One position the New York Mets need to upgrade this offseason is catcher after the group of Kevin Plawecki, Travis d’Arnaud, Tomas Nido, Devin Mesoraco and Jose Lobaton disappointed during the 2018 season. The Mets catchers had a combined 0.4 fWAR this season, ranking 25th out of 30 major league teams. Their wRC+ tied them for 20th offensively, and their highest ranking catcher on defense...
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Jacob deGrom, RHP Player Data: Age: 30, B/T: L/R Primary Stats: 32 G, 1.70 ERA; 0.912 WHIP, 0.4 HR/9, 1.90 BB/9, 11.2 SO/9, 217 IP, 269 K Advanced Stats: 10.0 bWAR, 8.8 fWAR, 1.99 FIP/2.60 xFIP Free Agency: 2021 2019 Salary: Estimated $12.9 million GRADE: A+ 2018 Review There wasn’t really much that Jacob deGrom could have done to make his 2018 campaign any better. The only thing that...
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Now that the offseason has officially begun, the best way to spend our time until baseball returns is listening to and following all the news and rumors that start getting churned out. And for the Miami Marlins, this time of year means trying to figure out what to do with catcher J.T. Realmuto. They had expressed a desire to keep him for the long term, but it appears Realmuto’s feelings...
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Buster Posey Position: C/1B Bats/Throws: R/R Age: March 27, 1987 (31) Traditional Stats: .284/.359/.382, 22 2B, 3B, 5 HR, 41 RBI Advanced Stats: 2.9 bWAR, 2.0 fWAR, 106 OPS+, 106 wRC+ Contract: Three years, $66.5 million (2022 option) Through the first nine years of Buster Posey’s career, he was on a Hall of Fame track. He was a Rookie of the Year, an MVP, four time Silver Slugger, a Gold...
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According to Mike Puma of the New York Post, former New York Mets general manager Omar Minaya will be the top adviser to new GM Brodie Van Vagenen. Puma also notes that assistant GM John Ricco and special assistant J.P. Ricciardi have been told they are wanted back if they decided to stay. The Mets introduced Van Wagenen as their new GM on Tuesday and he said that he believes he has full...
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