Author: Johnluke Chaparro

Morning Briefing: MLB Owners Not Pleased With Cohen’s Spending

Good morning, Mets fans! Mets owner Steve Cohen has spent an unprecedented amount of money this offseason to revamp his ballclub and some owners of other major league teams aren’t happy that he’s flexing his checkbook. Evan Drellich of The Athletic reports that some owners and management of other teams are upset that Cohen has spent the money he has and states that consequences are...

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Morning Briefing: Mets Stay Busy With Signings of Nimmo, Robertson

Good morning, Mets fans! The New York Mets continued their spending ways and made a big splash in the free agent market by re-signing center fielder Brandon Nimmo to an eight-year, $162 million contract as well as signing reliever David Robertson to a one-year, $10 million contract. These two signings come after the Mets acquired reliever Brooks Raley as well as signing pitchers Jose Quintana...

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MMO Free Agent Profile: Josh Bell 1B/DH

Player Data: Position: 1B/DH, Age: 30 (8/14/1992), B/T: L/L Traditional Stats: 156 G, 647 PA, .266 AVG, 17 HR, 71 RBI,s, 78 R, 29 2B, 81 BB, .422 SLG, .784 OPS Advanced Stats:2.0 fWAR, 3.0 bWAR, 123 WRC+, 12.5% BB, 15.8% K, .296 BABIP, .156 ISO, 128 OPS+ 2022 Salary: $10,000,000 (free agent in 2022) Rundown One of the major pratfalls of the New York Mets offense late in the season was their lack...

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Morning Briefing: Rays Interested In Brandon Nimmo

Good morning, Mets fans! Brandon Nimmo has drawn interest from many teams this offseason, including a surprising suitor in the Tampa Bay Rays. Jon Heyman of the New York Post reports that the Rays have interest in the outfielder, as well as the Blue Jays, Giants and Mets. Spotrac has Nimmo’s market value set to 5-years, $106 million, which would be the biggest contract Tampa Bay would...

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MMO Free Agent Profile: Justin Verlander, SP

Position: Starting Pitcher Bats/Throws: R/R Age: 39 (2/20/1983) 2022 Traditional Statistics: 28 GS, 18-4 W-L, 175 IP, 1.75 ERA, 0.829 WHIP, 185 SO, 29 BB 2022 Advanced Statistics: 156 ERA+, 2.49 FIP, 27.8 SO%, 4.4 BB%, 5.9 bWAR Rundown Drafted second overall in the first round by the Detroit Tigers in the 2004 MLB Amateur Draft, Justin Verlander has made his name known as one of the elite...

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