AUSTIN ADAMS, RHP Position: RHP B/T: R/R Age: 32 (05/05/1991) 2023 Traditional Stats: 24 G, 0-1, 17 ⅓ IP, 5.71 ERA, 22 SO, 8 BB, 1.385 WHIP 2023 Advanced Stats: 78 ERA+, 3.72 FIP, 11.4 K/9, 4.2 BB/9, 27.2 K%, 9.9 BB%, 39.1 GB%, -0.2 bWAR Rundown The Mets added to their dwindled-down bullpen Thursday, signing veteran reliever Austin Adams to a one-year non-guaranteed split contract. He’ll...
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The Detroit Tigers signed pitcher Kenta Maeda to a two-year deal Sunday, Jon Heyman of the New York Post reported. Per Jeff Passan of ESPN, the deal is worth $24 million and is pending physical. Maeda spent the previous four years with the Minnesota Twins, missing all of the 2022 campaign rehabbing from Tommy John surgery. In his time with the Twins, Maeda posted a 4.02 ERA and went 18-14 in 53...
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Superstar two-way player Shohei Ohtani hit free agency at an interesting time in his career. He’s coming off his second unanimous American League MVP Award-winning season but is recovering from Tommy John surgery. By the All-Star break, Ohtani was hitting .302/.387/.659/1.046 and already slugged 32 home runs, 15 doubles and drove in 71 batters. While pitching, he was 7-5 with a 3.50 ERA...
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Updated Post – Nov. 22 at 4:10 PM ET Joel Wolfe, the agent for Japanese star pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto, spoke to Japanese media recently and here are the important notes: No geographical preferences 11-14 teams have already made contact no issue sharing spotlight with another Japanese player Yamamoto will return to US following the Winter Meetings Should note that some outlets are...
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MMO’s partnership with Out of the Park Baseball (OOTP) continues as our 16-team Mets Madness bracket is underway. Next up on the docket, MMO and OOTP pit the 2000 National League championship Mets against the 2019 Mets. MMO and Mets Minors writer Matt Mancuso controls the 2000 team, while MMO editor and writer Allison Waxman will manage the 2019 Mets. Each round will be a best-of-seven. We...
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