347 on-base percentage in 14 seasons with Colorado and
Minnesota. He hit a career-high 32 homers in 2009 with the Twins.In his three
years with the Rockies, he batted .329 at hitter-friendly Coors Field and .286
on the road.This is a guy who is a professional hitter, Ricco said. Hes been in
both leagues and had success everywhere.Cuddyer played in the post-season in six
years with Minnesota, hitting .338 in 22 playoff games.He will get $8.5 million
next season and $12.5 million in 2016.By signing Cuddyer, the Mets lose their
first-round draft pick in June, the 15th choice overall.Colorado gets an extra
pick between the first and second round.The Rockies lost 96 games last season,
second-most in the majors to Arizonas 98, with Carlos Gonzalez, Charlie Blackmon
and Corey Dickerson in the outfield along with Cuddyer.
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a person familiar with the Browns plans told The Associated Press.
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cross from the right to score his second league goal of the season in the 33rd
minute. Two minutes later, Aritz Aduriz netted Bilbaos second when he raced
forward and pounced on a poor clearance by Villarreal defender Mateo Musacchio,
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season. The five-foot-eight 166-pound centre also has 28 points (10-18) in 15
games with AHL Oklahoma City.VAIL, Colo. -- Lindsey Vonn remains unsure just
what effect her latest knee injury will have on her Sochi Olympic hopes. Asked
in an interview on NBCs "Today" show Wednesday whether she can put the kind of
pressure on the knee she will need to train and make it to Sochi in February,
Vonn replied: "To be honest, I dont know." The reigning Olympic downhill
champion crashed during a downhill training run in Copper Mountain last week and
partially tore a reconstructed ligament in her right knee. Vonn said her
immediate plan is to resume training in Vail to test out the knee. She elected
to skip the races this weekend in nearby Beaver Creek to give her knee more time
to rest. The 29-year-old Vonn hasnt ruled out a possible return to competition
in Lake Louise, Alberta, on Dec. 6. "If things go well, you know, Ill be racing
next week," Vonn said. "If they dont, then Im going to have to reassess and kind
of see where I stand and if I can make a comeback for this season." The
four-time overall World Cup champion tore ligaments in her right knee in a
high-speed accident at the world championships in February. Shes been well ahead
of schedule in her return, but doesnt believe she was pushing too hard to make
it back to the slopes.
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was very strong," Vonn said. "It just was unfortunately a fluke accident. Thats
the risk you take when youre going 80, 90 mph down a mountain. Thats just part
of the job. But I picked myself back up and Im trying as hard as I can to keep
going. "Im just fingers-crossed that I can be racing next week, because Ive
worked so hard all summer to get back to this point and I just want to get back
in the starting gate." In her crash last week, Vonn said she caught an edge,
flipped over her skis and "went head-first into the fence." She said the knee
wasnt the cause of the spill. "The fall caused my knee to give out," Vonn said.
"If I hadnt have had my brace on, I definitely would not have had anything left
in my knee. It was one of those fluky things that sometimes happen.
"Unfortunately, it was really bad timing for me. Im still confident. I still
feel like I have a lot left to achieve this season. ... I still have time before
Sochi."
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