Author: James Villani

The Most Deserving On The 2025 Hall Of Fame Ballot

Editor’s note: This piece originally ran on December 29, 2024. We’re re-running today with Hall of Fame results announced this evening. On January 21, the Baseball Writers’ Association of America will reveal their ballot results and any new entrees into the National Baseball Hall of Fame will be announced. To be elected, those on the ballot must receive at least 75% of the...

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Free Agent Profile: Scott Barlow, RP

Scott Barlow Position: RP B/T: R/R Age: 32 (12/18/1992) 2024 Traditional Stats: 63 G, 55 IP, 4.25 ERA, 1.364 WHIP, 68 SO, 31 BB 2024 Advanced Stats: 96 ERA+, 28.2 K%, 12.9 BB%, 4.17 xERA, 4.02 FIP, 3.78 xFIP, 0.0 fWAR Rundown The 31-year-old Scott Barlow had two back-to-back elite seasons in 2021 and 2022, before some surface regression the last two seasons. Over that two-year period, Barlow...

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Free Agent Profile: Austin Voth, RP

Austin Voth Position: RP B/T: R/R Age: 32 (6/26/1992) 2024 Traditional Stats: 68 G, 61 IP, 3.69 ERA, 1.049 WHIP, 61 SO, 18 BB 2024 Advanced Stats: 100 ERA+, 24.6 K%, 7.3 BB%, 3.27 xERA, 4.12 FIP, 3.93 xFIP, 0.0 fWAR Rundown New York Mets fans will remember Austin Voth from his tumultuous five-year tenure with the Washington Nationals. From 2018-2022, with the Nationals, Voth posted a 5.70 ERA...

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Jose Siri, Huascar Brazobán Turn In Strong Winter League Showings

Two New York Mets teammates, Jose Siri and Huascar Brazobán, like many major leaguers, played winter ball this offseason. Each played in the Dominican Winter League (LIDOM) for Gigantes del Cibao. Unfortunately, at 22-27, Gigantes did not make the postseason and their season conclude. Siri, himself, one of the newest New York Mets, had himself a nice LIDOM season. In total, Siri got 50 at-bats...

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Roadmapping How To Fill Out The Rest Of The Mets’ Bullpen

As it stands, the New York Mets and president of baseball operations, David Stearns, still has a lot of work to do when it comes to filling out the team’s bullpen. Each team’s bullpen are usually eight members deep, without factoring in the importance of depth. As it stands, the Mets only have four of these spots that appear solidified, leaving four more. Those “locks”...

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