We continue our widely-beloved “Know Your Stats” series with a “gateway stat:” Weighted Runs Above Average. wRAA is essentially wOBA converted into runs, but understanding wRAA is crucial to understanding Wins Above Replacement and Weighted Runs Created Plus, which we’ll be talking about this afternoon. One of the biggest issues with rate statistics like wOBA and...
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New York Mets shortstop of the future, Amed Rosario will not be going anywhere anytime soon. Marc Carig of Newsday spoke with sources related to the team who advised that the top prospect is in their future plans. Rosario, who was recently promoted to Double-A Binghamton is well on his way to becoming a major league ballplayer in Queens. Prior to his promotion he was hitting to a 309/.359/.442...
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With the Mets sitting precariously in third place, it is almost universally accepted that Sandy Alderson will have to swing a trade or make a signing to cement the Mets as legitimate contenders from an offensive perspective. Sure the sixth-year General Manager brought in Jose Reyes and worked out Yulieski Gourriel, but let’s face it, neither of those players are imminent game changers....
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New York Mets right-hander Zack Wheeler resumed throwing on Monday at the team’s complex in Port St. Lucie, Florida and “felt fine” assistant GM John Ricco told reporters. (ESPN New York) Wheeler threw for the first time after dodging a scare and receiving a cortisone injection for nerve pain in his pitching arm last week in New York. Ricco said the organization will not rush...
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The New York Mets opened a big three-game series on Monday night with their division rival Washington Nationals, who took the first game by a score of 11-4 over the Amazins. And while they won’t be facing Washington ace RHP Stephen Strasburg, who was placed on the 15-day DL on Sunday with an upper back strain, they will instead be facing the Nationals’ number one prospect, and...
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