After a quiet showing from an offensive point of view Saturday against the Miami Marlins, the New York Mets flipped the switch Sunday. They hit four home runs in a 6-4 win over the New York Yankees, with the dagger being a three-run shot from JT Schwartz. But the scoring started with a solo home run from Jared Young off Luis Gil in the top of the second inning. He connected with an elevated...
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Starting pitching has been a big talking point all offseason. The rotation’s inconsistencies were one of the main reasons the Mets failed to make the playoffs in 2025. Their starters combined for a 4.13 ERA, up from a 3.91 ERA the season prior. The Mets’ rotation also averaged 4.91 innings per start, the third-worst mark in baseball. It was clear this area needed drastic improvement,...
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Center field in the National League East is a position that has a good mix of new faces and younger guys who have been around for a couple years. One of the newcomers happens to be a former All-Star who has landed in New York. Could he find himself at No. 1 on this list? Here is our NL East rankings for center field entering the 2026 season. First base Second base Third base Catcher Bullpen...
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MacKenzie Gore, SP Position: SP B/T: L/L Age: 26 (02/24/1999) 2025 Traditional Stats: 30 G, 30 GS, 159.2 IP, 5-15, 4.17 ERA, 1.353 WHIP, 185 SO, 64 BB 2025 Advanced Stats: 98 ERA+, 4.33 xERA, 3.74 FIP, 3.78 xFIP, 27.2% SO%, 9.4% BB%, 2.9 fWAR RUNDOWN Coming into this offseason, it was clear the New York Mets had a glaring need at the top of their rotation. Nolan McLean is on a path towards...
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Brendan Donovan, IF/OF Position: IF/OF B/T: L/R Player Data: Age: 28 (01/16/1997) 2025 Traditional Stats: 515 PA, .287/.353/.422/.775, 132 H, 10 HR, 50 RBI, 42 BB, 67 SO 2025 Advanced Stats: 119 wRC+, 119 OPS+, 13.0% SO%, 8.2% BB%, .315 BABIP, .346 xwOBA, 2.9 fWAR, 2.7 bWAR Rundown The St. Louis Cardinals are trending towards a rebuild. Since the start of the offseason, they have already dealt...
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