Dedniel Núñez, whose season ended in August due to injury, is making good progress with his recovery from a strained right flexor tendon and platelet-rich plasma injection, Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reported on Friday. DiComo noted that Núñez was seemingly at risk of surgery at a certain stage, though recent developments have helped him sidestep that outcome. The 28-year-old rookie right-hander...
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Jurickson Profar, OF Position: OF B/T: S/R Age: 31 (2/20/1993) 2024 Traditional Stats: .280/.380/.459/.839, 24 HR, 85 RBI, 10 SB, 668 PA 2024 Advanced Stats: 3.6 bWAR, 4.3 fWAR, 139 wRC+, 15.1 SO%, 11.4 BB%, .302 BABIP, .364 xwOBA, -6 OAA (LF) Rundown Jurickson Profar had the best season of his 11-year career in 2024, setting personal bests in batting average, home runs, OPS, bWAR and...
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It’s unanimous. Shohei Ohtani and Aaron Judge are MVPs. Ohtani won his first National League MVP award by unanimous vote after leading the league in home runs, RBIs, runs, OPS, bWAR and posting the first 50-50 season in history, MLB announced Thursday. Judge hit 58 home runs and drove in 144 to earn the American League honor in unanimous fashion as well. Francisco Lindor, one of three...
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Luis Severino, SP Position: SP B/T: R/R Age: 30 (2/20/1994) 2024 Traditional Stats: 11-7, 3.91 ERA, 1.24 WHIP, 182 IP, 161 SO, 60 BB, 31 GS 2024 Advanced Stats: 1.6 bWAR, 2.1 fWAR, 101 ERA+, 4.21 FIP, .283 BABIP, 21.2 SO%, 7.9 BB% Rundown What a difference a year makes. Last offseason, it was fair to wonder if Luis Severino had anything left after posting a 6.65 ERA over 89.1 innings with the...
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The deadline to accept the qualifying offer (4 p.m. ET) came and went Tuesday, and with that, Pete Alonso, Sean Manaea and Luis Severino remain free agents as expected after rejecting the one-year, $21.05 million offer. Thirteen players received the QO, and the only one to accept was Reds starting pitcher Nick Martinez. The other nine who rejected it were: Willy Adames, Alex Bregman, Corbin...
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