Author: David Melendi

2025 Report Card: Ryne Stanek, RHP

Ryne Stanek Player Data: Age: 34 (7/26/1991) B/T: R/R Primary Stats: 4-6, 5.30 ERA, 1.57 WHIP, 56 IP, 58 SO, 32 BB, 3 SV, 6 BSV, 65 G Advanced Stats: 76 ERA+, 22.7 K%, 12.5 BB%, 4.41 xERA, 4.40 FIP, 4.98 xFIP, 0.1 fWAR, -1.0 bWAR 2025 Salary: $4.5 million Grade: D 2025 Review Ryne Stanek had arguably the worst year of his nine-year career, posting the highest ERA of the seven seasons in which he...

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Clifford, Reimer, Benge Score High for Advanced Hitting Metrics

By traditional measures, minor leaguers Ryan Clifford, Jacob Reimer and Carson Benge all had excellent seasons at the plate in the Mets organization this year. More advanced data put together by Baseball America and released in an article posted Wednesday confirms that as well. Baseball America’s RoboScout model uses Statcast metrics and Hawkeye data collected throughout the minors,...

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2025 Report Card: Jeff McNeil, 2B-OF

Jeff McNeil Player Data: 33 (4/8/1992) B/T: L/ R Primary Stats: .243/.335/.411/.746, 12 HR, 54 RBI, 42 R, 97 H, 21 2B, 5 3B, 3 SB, 49 BB, 55 SO, 462 PA, 122 G Advanced Stats: 111 OPS+, 111 wRC+, 11.9 K%, 10.6 BB%, .253 BABIP, .334 xwOBA, 2.1 fWAR, 2.0 bWAR 2025 Salary: $15.75 million Grade: C+ 2025 Review Jeff McNeil started the season on the injured list with a right oblique strain that...

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Morning Briefing: Opening Day for Arizona Fall League

Good morning, Mets fans! Rumor has it the Blue Jays won’t score today. Arizona Fall League play begins Monday and the Mets have seven players on the Scottsdale Scorpions, who host Peoria at 9:30 p.m. ET. MMO’s Jorge Eckardt wrote up an AFL preview last week. Catcher Chris Suero and outfielders Nick Morabito and D’Andre Smith are the biggest Met names on the team. The 30-game...

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Dominican Summer League Review: Elian Peña Shows Promise

The main attraction for the 2025 Dominican Summer League Mets was a 17-year-old signed in January to the largest international free agent bonus ($5 million) in team history. Elian Peña lived up to the hype. The left-handed hitting middle infielder stumbled out of the gate, starting 0-for-26 in his first nine games. But on June 14, he went 1-for-3 and would soon take off on his way to being named...

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