Chris Martin Position: RHP Bats/Throws: Right/Right Date of Birth: 6/2/1986 Traditional Stats: 1-3, 55.2 IP, 52 H, 21 ER, 5 BB, 65 K, 3.40 ERA Advanced Stats: 3.25 FIP, 30.1 K%, 2.3 BB%, 148 ERA+, 1.5 bWAR, 1.0 fWAR Martin was one of the most dominant relief pitchers from June to September last year. Martin began the year as a Ranger after struggling in Texas the year prior. Martin’s...
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Marcus Stroman has been very mediocre since donning the orange and blue uniform. He has now given up 14 earned runs in 24.2 innings pitched with the Mets. Stroman has walked 12 in those 24.2 innings so he has done himself no favors in the process. Stroman began the game with a 1-2-3 first inning including a strikeout of Jason Heyward. His fastball velocity more or less ranged from 90-93 in that...
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Syracuse (60-61) 5 ,Durham (68-53) 4 Box Score 2B Dilson Herrera: 1-for-2, 2 RBI, 2 BB, .256/.336/.527 C Rene Rivera: 2-for-4, Run, HR, RBI, K, .263/.321/.514 Dilson was playing like a man who wanted to be on his next Greyhound out of Syracuse. The overall numbers are stellar but it’s unclear how much of it is due to the new baseball in the minors. Rene Rivera continues to be great....
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The New York Mets (58-56) are now winners of 12 out of their last 13 games after beating the Miami Marlins by a 5-0 score on Tuesday night at Citi Field. (Box Score) Pitching Looks like the Mets were right to denand a lot for Zack Wheeler in trade demands, as he continues to remind everyone what a solid part of the rotation he continues to be. Wheeler gave up a one-out double in the first to Jon...
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Against all odds, the Mets are in contention. As things currently stand, the Mets are one back of San Fransisco and two back of Milwaukee in the loss column in terms of teams to jump. They’re four back of Philly, Washington, and Chicago, all of whom are in a virtual tie for the first wild card spot (technically the Cubs and Cardinals are tied for the NL Central lead too). Believe it or...
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