Author: James Villani

Francisco Lindor’s Growing Hall of Fame Trajectory

One of the most highly-debated occurrences on the baseball calendar is almost here. On January 21, the BBWAA will release the results of 2025 Hall of Fame balloting. That said ballot includes six former New York Mets; Bobby Abreu, Carlos Beltrán, Curtis Granderson, Francisco Rodríguez, Billy Wagner, and David Wright. With how slow the offseason is currently moving, and all this Hall of Fame...

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Free Agent Profile: Caleb Ferguson, RP

Caleb Ferguson Position: RP B/T: R/L Age: 28 (7/2/1996) 2024 Traditional Stats: 62 G, 54 1/3 IP, 4.64 ERA, 1.491 WHIP, 67 SO, 25 BB 2024 Advanced Stats: 88 ERA+, 26.9 K%, 10.0 BB%, 4.14 xERA, 3.74 FIP, 3.55 xFIP, 0.3 fWAR Rundown Caleb Ferguson had an extremely interesting 2024 season. Ferguson struggled mightily with the New York Yankees to begin the year, before being traded to the Houston...

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Report: Angels Looking At Pete Alonso

Updated Post: Jan. 1 at 17:56 Jon Heyman of the New York Post, reporting on BR live told reviewers the Los Angeles Angels are “looking at” free agent slugger Pete Alonso. “I do believe Arte Moreno wants to get another big bat in there. And they would move Schanuel out to LF if they were to do that. I think Santander is probably a little more likely.” Updated Post: Dec. 28 at 16:30...

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Free Agent Profile: Danny Coulombe, RP

Danny Coulombe Position: RP B/T: L/L Age: 35 (10/26/1989) 2024 Traditional Stats: 33 G, 29 2/3 IP, 2.12 ERA, 0.674 WHIP, 1-0, 32 SO, 5 BB 2024 Advanced Stats: 178 ERA+, 29.9 K%, 4.7 BB%, 2.88 xERA, 2.83 FIP, 2.94 xFIP, 0.5 fWAR Rundown In somewhat of a surprise, the Baltimore Orioles declined the $4 million option of Danny Coulombe earlier in the offseason, making him a free agent. The...

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Report: Nationals Acquire First Baseman Nathaniel Lowe

Earlier on Sunday, Metsmerized published an article illustrating how several of free agent first baseman, Pete Alonso’s, potential landing spots have addressed their first base needs elsewhere. Another potential suitor for Alonso has reportedly found an answer at first as well, as according to Jeff Passan of ESPN, the Washington Nationals have acquired first baseman Nathaniel Lowe from the Texas...

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