Trevor Bauer picked the perfect year to win a Cy Young award. Even with all the weirdness that COVID brought to MLB in 2020, he leveled up his performance in a big way, seemingly setting himself up for a life-changing contract this winter. He earned every bit of it, too. In addition to being among the league leaders in fWAR (2.5) and ERA (1.73), he also ranked within the top 3% of baseball for...
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The New York Mets have a new catcher. No, it’s not J.T. Realmuto, and while that would’ve been awesome, bringing James McCann into the fold is still very exciting. Most of that is because the Mets are addressing an area of the roster that’s struggled greatly in recent years. In each of the last three seasons, New York’s cumulative catcher fWAR hasn’t ranked better than 20th in baseball. Although...
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With MLB’s Virtual Winter Meetings happening this week, the Hot Stove is finally heating up. Regardless of the rumors flying around the league right now, one pass through #MetsTwitter will tell anyone what’s top of mind for many within the fanbase: when is George Springer going to officially become a New York Met? From the looks of it through various reports, it could be at any...
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Today isn’t just any day — it’s Pete Alonso’s birthday. The New York Mets’ single-season home run king turns 26 on Monday. Birthdays are a great time to reflect on what changed and how one has grown over the past year, and it’s likely that Alonso has a lot to reflect on despite only playing 60 games in 2020. Although most of the season didn’t go how he wished (from both a team and personal...
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It’s officially happening, you guys. The New York Mets made their first significant move of the offseason Tuesday by agreeing to sign reliever Trevor May to a two-year deal worth $15.5 million, according to reports. Remember when we’d worry about this being the most significant move of New York’s winter? Those days are long gone. Other reports are showing us more “irons are in the fire” as the...
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