Author: Dilip Sridhar

Wheeler Dominates Over Four Innings

Zack Wheeler just needed a few starts to get his sea legs. After two okay starts to begin Spring, Wheeler pitched four scoreless innings against the defending champions and their best lineup which featured Mookie Betts, J.D. Martinez, Andrew Benintendi, and Xander Bogaerts. Wheeler set down the first six guys to face him today. He gave up a single in the third inning but quickly rebounded....

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Expect a Big 2019 Season for Michael Conforto

There has always been a lot of promise surrounding Michael Conforto. He flew through the minor leagues and came up about a year after being drafted. In 2017, it looked like he put it all together when he hit .279/.384/.555 with a .392 wOBA, 147 wRC+, and earned himself an All-Star appearance. Of course, the Mets can’t have nice things, though, and he dislocated his shoulder on a swing,...

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Steven Matz Struggles in Second Spring Start

It was not Steven Matz’s best tuneup but of course, it’s still early. The lefty had a pretty good first after giving up an infield hit. He managed to retire Rafael Devers, J.D. Martinez, and Christian Vazquez after Gorkys Hernandez reached first. In the second inning, Matz walked two guys but still had a chance to get out of it. Unfortunately for him, he could not reel it in. The...

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The Mets Have Shown a Consistent Release Point

The Mets were one of the most consistent teams last season when it came to release points from their pitchers. Zach Crizer of Baseball Prospectus wrote an article on this. Since the article is locked to subscribers only and I am very cheap, I decided to go on Baseball Savant myself to find the data. The Mets average vertical release point on fastballs, sliders, curveballs, and changeups were...

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MLB to Implement 20-Second Pitch Clock For Spring Games

Major League Baseball will be implementing a pitch clock this spring. Mark Feinsand of MLB.com shared on how it will be implemented. It will be phased in the following way: initially it won’t be enforced so that players can get used to the clock, then players will be issued reminders when they violate the clock, and finally ball-strike violations will be enforced to hitters and pitchers...

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