Next up on MMO’s preseason ranking of positional groups around the National League East is right field. As far as right fielders go in the division, the NL East is home to the best right corner outfielder in the game. Outside of that, the remaining project to be in the bottom half of the league in terms of wins above replacement. No. 5 – Jesús Sánchez, MIA The 26-year-old Marlins...
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Back on December 14, the New York Mets signed veteran reliever Jorge López to a one-year deal worth $2 million. The 30-year-old right-handed reliever is coming off an extremely disappointing season spent with three different teams. However, López is only less than two years removed from an All-Star 2022 season. So, what level of pitcher will the Mets get in 2024? Pre-2022 Struggles The former...
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Updated Post – Jan. 31 at 11:55 AM The San Diego Padres have signed veteran reliever Wandy Peralta, per Ken Rosenthal and Dennis Lin of The Athletic. The deal is four-years, $16.5 million, though it has three opt-outs. Peralta was arguably the best left-handed reliever still on the free agent market, and multiple outlets reported the Mets had interest in the former Yankee. Original Post...
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Today marks the second-to-last weekend of playoff football as four NFL teams are set to face off Sunday afternoon. In the first game of the day, the reigning Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs travel to Baltimore to face the one-seeded Ravens. In the NFC, the Detroit Lions travel to face the also one-seeded San Francisco 49ers. Winners of each game will face off in Super Bowl LVII in Las...
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Prior to each season, Fangraphs releases projections for every ballplayer around the major leagues. With those, the baseball sabermetrics website is then able to project specifically how each position group on each team should fair. What are these said projections saying about the 2024 Mets? Which positions are sources of projected strength? How about weaknesses? Strengths The Mets’...
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