Tigers trade Yoenis Cespedes to Mets for 2 prospects

NEW YORK — The Mets finally landed the bat they were looking for in Yoenis Cespedes just ahead of Friday's trade deadline, and Cole Hamels confirmed he blocked a trade to Houston before Philadelphia dealt its ace to Texas. Sixteen trades were made 

1:27pm: The Mets are making a push to acquire Yoenis Cespedes from the Tigers, reports Jon Heyman of CBS Sports (via Twitter). Earlier today the Mets were linked to Cespedes in connection with some doubt regarding 

Two weeks ago, pitcher Jeff Samardzija was as good as gone and the team looked every bit like sellers. Now? Not so much. According to a report from Jon Heyman, the White Sox could look to make a splash in the trade market before the non-waiver 

On top of the rumored pursuit of Revere, you've also got ESPN's Buster Olney casually throwing out that the Orioles "could still make a Yoenis Cespedes deal work" even having gotten Parra from the Brewers. This one seems like pie-in-the-sky dreaming to 

On Friday, after trading away staff ace David Price and closer Joakim Soria, the Tigers shipped Yoenis Cespedes off to the Mets, according to Bruce Levine of WSCR-AM and confirmed by FOX Sports' Ken Rosenthal.