In his press conference, Sandy Alderson announced the have Mets hired Ben Zauzmer away from the Los Angeles Dodgers to oversee their R&D department. Zauzmer graduated Harvard in 2015 with a degree in Applied Math and Computer Science and has worked for the Dodgers ever since. Martin Kessler of WBUR did a profile on Zauzmer back in 2019. While on a road trip with his father, Zauzmer fell in...
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Updated 10:25 PM EST: According to Jon Morosi of MLB Network, “the Blue Jays are now the frontrunners to sign George Springer”, noting reports from Brendon Kuhn of Jays Nation and Joey Vendetta of SportsNet of an agreement in place pending physicals. Minutes before Morosi’s update, Jon Heyman of MLB Network reported “there’s a sense the Jays are gaining...
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Trevor Rosenthal Bats/Throws: R/R Date of Birth: 5/29/1990 (30) Traditional Stats: 1-0, 23 saves, 23 Games, 23.2 innings, 0.85 WHIP, 1.90 ERA Advanced Stats: 1.2 bWAR, 0.7 fWAR, 2.22 FIP, 2.83 xFIP, 1.69 WPA Rundown Trevor Rosenthal has seemingly been in the league forever and has always been throwing 98-99 MPH fastballs over the course of his career. Rosenthal looked like one of the worst...
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According to Mark Feinsand of MLB.com, the Mets are one of the 10 teams who are interested in Jeremy Jeffress. Jeffress had a 1.54 ERA for the Cubs in 2020 with a 6.6 K/9 and 4.09 FIP. He even managed to take away some save chances from Craig Kimbrel. Jeffress’ success has come from limiting home runs and getting lots of ground balls. His career HR/9 is just 0.7 and his career ground ball...
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Marcus Semien Throws/Bats: R/R Date of Birth: 9/17/1990 (Age: 30) Traditional Stats: 223/.305/.374, 7 HR, 28 runs, 23 RBI Advanced Stats: .299 wOBA, 91 wRC+, 10.6 BB%, 21.2 K% Want to find someone who we look back at next offseason and wonder, “How did he get so little?” Look no further than Marcus Semien. In 2019, Semien finished third in the AL MVP voting by slashing .285/.369/.522...
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