BRANDON BELT, DH/1B Position: DH/1B B/T: L/L Age: 35 (04/20/1988) 2023 Traditional Stats: 103 G, 404 PA, .254/.369/.490/.858, 19 HR, 43 RBI, 23 2B, 61 BB 2023 Advanced Stats: 138 WRC+, 34.9% SO%, 15.1% BB%, .370 BABIP, .337 xwOBA, 2.3 fWAR, 2.0 bWAR RUNDOWN Brandon Belt spent the first 12 seasons of his career with the San Francisco Giants, helping them win the World Series in 2012 and in 2014....
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The New York Mets have signed utilityman José Rondón to a minor league deal. Rondón, 29, is currently leading all winter ball hitters with 17 home runs. He’s playing for the Leones del Caracas in the Venezuelan Winter League. During their regular season, Rondón slashed .338/.413/.624 with 17 doubles, 14 home runs, and 42 RBIs in 65 games. His teammates in Venezuela include Jonathan Villar,...
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After their upset of the 2000 Mets, the 2019 Mets took on the 2006 Mets—perhaps the best Mets team this century—in the latest Mets Madness series. The ’19 team, managed by Allison Waxman, looked on their way to another shocking series win, but David Wright and the ’06 Mets, managed by myself, turned their real-life Game 7 woes around. The ’06 Mets ultimately took the series in...
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Justin Turner will sign a one-year contract with the Toronto Blue Jays, according to Jon Morosi. The deal will be worth $13 million with $1.5 million in performance bonuses. That is just about the same base salary Turner declined in a player option from the Red Sox in November, but that contract had a $6.7 million buyout, too. Thus, Turner will earn close to $20 million this season in total and...
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The Mets reportedly don’t have a ton of money left to spend this offseason, and that news came before they gave Adam Ottavino $4 million to return to the bullpen. Despite that signing, the Mets still need help bridging innings to Edwin Díaz. But they also need to address the power in their lineup from the DH spot. The Mets have gotten negative value (-0.5 fWAR) over the last two seasons...
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