On Monday, the New York Mets made it official with Carlos Mendoza, announcing he will become the 25th manager in franchise history. He signed a three-year, $4.5 million deal with a fourth-year option. A press conference is scheduled for Tuesday at noon. In a brief statement, Mendoza noted, “he will pour every ounce of energy into this job and we share a common goal of bringing a...
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Not since David Wright went down with injury has third base even been a debate in the New York Mets’ system. However, for almost a decade now, it’s been a constant revolving door of temporary placeholders until the next Wright steps up to the hot corner. Last season, the Mets ranked last in fWAR, at minus-1.3, at third base, and around a half dozen players got the opportunity to make their mark...
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Daniel Vogelbach Player Data: Age: 30 (12/17/1992) B/T: L/R Primary Stats: 104 G, 319 PA, .233/.339/.404/.742, 64 H, 13 HRs, 48 RBIs Advanced Stats: 109 wRC+, 25.4 K%, 13.2 BB%, .282 BABIP, .323 xwOBA, 0.1 fWAR, 0.2 bWAR 2023 Salary: $1.5 million 2023 Review After a decent half-season performance in 2022 after his arrival from the Pittsburgh Pirates, the Mets exercised their option on Daniel...
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The Milwaukee Brewers announced Saturday they traded former Met Mark Canha to the Detroit Tigers in exchange for RHP Blake Holub. Originally acquired in the August trade deadline, Canha produced an impressive .287/.373/.427/.800 line in the final months with Milwaukee, coming up big in clutch moments. He finished the 2023 campaign with 114 hits, 25 doubles, 11 home runs and 62 RBIs. A...
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On this fated day eight years ago, Matt Harvey pitched the ninth inning of Game 5 of the 2015 World Series, and we all know how it ended. Lucas Duda throws home, the Royals win, etc., etc. But would things really have gone that differently had Harvey not pitched the ninth? MMO challenged two writers to argue whether or not Harvey should have taken the mound or if Terry Collins should have handed...
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