Despite being omitted from MLB Network’s Top 10 Right Now list, RHP Jacob deGrom’s stock continues to rise, and for great reason. The 27 year-old has been improving since his debut in 2014, and has the chance to prove that he belongs in the top 5 best pitchers in baseball in 2016. Start with the fact that nearly all his major stats improved from 2014 to 2015. His ERA in 2014 was 2.69...
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It’s a shame that left-fielder Michael Conforto won’t count as a rookie this year, because I surmise he would’ve given Dodgers shortstop Corey Seager a real run for his money in the Rookie of the Year ballot. In fact, there are a lot of similarities that follow both Seager and Conforto. Both are right-handed throwers who bat from the left side. Both were taken in the first round of the draft...
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An MMO Fan Shot by Matthew Brownstein What a difference a matter of months makes for the New York Mets to finally have depth behind their starting position players. Terry Collins might have been better off pulling a Billy Martin, and drawing names from a hat for his batting order the way things were going during the first few months of the 2015 season. Lest we forget July 23rd, a mere eight days...
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