After bolstering their bullpen with the signing of left-handed reliever Jake Diekman on Friday, the Mets subsequently inked Japanese flamethrower Shintaro Fujinami to a one-year, $3.35 million contract. Fujinami, 29, will add a much-needed uptick in velocity to the Mets bullpen, along with his counterpart Diekman and the returning Edwin Díaz. NPB Beginnings The 6-foot-6 right-handed...
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Brandon Woodruff Position: SP Bats/Throws: L/R Age: 30 (2/10/93) 2023 Traditional Stats: 11 G, 5-1, 2.28 ERA, 0.821 WHIP, 67 IP, 74 K 2023 Advanced Stats: 2.4 bWAR, 1.4 fWAR, 3.60 FIP, 2.86 xERA, 29.2 K%, 5.9 BB% Rundown Brandon Woodruff was originally drafted out of high school by the Texas Rangers in 2011, but elected to attend Mississippi State University to further his baseball career. The...
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Adam Duvall Position: OF Bats/Throws: R/R Age: 35 (09/04/88) 2023 Traditional Stats: 92 G, 353 PA, .247/.303/.531/.834, 21 HR, 58 RBI, 24 2B, 22 BB, 4 SB 2023 Advanced Stats: 116 wRC+, 31.2 K%, 6.2 BB%, .299 BABIP, .306 xwOBA, 1.9 fWAR, 1.6 bWAR Rundown Adam Duvall was drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 11th round of the 2010 MLB Draft. He subsequently signed with the club and spent a...
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James Paxton Position: SP Bats/Throws: L/L Age: 11/6/98 (35) Traditional Stats: 19 G, 7-5, 4.50 ERA, 1.313 WHIP, 96 IP, 101 K Advanced Stats: 1.0 fWAR, 4.68 FIP, 3.82 xERA, 24.6 K%, 8 BB% Rundown James Paxton, nicknamed “Big Maple,” was drafted in the fourth round of the 2010 MLB Draft by the Seattle Mariners. He had actually been drafted in the 2009 MLB Draft, 37th overall by the...
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Marcus Stroman Position: Starting Pitcher Bats/Throws: R/R Age: 05/01/91 (32) Traditional Stats: 27 G, 10-9, 3.95 ERA, 1.259 WHIP, 136 2/3 IP, 119 K Advanced Stats: 2.7 fWAR, 3.58 FIP, 4.18 xERA, 9.0 BB%, 20.7 K% Rundown After attending the prestigious Duke University, Marcus Stroman was drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the first round of the 2012 MLB Draft. He would quickly navigate his way...
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