The New York Mets have announced right-handed pitching prospect Franklyn Kilome has undergone Tommy John surgery, and he will miss the entire 2019 season. Kilome was the prospect the Mets received in exchange for Asdrubal Cabrera in a deal with the Phillies. The 23-year-old was ranked by Baseball Prospectus as a top 100 prospect to begin each of the last three seasons. After joining the trade,...
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Not only was Peter Alonso’s 36 minor league homers more than anyone in the Mets organization hit last year, but he was also the first person to hit that many homers since Carlos Delgado hit 38 in 2008. Seeing the numbers and hearing the crack of the bat when he makes contact, we empirically know Alonso hits the all harder than anyone. Well, after yesterday’s Arizona Fall League...
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Rays Vice President of Baseball Operations Chaim Bloom will not just take any job. At 35-years-old, he can be selective, and he has. In the past, Bloom has outright refused to even interview for the Arizona Diamondbacks position. However, he not only has decided to interview for the Mets job, but he is also a finalist for the General Manager position. Bloom’s interest in the position...
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One of the turning points of Jacob deGrom’s career was having Tommy John surgery. The reason why this became a turning point was he was rehabbing from his injury at the same time Johan Santana was rehabbing from his own shoulder surgery. With both pitchers being on the backfields of St. Lucie, Santana was able to teach the then 23 year old pitcher the secret behind his great change-up....
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Charlie Morton Position: RHP Bats/Throws:R/R Age: November 12, 1983 (34) Traditional Stats: 15-3, 3.13 ERA, 30 G, 30 GS, 167.0 IP, 201 K, 1.162 WHIP, 3.4 BB/9, 10.8 K/9 Advanced Stats: 129 ERA+, 2.59 FIP, 3.5 bWAR, 3.1 fWAR After coming off a disastrous 2010 season, then 27 year old Morton decided one of the best ways to get his career on track would be to emulate the best pitcher in the game. ...
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