The New York Mets’ second spring training game of the season certainly did not go as well as the first. The St. Louis Cardinals jumped on David Peterson with two early home runs at Clover Park in Port St. Lucie, FL. They held the lead throughout in a game where each team featured lineups littered with mostly everyday starters and emerged victorious, 6-4. Interestingly enough, the...
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Tyler Anderson Position: SP Bats/Throws: L/L Age: 32 (12/30/1989) Traditional Stats: 31 G, 7-11, 4.53 ERA, 167.0 IP, 134 SO, 1.246 WHIP Advanced Stats: 1.6 WAR, 93 ERA+, 4.37 FIP, 5.4 BB%, 19.1 K% Rundown Throughout his six-year MLB career, starting pitcher Tyler Anderson has been the definition of consistent. He hasn’t been consistently great, but he has not been bad either. The...
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Position: RP Bats/Throws: R/R Age: 34 (11/3/1987) Traditional Stats: 65 G, 0-2, 2.79 ERA, 61.1 IP, 74 SO, 0.880 WHIP Advanced Stats: 0.6 WAR, 155 ERA+, 2.73 FIP, 7.9 BB%, 30.8 K% Rundown The free agent market is still littered with solid bullpen arms — something several teams, including the New York Mets, would be wise to revisit once the lockout is over. One of the top right-handed relievers...
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Position: SP/RP Bats/Throws: L/L Age: 33 (7/22/1988) Traditional Stats: 27 G/21 GS, 7-7, 3.46 ERA, 106.2 IP, 80 SO, 1.284 WHIP Advanced Stats: 1.0 WAR, 112 ERA+, 4.34 FIP, 8.6 BB%, 17.7 K% Rundown Kwang Hyun Kim is a Korean import who will be entering his age-33 season. The soft-tossing lefty was brought over from the SK Wyverns (now the SSG Landers) of the Korean Baseball League (KBO) after the...
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Player Data: Age: 26 (9/3/1995), B/T: L/L Primary Stats: 15 GS, 66.2 IP, 5.54 ERA, 1.395 WHIP, 2-6, 69 SO, 29 BB Advanced Stats: 73 ERA+, 24.0 KK%, 10.1 BB%, 5.88 xERA, 4.78 FIP, 3.93 xFIP, 0.3 fWAR, -0.5 bWAR 2021 Salary: $585,750 Grade: D- 2021 Review There was very high, may be even too high, of expectations for left-hander David Peterson coming into last season. After pitching to a 6-2...
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