With the offseason as cold as the weather outside, I want to take a look at players who could take steps forward in 2018. First up is reliever Paul Sewald. The right-hander is a personal favorite of mine for several reasons. Sewald was with the big league squad for most of the season and worked himself into a fairly large role on the team. The problem was how weird he was used by Terry Collins....
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We have Mets news on back-to-back days, is the market heating up? I hope so! Latest Mets News Jon Morosi of MLB.com says the Mets are interested in Mike Moustakas and Todd Frazier if their prices drop. My guess, they are not able to get a second baseman so now they want to land a third baseman. Morosi also adds the Mets have had contact with catcher Jonathan Lucroy. As a Trevin Plawr’naud...
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My colleague, Connor O’Brien, did a series of getting to know your sabermetrics statistics in 2016. I wanted to continue his efforts to bring more stats to you that many baseball front offices believe are important in player evaluation. The one we begin with today is league adjusted ERA (ERA+). Of course ERA is one of the most important statistics when looking at a pitchers season....
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Everyone have fun in the snow storm yesterday? No? Well hopefully you enjoy the cold weather coming up soon. Latest Mets News Mike Puma of the NY Post writes about the new pitching program the Mets have for their guys. Dave Eiland says those guys are upset at what happened in 2017. I love Dave Eiland all of a sudden. John Harper of the Daily News says the Mets want to improve their team more...
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MMO will be looking at multiple bargain options that are still available for the Mets this offseason. With Sandy Alderson figuring to have about $10 million left to spend, the Mets best chance to fill holes will be shopping at the dollar store. It probably feels like you have heard Peter Moylan’s name for years now. That’s because you have. Moylan was a Braves’ reliever all the...
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