The Baseball Writer’s Association of America announced Francisco Lindor as a a finalist for National League Most Valuable Player on Monday. The other finalists are Shohei Ohtani of the Dodgers and Ketel Marte of the Diamondbacks. Lindor’s nomination comes as no surprise, as the shortstop delivered his best season in a Mets uniform. No Met has ever won the MVP Award. Keith Hernandez...
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After completing his first big league managerial season, the Baseball Writer’s Association of America announced Carlos Mendoza as a finalist for NL Manager of the Year. Mendoza led the Amazins’ to an 89-73 record, a Wild Card berth and an incredible run to the National League Championship Series, falling two wins short of a World Series appearance. Pat Murphy of the Milwaukee Brewers...
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The Mets hired former Yankees assistant pitching coach Desi Druschel according to Andy Martino of SNY. He will act in the same role for the Mets, working under current pitching coach Jeremy Hefner. Druschel has been part of the Yankees organization since 2019, officially joining the Major League staff in 2022 as assistant pitching coach. He worked with Matt Blake, their current pitching coach....
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One of the biggest internal questions marks for the New York Mets heading into the 2025 season surrounds Brett Baty. A former first-round pick, he was seen as the successor to David Wright at third, a constant rotating role in flux since The Captain retired in 2018. However, like life, things haven’t gone according to plan for the Mets and Baty. The Journey Promoted in 2022, Baty’s...
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Brandon Nimmo, OF Player Data: Age: 31 (03/27/1993), B/T: L/R Traditional Stats: 151 G, 663 PA, .224/.327/.399/.727, 128 H, 23 HR, 90 RBI Advanced Stats: 109 wRC+, 23.8 K%, 11.6 BB%, .267 BABIP, .337 xwOBA, 2.7 fWAR, 2.2 bWAR 2024 Salary: $20.5 million Grade: B- 2024 Review Brandon Nimmo’s 2024 season was a tale of two stories, and well, halves. Up until the All-Star Game, Nimmo was the...
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