Pitch framing is valued very highly in baseball. Do you need any proof? Jeff Mathis has gotten two-year contracts in both of his last two trips in free agency. Jeff Mathis, the guy who has hit .200/.260/.294 since 2013, has gotten two 2-year deals. The reason being is that he consistently rates as one of the best framers in baseball despite his offensive shortcomings. The statistic that measures...
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The New York Mets officially announced the signing of Wilson Ramos today and introduced him to the media at Citi Field. After that, general manager Brodie Van Wagenen met with the media. On the topic of signing Ramos, Van Wagenen mentioned multiple times the veteran catchers ability to handle the pitching staff, as well as improving the teams throwing from behind the plate. The Mets signed Ramos...
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You can never have too much pitching. The Mets traded their most MLB ready pitching prospect in Justin Dunn and their next closest one, Franklyn Kilome, is down with Tommy John surgery. Meanwhile, Jason Vargas is their current number five and when someone gets hurt, Corey Oswalt and Chris Flexen are the next men up. They are in the process of upgrading their bullpen, and with a limited budget...
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Daniel Alvarez Montes of Extra Baseball (a Florida publication) is reporting that the Mets have a deal with Wilson Ramos. Ken Rosenthal of the Athletic says it is a two-year deal. Jon Heyman of FanCred says the deal is worth $19 million while Joel Sherman of the New York Post adds that there is an option for the 2021 season that could bring the total value of the deal to $26 million, w$19.5...
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Good Morning, folks! Latest Mets News Craig Mish of Sirius XM says the Braves are slight favorites in the J.T. Realmuto race. He says the Mets are still in on Realmuto. Latest NL East News Mark Bowman of MLB.com says the Braves have not had meaningful Realmuto discussions, so time will tell I guess. The Nationals brought back Matt Adams on a one-year deal. Jon Heyman says the Phillies consider...
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