Max Kepler, OF Postion: OF B/T: L/L Age: 31 (02/10/1993) 2023 Traditional Stats: 399 PA, .253/.302/.380/.682, 8 HR, 42 RBI, 2023 Advanced Stats: 91 wRC+, 20.1 SO%, 5.5 BB%, .300 BABIP, .301 xwOBA, 1.0 fWAR Rundown It’s unfortunate timing for MLB’s best-ever German-born player to be hitting free agency, coming off what is probably the worst season (.682 OPS) of his 10-year career. He...
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SEAN MANAEA, LHP Player Data: Age: 32 (02/01/1992) Primary Stats: 32 starts, 181.2 IP, 3.47 ERA, 1.084 WHIP, 12-6, 184 SO, 63 BB Advanced Stats: 114 ERA+, 24.9 K%, 8.5 BB%, 3.75 xERA, 3.83 FIP, 4.04 xFIP, 2.8 fWAR, 3.0 bWAR 2024 Salary: $14.5 million Grade: A 2024 REVIEW When the Mets signed Manaea to a 2-year, $28 million deal with a player option for the second year, he was mostly looked at as...
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Monday’s Game 2 was about as close to a must-win game as it could get. The Mets had their ace, Sean Manaea, on the mound against the Dodgers, who were throwing a bullpen game. Fortunately for the Mets, the bats spotted them a big lead early and the arms came to play, mostly shutting down the Dodgers’ lineup and silencing the star power at the top of the order. Manaea, as he has been...
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In 1986, the New York Mets were up three games to two on the Houston Astros in the NLCS. The Mets couldn’t be eliminated in Game 6, but it almost felt like they could. If the series reached Game 7, that meant the Astros would be able to throw ex-Met Mike Scott one more time—and the Mets couldn’t hit Mike Scott. In Game 1, Scott threw a complete game shutout with 14 strikeouts. In...
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Jeff McNeil is headed to the injured list with a fractured list, Mets manager Carlos Mendoza announced Saturday. The injury is expected to take 4-6 weeks to heal, Mendoza said, which likely ends his season barring a deep playoff run. McNeil was hit by a pitch on his right wrist in the fifth inning of Friday’s game vs. the Cincinnati Reds. He stayed in the game to play the field in the top...
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