Author: Ari Berkowitz

Analyzing Mets’ Signing of Joey Wendle

Joey Wendle, UT Position: UT B/T: L/R Age: 33 (04/26/1990) 2023 Traditional Stats: 112 G, 318 PA, 16 2B, 3 3B, 2 HR, 20 RBI, 7 SB, .212/.248/.306 2023 Advanced Stats: 50 OPS+, 47 wRC+, -0.8 fWAR, 21.1 K%, 4.1 BB%, -3 OAA, 6 DRS Rundown On Wednesday night, news broke that the Mets signed Joey Wendle to a one-year, $2 million contract. Wendle has been a mediocre middle infielder throughout his big...

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Providing Context for Stearns’ First Three Hires

There are a few main trees from which teams are constantly looking to pluck executives from.  Those trees are the Guardians, the Rays, the Astros, and the Cardinals, or singular identities such as Theo Epstein. However, some individuals check multiple boxes. David Stearns is one. He was a highly sought-after individual and came from both the Guardians and Astros executive trees, having been part...

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