3 UP 1. Jake Still Great Last year, Jacob deGrom out-dueled Max Scherzer all season to claim his first career Cy Young Award. Both aces received the Opening Day start in the best Opening Day pitching match-up in recent memory. Scherzer was great striking out 12 over 7.2 innings. As great as he was, once again deGrom was better. Over six shutout innings, he struck out ten, and he got out of one...
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One thing about being a Mets fan is you can count on the Mets giving you a terrific Opening Day. In fact, over the course of Major League history, the Mets have the best winning percentage (.655) of any Major League franchise. What makes this all the more incredible is the Mets lost their first eight openers. We saw another great Opening Day memory with Jacob deGrom picking up where he left off...
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Last year, Luis Guillorme struggled at the Major League level as, in 35 games, he had a -0.3 WAR and a 53 wRC+. His defense, which was his calling card, was far from the Gold Glove level many expected it to be. In fact, he would have 0 DRS in 41.0 innings at second and -3 DRS in 98.2 innings at third. To make matters worse, even though he was on the 40-man roster, the Mets would not call him up...
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The Philadelphia Phillies had a busy offseason to significantly improve their ballclub, and as a result, Fangraphs has the Phillies as the second best team in the division with a 48.3 percent chance of making the postseason. On paper, there is a lot to get excited about with the Phillies. By signing Andrew McCutchen and Bryce Harper, the Phillies have added two potential future Hall of Famer...
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3 UP 1. Jake Locked Up Since he was called up in 2014, Jacob deGrom has not only emerged as the team’s ace, with last year’s Cy Young season, he is now arguably among the top three starting pitchers in Mets history. He has been a favorite among the players and the fans, and he is here to stay after signing a five year contract extension with the Mets. This has created excitement...
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