The Atlanta Braves have addressed their holes in the bullpen within a matter of days, which continued this morning. Reynaldo López has agreed to a three-year, $30 million contract, which has been officially announced by the team. This addition comes in the wake of the Braves acquiring former Chicago White Sox reliever Aaron Bummer in a six-player deal late last week. López had an impressive 2023...
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Major League Baseball’s free agency is officially underway, and the Philadelphia Phillies have wasted no time opening up their checkbooks. Bob Nightingale of USA Today reported Sunday morning that the organization had come to an agreement with right-handed starting pitcher Aaron Nola, signing him to a seven-year, $172 million deal. According to Jon Heyman of the NY Post, there are no...
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LUIS GUILLORME, IF Player Data: 29 (09/27/1994), B/T: L/R Primary Stats: 54 G, 120 PA, 107 AB, .224/.288/.327/.615, 24 H, 1 HR, 9 RBI, 6 2B, 1 3B Advanced Stats: 70 wRC+, 23.3% K%, 8.3% BB%, .291 BABIP, .231 xwOBA, -0.3 fWAR, -0.1 bWAR 2023 Salary: $1.6 million Grade: D- 2023 Review Luis Guillorme had his most productive campaign as a big leaguer (excluding the 60-game season) in 2022, hitting...
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Drew Smith, RHP Player Data: Age: 30 (09/24/1993) B/T: R/R Primary Stats: 62 G, 56 1/3 IP, 4.15 ERA, 1.402 WHIP, 60 K, 29 BB, 3 SV Advanced Stats: 102 ERA+, 24.6% SO%, 11.9% BB%, 4.39 xERA, 4.55 FIP, 5.22 xFIP, 0.1 fWAR, 0.1 bWAR 2023 Salary: $1.3 million Grade: D+ 2023 Review Drew Smith was expected to be part of a group at the backend of the New York Mets’ bullpen that included Edwin...
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JACK FLAHERTY Position: SP B/T: R/R Age: 28 (10/15/1995) 2023 Traditional Stats: 29 G, 27 GS, 144 1/3 IP, 8-9, 4.99 ERA, 1.580 WHIP, 148 SO, 66 BB 2023 Advanced Stats: 86 ERA+, 22.8% SO%, 10.2% BB%, 5.10 xERA, 4.36 FIP, 4.36 xFIP, 1.8 fWAR, -0.6 bWAR Rundown There were plenty of unknowns surrounding the health of Jack Flaherty going into 2023, given that he threw a total of 36 innings the season...
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