Brad Brach Player Data: Age 34, B/T: R/R Primary Stats: 14 G, 12.1 IP, 14 BB, 14 SO, 5.84 ERA, 8 H, 8 R, 2 HR Advanced Stats: 24.1 BB%, 24.1 K%, 6.68 FIP, 6.92 xFIP, -0.2 fWAR Free Agent: 2022 2020 Salary: $850,000 Grade: D 2020 Review Brad Brach did not make his Mets debut until August 12 after a bout of COVID-19 to start the season. Given how poorly he performed, it could be said that he did...
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What do the New York Mets have now that Steve Cohen owns the team? More money and more desire to win now. Now, what don’t they have? Prospects and upper-minor league level depth. The best strategy for building the 2021 team, then, is to sign as many top free agents as possible and leave the trades for their rivals. By signing some combination of JT Realmuto, DJ LeMahieu, James McCann, George...
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Amed Rosario Player Data: Age 24 (will turn 25 on 11/20), B/T: R/R Primary Stats: 46 G, 147 PA, 4 HR, 15 RBI, 4 BB , 34 SO, .252 BA, .272 OBP, .371 SLG, .643 OPS Advanced Stats: .305 BABIP, .277 wOBA, 76 wRC+, 76 OPS+, 0.1 fWAR, -0.2 bWAR, -3 DRS, 2 OAA, UZR/150 3.5 Free Agent: 2024 Arb eligible: 2021 2020 Salary: $609 Thousand Grade: C- 2020 Review: Amed Rosario’s improvement, both...
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We recently took a look at how the new rule changes fared during the unusual 2020 season including the universal designated hitter. Here is my take on possible future rule changes in light of pandemics, climate change, and murder hornets or murder midges. Ban the Shift No, don’t do that. Baseball has used creative deployment of fielders since the first game in the 1800s. Remember when the...
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Miraculously, as I write this, we are only a few days away from the completion of the 2020 Major League Baseball season, one that many people never thought would start, let alone finish. From the petty and antagonistic “negotiations” between MLB and the MLB Players Association, to the constant reminder of the real risks of COVID-19, everything was up in the air until the last moment....
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