MLB Thoughts

Mets Bullpen Gets Mixed Results in Friday’s Loss To Nationals

The Mets got both sparkling and disastrous performances from their pitchers in Friday night’s game against the Nationals. On the positive end, Brooks Raley, Jórge Lopez, Junior Santos, and Phil Beckford gave up no run and just a combined two hits in the Mets’ 7-3 loss to the Nationals. Raley struck out six, Santos struck out one, and Phil Bickford fanned two to keep the Mets competitive....

Opinion: Active Rosters, 40-Man Rosters Should Be Increased

Former New York Mets general manager Billy Eppler got busted for doing what several general managers and front offices have also likely been doing for years. A phantom migraine over here, a fictional case of arm fatigue over there, you know the drill. Obviously, he shouldn’t have done it as blatantly as he did, but if he hadn’t, well, how many useful players would he have to...

The Current All-Free Agent Team

While full squad workouts are less than a month away, there are still a number of quality free agents available, including six of MLB Trade Rumors’ top 20 free agents for this offseason. Let’s take a look at the top players in each position still left on the market. Position Players  C Gary Sánchez – The veteran catcher went on to hit 19 home runs for the Padres last season...

MMO Roundtable: What Would Your Hall Of Fame Ballot Be?

Let’s say you had a vote. What would your Hall of Fame Ballot look like? As we are just days away from finding out which greats will be part of the 2024 Baseball Hall of Fame class, here’s who our writers would’ve voted for if they had the ability to. Chris Bello My ballot would be: Carlos Beltrán, Adrián Beltré, Todd Helton, Andruw Jones, Joe Mauer, Francisco Rodríguez, Billy...

Free Agent Profile: Jordan Hicks, RHP

Position: RP Bats/Throws: R/R Age: 9/6/1996 (27) Traditional Stats: 65 G, 3-9, 3.29 ERA, 1.355 WHIP, 65 ⅔ IP, 81 K Advanced Stats: 1.1 fWAR, 3.22 FIP,  3.30  xERA, 11.1 K’s per 9, 4.39 BB per 9 Rundown Back in 2015, the St. Louis Cardinals selected Jordan Hicks in the third Round of the MLB Draft out of Cypress Creek High School in Houston, Texas. He would end up making his MLB debut in 2018...

What’s Left of Top 50 MLB Free Agents

MLB Trade Rumors releases their Top 50 free agents list every year with their predictions of how much each player signs for (they’ve been spot on numerous times this year) and where they sign. Let’s look at the players in their top 50 (rankings in parentheses) that are still available to get an idea of what the Mets have as options. Obviously, Shohei Ohtani was their No. 1 rated free...

Schedule of Events During Winter Meetings

I’m thrilled to say I will represent Metsmerized as credentialed media at the Winter Meetings this year in Nashville at the Gaylord Opryland. The meetings begin on Sunday and go through Wednesday, and while the focus will undoubtedly be on trades and signings, other important announcements and events are taking place. Sunday, Dec. 3 Contemporary Baseball Era Committee Ballot results will...

How The Texas Rangers Built a Champion

On Wednesday night, the Texas Rangers exercised their demons and won their first World Series title in franchise history over the Arizona Diamondbacks. It was a tumultuous road back to glory for the Rangers, who appeared in back-to-back Fall Classics in 2010 and 2011 and enjoyed a run of success in the mid-2010s before ultimately undergoing a lengthy rebuild process that kept them out of the...

World Series Game 5 Thread: Rangers vs. D-Backs, 8:03 PM

Texas Rangers (3-1) vs. Arizona Diamondbacks (1-3) Chase Field ⋅ Phoenix, Ariz. ⋅ 8:03 P.M. Fox ⋅ ESPN Radio RHP Nathan Eovaldi (4-0, 3.52 ERA) vs. RHP Zac Gallen (2-2, 5.27) The Rangers kicked off Game 4 by scoring five runs in the second and the third inning to take an early 10-0 lead over the D-Backs. Arizona made it close late with four runs in the eighth inning and two more in the ninth to...

MMO Free Agent Profile: Blake Snell, SP

Blake Snell Position: SP Bats/Throws: L/L Age: 31 in 2024 (12/4/1992) 2023 Traditional Stats: 32 G, 14-9, 2.25 ERA, 1.19 WHIP, 234 K, 180 IP 2023 Advanced Stats: 4.1 fWAR, 6.0 bWAR, 3.44 FIP, 3.77 xERA, 10.9 BB%, 29.7 K% Rundown Blake Snell is going to win the National League Cy Young in November. In a contract year, Snell put together his best season in five years—the last time he won a Cy...

MLB Playoff Format: Time For A Change?

The 2023 baseball season saw several new wrinkles. For the first time, there was a pitch clock and a limit on infield shifts. The bases were bigger, and pitchers were limited to two disengagements from the pitching rubber per at-bat when runners were on base. The results are in, and while it’s not possible to link all the positives from the 2023 season to the rule changes, it’s...

MLB’s Newest Trend: The August Salary Dump

Starting in the 2019 season, Major League Baseball established one trade deadline (which is on or close to July 31). After that deadline, no trades of major league players may be made. Minor league trades can be made after the trade deadline, provided the players involved had not been on a major league roster during the season. Prior to 2019, players were eligible to be traded after the...

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