Tag: closer

Morning Briefing: Edwin Díaz Speaks on Expectations Heading Into 2024

Good morning, Mets fans! On Friday, Mets star closer Edwin Díaz spoke with reporters in Port St. Lucie ahead of the team’s spring training. When asked about his expectations for 2024, Díaz explained that he expects to “stay healthy all year and help the team to win a championship.” Díaz also spoke about his injury recovery, saying that the last 12 months have been tough but...

Hall of Fame Case: Billy Wagner

There are 10 players eligible for induction into the Hall of Fame who have the Mets on some portion of their resume. Next is one of the best in major league history, who spent three-and-half-years in New York and who’s on the doorstep of Cooperstown.  If you’re a 5-foot-10 left-hander, throwing 100 miles per hour in the 1990s doesn’t compute—more so if you figured out how to...

Hall of Fame Case: Francisco Rodríguez

There are 10 players eligible for induction into the Hall of Fame who have the Mets on some portion of their resume. Next up is a top reliever from the past 25 years who had an eventful experience in New York—with some good moments and some forgettable ones.  Francisco Rodríguez did not enter the major leagues discretely. There he was at the end of the 2002 season as the Anaheim Angels were...

MMO Free Agent Profile: Josh Hader, LHP

Josh Hader Position: RP Age: 29 (4/7/1994) 2023 Traditional Stats: 61 G, 56 1/3 IP, 2-3, 1.28 ERA, 33 SV, 1.101 WHIP, 85 SO, 30 BB 2023 Advanced Stats: 321 ERA+, 36.8 SO%, 13.0 BB%, 2.36 xERA, 2.69 FIP, 3.52 xFIP, 1.7 fWAR, 2.4 bWAR Rundown Outside of an inexplicably tumultuous 2022 season, Josh Hader has been one of the most dominant relievers in baseball since he made his debut in 2017. That...

Edwin Díaz Will Not Pitch This Season

The rumors that Mets closer Edwin Díaz might return to pitch in a game this season have been officially put to rest. As Anthony DiComo of MLB reported on Monday, the team is opting not to risk anything or rush a return with the Mets so far out in the standings. Díaz has made clear his wish to return all year, hoping he’d get into at least a game or two before season’s end. He’s...

Morning Briefing: Kodai Senga to Pitch Sunday on Regular Rest

Good morning, Mets fans! Kodai Senga will start for the Mets on Sunday in the series finale against the Blue Jays, his first start this season on regular four-day rest. Senga’s starts this year have been spaced out to give him five or six days of rest to mimic the typical schedule he pitched on in Japan. Senga is coming off of a remarkable performance in which he gave up just one hit in...

2023 NL East Positional Rankings: Closer

A closer can make or break a team, and heading into 2023, the NL East is loaded with talent. The Phillies spent their offseason retooling their bullpen, adding two legit arms with closing experience, the Braves will call upon a new face with the departure of Kenley Jansen, and the Mets will call upon Edwin Díaz to replicate his dominant 2022 season. The division will be tight, and the...

Report: Mets ‘Very Frustrated’ With Correa Negotiations

Updated Post – Jan.6, 11:45 Any Martino of SNY reports that grown “very frustrated” in their negotiations over the last couple of days with Scott Boras. Martino notes that the Mets are considering walking away from a deal with Carlos Correa. Despite all of that, the source told Martino, they “still believed the sides stood a strong chance of reaching an agreement.”...

Mets Worst Free-Agent Signing No. 9: Jeurys Familia

This offseason, we’ve been looking at the Mets’ history with free agency. We began with the team’s best signings. Now we’re saving the worst for last. We started with Roger Cedeño and we continue with another failed second go-around in New York. For two seasons, Jeurys Familia was one of the best closers the Mets ever had. From 2015 to 2016, he gave the team a reliable...

Mets Best Free-Agent Signing No. 3: Billy Wagner

This offseason, we’re looking at the Mets’ history with free agency. The list has included several pitchers, and next up is our first relief pitcher — one of the best of his era.  The closer experiment in New York Mets history has frequently failed. Beginning in 2006, it didn’t. Billy Wagner signed a four-year, $43 million contract in November 2005 and continued a successful...

Mets Talked to Reds About Reuniting Díaz Brothers

The Mets attempted to trade for Alexis Díaz, the brother of Edwin Díaz, in July, according to Andy Martino of SNY. In the article, Martino highlighted that the Reds’ asking price was too high and the organization questioned whether or not the reliever was actually available. The article also highlights next season’s depleted bullpen and the possibility of luring Edwin back as two...

Adam Ottavino Continues To Dominate For Mets

While Edwin Diaz has rightfully stolen most of the headlines in the Mets’ bullpen this year, there’s one name that can’t be forgotten when discussing the team’s success. That name is Adam Ottavino. The right-hander followed up Max Scherzer’s strong outing Friday with a scoreless inning of his own while striking out a pair. That continued a trend of success for...

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