In any given year, there are surprises—good and bad—and it seems a lot of the time the clubs that overachieve do it with the help of a strong bullpen while the teams that fall short of expectations suffer more than their fair share of late-inning meltdowns. The Guardians, Brewers and Tigers—teams with 2024 preseason over/unders at 78.5, 77.5 and 80.5, respectively—each made the playoffs....
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With the re-signing of Sean Manaea, the Mets’ rotation may be set, and while they haven’t added a big name to the mix, it looks promising. A duo of arms with All-Star potential headline the top of the rotation, while lots of (hopefully quality) depth remains at the bottom. Manaea, 32, was 12-6 with a 3.47 ERA and 1.08 WHIP while notching a career-high in innings (181.2), which made...
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The tributes continue to pour in from throughout the baseball world for Hall of Famer Rickey Henderson, who would have turned 66 on Christmas Day. The all-time stolen base leader played for nine teams in his 25-year career, including the Mets in 1999-2000. Commissioner Rob Manfred “For multiple generations of baseball fans, Rickey Henderson was the gold standard of base stealing and...
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It seems like David Stearns has an m.o. when it comes to putting together a starting rotation. Last offseason, it was Luis Severino, Sean Manaea and Adrian Houser, veterans coming off inconsistent-to-bad years. Low risk and high reward. Two of those three worked out. So far this offseason, it’s Frankie Montas, Clay Holmes and Griffin Canning, who the Mets signed Wednesday to a one-year,...
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Three main factors contributing to the rise in pitcher injuries are pitchers trying to throw with more velocity, pitchers chasing nastier stuff and the emphasis on max effort in training and in games, according to the MLB Report on Pitcher Injuries released Tuesday. The league surveyed more than 200 experts for the report, which aims to find solutions to the root of the problem. Those surveyed...
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