Author: James Villani

2025 Report Card: Griffin Canning, SP

Griffin Canning Player Data: Age: 29 (5/11/1996) B/T: R/R Primary Stats: 16 GS, 7-3, 3.77 ERA, 1.376 WHIP, 76.1 IP, 70 SO, 35 BB Advanced Stats: 107 ERA+, 21.3 K%, 10.7 BB%, 4.66 xERA, 4.04 FIP, 4.09 xFIP, 0.9 fWAR, 1.1 bWAR Grade: B 2025 Review It appeared as if president of baseball operations David Stearns and staff had made out with highway robbery. The Mets gave veteran starting pitcher...

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Chris Suero Homers In Arizona Fall League Action

The New York Mets have a number of prospects playing in the Arizona Fall League (AFL) for the Scottsdale Scorpions. The two Mets prospects who have been performing the best thus far are catcher Chris Suero and center fielder Nick Morabito. The Scorpions had two big games back to back offensively. On Friday, they scored 11 runs in a shutout where Morabito and Suero each had two hits. Then, on...

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ALCS Game Chat: Mariners vs. Blue Jays, 8:03 P.M.

Sunday, October 12, 2025 • 8:03 PM ET Rogers Centre • Toronto, ON RHP Bryce Miller (4-6, 5.68 ERA) vs. RHP Kevin Gausman (10-11, 3.59 ERA) FOX The American League Championship Series (ALCS) begins Sunday night. The Seattle Mariners will take on the Toronto Blue Jays. Toronto, who finished the season 94-68, has the home-field advantage in the series, as Seattle finished the year 90-72. Toronto...

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Free Agent Profile: Jalen Beeks, RP

Jalen Beeks Position: RP B/T: L/L Age: 32 (07/10/1993) 2025 Traditional Stats: 61 G, 57.1 IP, 3.77 ERA, 1.081 WHIP, 47 SO, 20 BB 2025 Advanced Stats: 115 ERA+, 20.3 K%, 8.7 BB%, 3.87 xERA, 4.01 FIP, 4.29 xFIP, 0.2 fWAR, 0.9 bWAR Rundown Jalen Beeks is once again on the open market. He signed a late deal in March with the Arizona Diamondbacks and turned in the best season of his career since...

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How Bad Was The Mets’ Defense Last Season?

A lot was made of run prevention in president of baseball operations David Stearns press conference. When asked about the starting pitching, one of the main factors Stearns brought up in talking about the struggles was the team’s defense. Just how bad was it in 2025? As a team, the Mets ranked 19th in Fangraph’s overall defensive metric, 19th in fielding run value (FRV), 21st in outs...

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