Author: David Melendi

Kai Correa’s Career Path Leads to New York

Kai Correa’s previous job title was a mouthful. He was the Cleveland Guardians’ major league field coordinator/director of defense, baserunning and strategy for the last two seasons. Next year just call him bench coach. The Mets hired the 36-year-old Correa to join Carlos Mendoza’s staff. John Gibbons, the bench coach for Mendoza’s first two seasons in New York, resigned...

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2025 Report Card: Sean Manaea, LHP

Sean Manaea Age: 33 (2/1/1992) B/T: R/L Primary Stats: 2-4, 5.64 ERA, 1.22 WHIP, 60 2/3 IP, 75 SO, 12 BB, 15 G (12 starts) Advanced Stats: 72 ERA+, 28.5 K%, 4.6 BB%, 4.00 xERA, 4.39 FIP, 3.30 xFIP, .314 BABIP, 0.4 fWAR, -0.4 bWAR 2025 Salary: $25 million Grade: D+ 2025 Review Sean Manaea felt soreness in his midsection shortly after arriving at spring training in February, and an MRI showed a...

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2025 Report Card: Cedric Mullins, OF

Cedric Mullins Player Data: Age: 31 (10/1/1994) B/T: L/L Primary Stats: .216/.299/.391, 17 HR, 59 RBI, 58 R, 23 2B, 1 3B, 22 SB, 50 BB, 120 SO, 498 PA, 133 G Advanced Stats: 94 OPS+, 94 wRC+, 24.1 K%, 10 BB%, .253 BABIP, .291 xwOBA, 1.3 fWAR, 0.4 bWAR 2025 Salary: $8.7 million Grade: F 2025 Review “We like the player,” David Stearns said at a July 31 news conference after the Mets...

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2025 Report Card: Bullpen Shuttle Squad

2025 Bullpen Shuttle Squad Report Shuttlers (minimum 10 IP): Brandon Waddell (31 1/3 IP, 3.45 ERA, 22 K), Justin Hagenman (23 2/3 IP, 4.56 ERA, 23 K), Chris Devenski (16 2/3 IP, 2.16 ERA, 14 K), José Castillo (15 1/3 IP, 2.35 ERA, 19 K), Blade Tidwell (15 IP, 9.00 ERA, 10 K), Rico Garcia (12 2/3 IP, 2.13 ERA, 16 K), Kevin Herget (12 IP, 3.00 ERA, 6 K), Richard Lovelady (10 IP, 6.30 ERA, 9 K)...

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Morning Briefing: Mariners Take Game 1 of ALCS

Good morning, Mets fans! Cal Raleigh homered and Jorge Polanco was clutch again with a pair of RBI singles for Seattle in a 3-1 victory over the Blue Jays in Game 1 of the ALCS. Bryce Miller gave up a leadoff home run to George Springer and nothing more, tossing six innings of one-run ball. The Mariners’ bullpen provided three scoreless innings two days after it threw 10 innings of relief...

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