The Mets need to improve their bullpen. That is alarmingly clear to anyone who watched the team in 2018. They have some interesting arms but ultimately, they need to a better job of building a bullpen. How does a team do that though? The easy answer is throwing a lot of money at it or trading for the big named reliever on the market. Sometimes that works out but sometimes, that also does not....
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Good morning Mets fans! Last night, Peter Alonso continued his phenomenal 2018 campaign with another strong performance. In his first at-bat of the AFL Fall Stars game, Alonso broke Statcast again as he turned around a 103 MPH fastball, and launched a solo home run off that left the bat at 110 MPH. Alonso also showed off defensively, as later in the game made a diving stop at first. Latest Mets...
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The Mets owe it to themselves to go after the big fish in the market. Jeff Wilpon blamed the Mets lack of spending on Sandy Alderson several weeks ago, and there is very little money left on the roster after 2020. With that being said, he and the Mets have no reason not to pursue the big guys in free agency. The two big guys, as you know, are Manny Machado and Bryce Harper. Machado hit...
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Josh Donaldson Position: 3B Bats/Throws: R/R Age: 12/8/1985 (32) Traditional Stats: .246/.352/.449, 14 2B, 8 HR, 23 RBI Advanced Stats: 1.2 bWAR, 1.3 fWAR, 117 wRC+, .203 ISO, 1 DRS A year ago, Donaldson was looking at a massive free agency check. By all measures, Donaldson was one of the most potent hitters since 2013 and had a solid glove. In 2018 though, Donaldson dealt with a slew of...
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Good morning, folks. Welcome to November. Let the hot stove begin! Latest Mets News John Harper says a scout thinks Jim Riggleman would be a good bench coach for Mickey Callaway. ESPN asked David Wright if he would be interested in an analyst job per Andrew Marchand. Richard Justice of MLB.com writes that the hiring of Brodie Van Wagenen could be the start of a trend. The NL Cy Young award will...
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