Author: James Villani

Fred McGriff Lone Electee Into National Baseball Hall of Fame

There is only one new entrant into the National Baseball Hall of Fame. The man who is receiving that distinct honor is Fred McGriff. He was selected by the Contemporary Era committee, this committee was comprised of 16 individuals, all of which voted for him. To gain entry, nominees needed at least 12 votes from the 16 electors. McGriff, who endured a 19-year career, played from 1986 to 2004....

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Further Examining Jameson Taillon’s Potential Fit With The Mets

After the news of Jacob deGrom signing a five-year deal with the Texas Rangers on Friday night, several are now curious as to how the Mets are going to address their rotation. Well, even before the deGrom news, it was no secret that the Mets had some rebuilding to do in hopes to improve their starting rotation. This all due to deGrom, Chris Bassitt, and Taijuan Walker becoming free agents,...

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Previewing The 2022 Winter Meetings From The Mets’ Perspective

Today marks the beginning of the annual MLB Winter Meetings. This year, the meetings will be held in San Diego, California from December 4 through 7. The New York Mets still have a lot to achieve in order to produce another World Series contending roster in 2023. Hopefully, these meetings in San Diego, along with the Jacob deGrom deal signed Friday night, will jump-start an otherwise league-wide...

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2022 Mets Report Card: Adam Ottavino, RP

Player Data: Age: 37 (11/22/1985), B/T: R/R Traditional Statistics: 66 G, 65.2 IP, 6-3, 2.06 ERA, 0.975 WHIP, 79 SO, 16 BB Advanced Statistics: 188 ERA+, 30.6 K%, 6.2 BB%, 2.35 xERA, 2.85 FIP, 2.79 xFIP, 2.3 bWAR, 1.1 fWAR Salary: $4,000,000 (free agent in 2022) 2022 Review The New York Mets had a lot of uncertainty surrounding their bullpen entering the 2022 season. In attempt to address it,...

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Report: Mets Spoke With Verlander Last Week, Contacted Taillon

According to Ken Rosenthal of the Athletic, the New York Mets, “spoke with Verlander by Zoom last week.” This via “major-league sources.” Of course, starting pitchers Jacob deGrom, Chris Bassitt, and Taijuan Walker are all currently free agents. Verlander appears to be the Mets’ fallback plan if deGrom were to move on. Verlander, who is 39 years old, and will turn...

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