Author: Alex Horowitz

2021 Mets Report Card: Aaron Loup, LHP

Player Data: Age: 33 (12/19/1987), B/T: L/L Primary Stats: 65 G, 56 2/3 IP, 6-0 W/L record, 0.95 ERA, 0.935 WHIP, 57 K, 3.56 SO/BB Advanced Stats: 2.8 bWAR, 1.6 fWAR, 422 ERA+, 2.45 FIP, 1.8 WPA (Baseball Reference), 1.50 WPA (FanGraphs) 2021 salary: $3 million Grade: A+ 2021 Review Signed to a one-year deal after the 2020 season, Aaron Loup was never expected to be as good as he was in 2021. In...

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2021 Mets Report Card: Drew Smith, RHP

Player Data: Age: 28 (9/24/1993), B/T: R/R Primary Stats: 31 G, 41 1/3 IP, 3-1 W/L record, 2.40 ERA, 1.07 WHIP, 41 K, 2.56 SO/BB Advanced Stats: 0.8 bWAR, 0.1 fWAR, 168 ERA+, 4.69 FIP, 0.3 WPA 2021 salary: $574,500 Grade: B 2021 Review Despite missing all of April and September, Drew Smith proved to be an effective reliever when he found himself on the active roster. After finally making his...

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2021 Mets Report Card: Kevin Pillar

Player Data: Age: 32 (1/4/1989), B/T: R/R Primary Stats: 124 G, 347 PA, .231 BA, .277 OBP, .415 SLG, .692 OPS, 75 H, 15 HR, 47 RBI, 11 BB, 81 SO Advanced Stats: 90 wRC+, 23.3% K%, 3.2% BB%, .261 BABIP, .277 xwOBA, 0.7 fWAR, 0.5 bWAR 2021 Salary: $5 million Grade: C 2021 Review Kevin Pillar’s 2021 season cannot be measured in just numbers. Despite struggling at the plate for a large portion...

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2021 Mets Report Card: Michael Conforto, RF

Player Data: Age: 28 (3/1/1993), B/T: L/R Primary Stats: 125 G, 479 PA, .232 BA, .344 OBP, .384 SLG, .729 OPS, 94 H, 14 HR, 55 RBI, 59 BB, 104 SO Advanced Stats: 106 wRC+, 21.7% K%, 12.3% BB%, .276 BABIP, .350 xwOBA, 0.8 fWAR, 0.9 bWAR 2021 Salary: $12.25 million Grade: C- 2021 Review Michael Conforto may be on the right side of average with his 101 OPS+ this season, but his C- grade is...

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Thosar: Brian Sabean Has Interest In Mets’ Top Front Office Job

As the offseason soon turns its page to November, the Mets remain without a president of baseball operations. The most recent news on this front emerged when Billy Beane withdrew his name from consideration. But instead of citing a troubled organization or a roster lack of potential, Beane simply said that he wants to stay in Oakland to keep his family there. But the Mets may not be done looking...

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