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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Good Morning, Mets fans! Will Sammon of The Athletic reports that the New York Mets and free-agent Japanese pitcher Kodai Senga met and the encounter went well, industry sources say. Senga, a right-handed pitcher is coming off a solid season for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of the Nippon Professional Baseball league, where he posted a record of 11-6 with a 1.94 ERA. In 11 total seasons in Japan,...
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Good morning, Mets fans! According to Anthony DiComo of MLB.com, the New York Mets did not make any moves to add to the 40-man roster before last night’s deadline, leaving players like Jake Mangum and others, exposed for the upcoming Rule 5 draft. Mangum, who was drafted in the fourth round in the 2019 MLB Draft, only played in72 games this season due to a spinal injury. At age 26, Mangum...
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Good morning, Mets fans! Free agency is upon us and teams can now negotiate and sign players without restriction. The Mets have been active so far by locking up closer Edwin Diaz, along with picking up options of Carlos Carrasco, John Curtiss and Daniel Vogelbach. The team has also been linked to left-handed pitcher Andrew Heaney, according to Tim Healey of Newsday. The 31-year-old lefty, who...
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Good morning, Mets fans! The Houston Astros survived what possibly could be a series-changing win Thursday. Off the backs of Jeremy Pena, who drove in two runs that included a go-ahead home run off Phillies pitcher Noah Syndergaard, and Justin Verlander, who only gave up one run in five innings pitched, the Astros won Game 5 by a score of 3-2 and need just one more win to take the World Series....
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