Tag: LHP

Mets 2023 Non-Roster Invitee Profile: T.J. McFarland, LHP

Baseball teams are always taking flyers on different arms before the start of the season. One thing the New York Mets have been good for over the last several seasons is taking a flyer on a lefty reliever. T.J. McFarland is that lefty reliever for the Mets this season. McFarland was drafted in round four by the Cleveland Guardians back in 2007. The Orioles then drafted McFarland five years later...

Mets Acquire LHP Brooks Raley from Rays

One weakness of the Mets in 2022 was their lack of a reliable lefty reliever. The team made a move Wednesday to rectify that for the 2023 season by acquiring left-hander Brooks Raley from the Tampa Bay Rays in exchange for pitching prospect Keyshawn Askew, according to the New York Post’s Jon Heyman. Raley, 34, had a career-best season with Tampa last year, pitching in 60 games with a 2.68...

MMO Free Agent Profile, Carlos Rodón, LHP

Carlos Rodón Position: Starting Pitcher Bats/Throws: L/L Age: 29 (12/10/1992) 2022 Traditional Stats: 31 GS, 178.0 IP, 2.88 ERA, 1.028 WHIP, 14-8 W/L, 237 K, 52 BB 2022 Advanced Stats: 140 ERA+, 33.4 K%, 7.3 BB%, 2.64 xERA, 2.25 FIP, 2.91 xFIP, 6.2 fWAR, 5.4 bWAR Rundown Carlos Rodon is a left-handed starting pitcher and an eight-year MLB veteran. Rodón, the third-overall pick in the 2014 MLB...

MMO 2020 Top 30 Prospects: No. 7 David Peterson, LHP

No. 7 David Peterson LHP B/T: L/L Age: 24 (9/3/1995) Height: 6’6’’ Weight: 240 lbs Acquired: Drafted in the 1st round (20th overall) of 2017 Draft from University of Oregon ETA: 2020 Previous Rank: 6 2019 Stats (Double-A): 3-6, 4.19 ERA, 3.19 FIP, 2.91 xFIP, 116.0 IP, 122:37 K:BB, 1.345 WHIP Since being selected as the Mets’ first-round draft pick in 2017, Peterson has made steady progress...

MMO Top 30 Mets Prospects: No. 11 Kevin Smith, LHP

No. 11 Kevin Smith, LHP B/T: R/L Age: 22 (5/13/1997) Height: 6’5″ Weight: 200 lbs Acquired: Drafted in the 7th round of the 2018 MLB Draft ETA: 2021 Previous Rank: 13 2019 Stats: 3.15 ERA, 1.256 WHIP, 3.0 BB/9, 10.0 K/9, 3.23 FIP After an impressive debut season, Smith experienced his first big test in 2019 with his first full season in professional baseball. Smith has certainly...

MMO Free Agent Profile: Francisco Liriano, LHP

Francisco Liriano, Relief Pitcher  Bats/Throws: Left/Left Age: October 26, 1983 (36) Traditional Stats: 69 G, 70 IP, 3.47 ERA, 1.36 WHIP, 63 K, 1.80 K/BB, 1.0 HR/9 Advanced Stats: 0.3 fWAR, 1.1 bWAR, 4.53 FIP, 123 ERA+, 98th Percentile Exit Velo Veteran Francisco Liriano spent an entire season in the bullpen for the first time in 2019 with the Pittsburgh Pirates. Impressively, in his first year...

Mets Minors: Mets All-Prospect Team

MiLB.com recently did an article on the Mets’ organization All-Stars from 2019 with the best performers, and quite honestly it was kind of sad with the inclusion of multiple older players like Rene Rivera and Travis Taijeron. Congrats to those guys for having terrific seasons, but let’s take a look at a list that should be more important to the Mets’ long-term outlook, their...

2019 Mets Report Card: Luis Avilan, LHP

Luis Avilan Player Data: Age: 30, B/T: L/L Primary Stats: 45 games, 32.0 IP, 4-0 record, 5.06 ERA, 30 K, 1.47 WHIP, 8.44 K/9 Advanced Stats: 0.1 rWAR, -0.1 fWAR, 81 ERA+, 4.96 FIP, .315 BABIP, 74.4% LOB, 4.61 xFIP Free Agent: 2020 2019 Salary: $1.39 million Grade: C- 2019 Review While Avilan was viewed as a nice pickup when he was acquired on a minor league contract by Brodie Van Wagenen during...

MMO Free Agent Profile: Madison Bumgarner, LHP

Madison Bumgarner Position: SP Bats/Throws: R/L Age: August 1, 1989 (30) Traditional Stats: 9-9, 3.90 ERA, 1.127 WHIP, 1.9 BB/9, 8.8 K/9 Advanced Stats: 2.5 bWAR, 3.2 fWAR, 107 ERA+, 3.90 FIP After being drafted with the 10th overall pick out of high school in 2007, Madison Bumgarner has spent his entire career in the San Francisco Giants organization. It only took a few short years for...

MMO Free Agent Profile: Hyun-Jin Ryu, LHP

By Ryan Finkelstein Hyun-Jin Ryu Position: SP Bats/Throws: R/L Age: March 25, 1987 (32) Traditional Stats: 14-5, 2.32 ERA, 1.007 WHIP, 1.2 BB/9, 8 K/9 Advanced Stats: 5.1 bWAR, 4.8 fWAR, 179 ERA+, 3.10 FIP Hailing from South Korea, Hyun-Jin Ryu starred in the KBO League for seven seasons from 2006 through 2012, playing for the Hanwha Eagles. In his first season of professional baseball, Ryu...

MMO Top 25 Prospects: No. 8, Thomas Szapucki

Thomas Szapucki Position: SP  Bats/Throws: R/L  Age: June 12, 1996 (22) Acquired: 2015 Fifth Round Draft Pick from William T. Dwyer High School (West Palm Beach, FL) Previous Rank: 8 2017 Stats (Columbia): 1-2, 2.79 ERA, 1.172 WHIP, 3.1 BB/9, 8.4 K/9 Very early on, it was clear Szapucki was the real gem from the Mets 2015 draft. In 2016, he was 4-3 with a 1.38 ERA, 0.885 WHIP, and a 14.9 K/9 in...

MMO Free Agent Profile: Wade Miley, LHP

Wade Miley Position: SP Bats/Throws: L/L Age: November 13, 1986 (32) Traditional Stats: 5-2, 2.57 ERA, 1.215 WHIP, 3.0 BB/9, 5.6 K/9 Advanced Stats: 1.5 bWAR, 1.5 fWAR, 159 ERA+, 3.59 FIP After posting four straight years with a below league average ERA+ and with his having an ERA of 5.37 and above for three years running, Miley would have to settle for a minor league deal with the Milwaukee...

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