Author: Allison Waxman

Free Agent Profile: Tommy Pham, OF/DH

Tommy Pham Position: OF/DH, B/T: R/R Age: 35 (03/08/1988) 2023 Traditional Stats: 129 G, 481 PA, .256/.328/.446/.774, 16 HR, 68 RBI, 27 2B, 47 BB, 22 SB 2023 Advanced Stats: 110 wRC+, 22% SO%, 9.8% BB%, .300 BABIP, .332 xwOBA, 1.8 fWAR, 1.5 bWAR RUNDOWN The St. Louis Cardinals selected Tommy Pham in the 16th round of the 2006 MLB Draft and spent the past eight seasons playing for the Cardinals,...

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Morning Briefing: Yoshinobu Yamamoto Arranges Second Meeting With Mets

Good morning, Mets fans! A day after reports surfaced that Yoshinobu Yamamoto received offers north of $300 million from the Red Sox and Giants, the sought-after pitcher has met with the Mets for a second time. Per Jon Heyman of the New York Post, Yamamoto was the one to request another meeting with the Mets. The meeting, a dinner, took place at owner Steve Cohen’s home in Connecticut....

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Free Agent Profile: Kevin Kiermaier, CF

Kevin Kiermaier Position: CF B/T: L/R Age: 33 (04/22/1990) 2023 Traditional Stats: 129 G, 408 PA, .265/.322/.419/.741, 8 HR, 36 RBI, 21 2B, 29 BB, 14 SB 2023 Advanced Stats: 104 wRC+, 21.1% SO%, 7.1 % BB%, .321 BABIP, .301 xwOBA, 2.2 fWAR, 3.9 bWAR RUNDOWN The Tampa Bay Rays selected Kevin Kiermaier in the 31st round of the 2010 MLB Draft out of Parkland College. For the 2012 and 2013 minor...

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Kodai Senga Reflects on First MLB Season

Nobody knew what to expect from Kodai Senga in his first MLB season. People weren’t sure if there would be growing pains adjusting to baseball in the States after playing in Japan’s Nippon Professional Baseball League since 2012. Senga, however, put those concerns to rest quickly. He finished his first season with a 12-7 record, 2.98 ERA, 202 strikeouts, and an All-Star, and he...

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Free Agent Profile: Michael A. Taylor, OF

Michael A. Taylor Position: OF, B/T: R/R Age: 32 (03/26/1991) 2023 Traditional Stats: 129 G, 388 PA, .220/.278/.442/.720, 21 HR, 51 RBI, 14 2B, 26 BB, 13 SB 2023 Advanced Stats: 96 wRC+, 33.5% SO%, 6.7% BB%, .278 BABIP, .311 xwOBA, 1.7 fWAR, 1.9 bWAR Rundown The Washington Nationals selected Michael A. Taylor in the sixth round of the 2009 Major League Draft out of Westminster Academy....

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