Month: November 2025

Free Agent Profile: Luke Weaver, RP

LUKE WEAVER, RP Position: RP B/T: R/R Age: 32 (08/21/1993) 2025 Traditional Stats: 64 G, 17 GF, 21 HLD, 8 SV, 4 BS, 64.2 IP, 4-4, 3.62 ERA, 1.02 WHIP, 72 SO, 20 BB 2025 Advanced Stats: 113 ERA+, 27.5% SO%, 7.6% BB%, 2.96 xERA, 3.89 FIP, 4.12 xFIP, -0.8 bWAR, 0.5 fWAR RUNDOWN After his remarkable 2024 campaign where he emerged as one of baseball’s most dominant closers, Weaver found himself...

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Morning Briefing: Mets Offered More Money to Richardson

Good morning, Mets fans! According to Jon Heyman of the New York Post, the Mets offered to double former first-base/baserunning coach Antoan Richardson’s salary to more than $300,000 per year over two years, but he still chose to join the Braves. Heyman added that Juan Soto is “disappointed” by Richardson’s departure, saying the coach helped turn him into an NL stolen-base leader. Richardson’s...

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Examining the Mets’ Non-Tender Candidates

Friday is the deadline for teams to tender contracts to their pre-arbitration and arbitration-eligible players for the 2026 season. If a player isn’t tendered a contract, they become a free agent. The following Mets are eligible for arbitration: Tylor Megill David Peterson Francisco Alvarez Tyrone Taylor Jose Castillo Huascar Brazobán Luis Torrens Max Kranick Reed Garrett The Mets have a...

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Okamoto, Takahashi Officially Posted

Japanese infielder Kazuma Okamoto and right-handed pitcher Kona Takahashi have officially been posted for MLB free agency. The two will have identical negotiating windows. Discussions can begin tomorrow at 8:00 a.m. ET and can run until January 4th at 5:00 p.m. ET. Okamoto, who will turn 30 this June, can play both corner infield spots and has provided prodigious power in the past. The...

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Free Agent Profile: Pete Fairbanks, RP

Pete Fairbanks, RP Position: RP B/T: R/R Player Data: Age: 31 (12/16/1993) 2025 Traditional Stats: 61 G, 60 1/3 IP, 2.83 ERA, 1.044 WHIP, 59 SO, 18 BB 2025 Advanced Stats: 145 ERA+, 24.2 K%, 7.4 BB%, 3.04 xERA, 3.63 FIP, 3.76 xFIP, 1.2 bWAR, 1.0 fWAR RUNDOWN Drafted by the Texas Rangers in the ninth round of the 2015 draft, Pete Fairbanks burst onto the scene in Tampa Bay after being dealt from...

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