With Wilson Ramos in the fold, the Mets lineup should prove to be much improved. After all, Ramos has a 120 wRC+ since 2016, and he is coming off a year where he hit .306/.358/.487. Right away, that makes him the best right-handed bat in the Mets lineup. That caveat is he needs to be in the lineup to be that. As we saw with Ramos last year, he is an injury prone player. Part of that comes with...
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As per Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic, who first reported that a deal was close, and Jeff Passan of Yahoo Sports, who confirmed the agreement, the Houston Astros have signed free-agent outfielder Michael Brantley to a two-year, $32 million deal. Brantley, 31, slashed .292/.349/.423 with 162-game averages of 39 doubles, 13 homers, and 79 runs batted in over the first seven years of his career, all...
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After a Winter Meetings filled with plenty of rumors and trade talks, general manager Brodie Van Wagenen and the New York Mets have found themselves a starting catcher. On Sunday evening, the Mets and veteran catcher Wilson Ramos agreed to a two-year $19 million with a team option for the 2021 season (pending a physical). Ramos, 31, is coming off a season in which he hit .306/.358/.487 with a...
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In the first vignette in Frank Miller and Robert Rodriguez’s ‘Sin City’, Marv, played by Mickey Rourke, is dragging someone with one hand out the side of car and says, “I don’t know about you, but I’m having a ball.” That’s the way I’ve felt since the hiring of Brodie Van Wagenen (BVW) and I think we should all be grateful. BVW has only made three moves, all of which have been questioned by Mets...
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Last week, the New York Mets announced that they reached an agreement on a three-year deal worth $30 million to bring former closer Jeurys Familia back to Flushing. According to Anthony Dicomo of MLB.com, Familia told reporters on a Monday morning conference call that he is “so excited to be back.” “I don’t have the words to describe how I’m feeling right now to be back home,”...
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