Brad Hand, LHP Bats/Throws: L/L Age: 30 (3/20/1990) Traditional Stats: 2-1, 16 saves, 23 games, 22 IP, 2.05 ERA Advanced Stats: 11.86 K/9, 1.64 BB/9, 1.37 FIP, 3.83 xFIP, 1.1 fWAR, 0.7 bWAR Rundown The Indians deciding to waive Brad Hand and get out of paying him $10 million caught some by surprise. Hand was a failed starter in Miami and the Padres took a flier on a relatively hard throwing...
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Bats/Throws: Right/Right Age: November 23, 1984 Traditional Stats: 42 G, 150 AB, 26 runs, 46 H, 9 2B, 4 HR, 23 RBI, 18 BB, 26 K, .307/.400/.460 Advanced Stats: 1.3 fWAR, 1.3 bWAR, .376 wOBA, 140 wRC+ Rundown No, this is not a troll article. Justin Turner is still a good baseball player and he can have a lot of value on the 2021 Mets. Turner hit an impressive .307/.400/.460 with a .376 wOBA and...
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According to Ken Rosnethal of The Athletic, Major League Baseball and the MLBPA agreed to a bubble for the MLB playoffs. This idea has been in the works for some time now and given the success of the NBA and NHL with the bubble format, it makes sense to do it. Rosenthal later added that families would be allowed to be part of the bubble. They must quarantine with the the player that they will be...
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On Friday night, David Farber of CNBC tweeted the words that (almost) every Mets fan was waiting to hear since the bidding process began: “Steve Cohen has entered exclusive negotiations to buy the NY Mets and is expected to reach a deal to purchase the team within days.” Since the dust has settled, more information has been leaked regarding Cohen’s winning bid. Scott Soshnick...
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On Thursday evening, Mets general manager, Brodie Van Wagenen, was caught on a hot mic earlier today criticizing Rob Manfred’s handling of the league wide protests that are going around Major League Baseball. Here is the video in case you missed it earlier: Brodie Van Wagenen then released a statement saying that he misspoke and that the order came from Jeff Wilpon, not Rob Manfred. Rob...
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