According to a report from Mark Feinsand of MLB.com, right-handed reliever Will Harris and veteran catcher Robinson Chirinos could be the next two dominoes of the free agent market to fall. Harris, 35, had a 1.50 ERA, 3.15 FIP, 0.93 WHIP, four saves, and 4.43 SO/BB in 60 innings for the Houston Astros in 2019. He allowed only 42 hits, 14 walks, and six home runs in that span, while striking out...
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The Mets opened this decade with the terrific first-round pick of right-handed pitcher Matt Harvey from the University of North Carolina with the No. 7 overall pick and finished the decade with prep third baseman Brett Baty from Austin, Texas at No. 12 this year. While it still remains to be seen how a lot of these picks will be evaluated overall, the Mets did a solid job in the 2010s of getting...
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Francisco Liriano, Relief Pitcher Bats/Throws: Left/Left Age: October 26, 1983 (36) Traditional Stats: 69 G, 70 IP, 3.47 ERA, 1.36 WHIP, 63 K, 1.80 K/BB, 1.0 HR/9 Advanced Stats: 0.3 fWAR, 1.1 bWAR, 4.53 FIP, 123 ERA+, 98th Percentile Exit Velo Veteran Francisco Liriano spent an entire season in the bullpen for the first time in 2019 with the Pittsburgh Pirates. Impressively, in his first year...
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According to Dan Hayes of The Athletic, the Twins have signed pitchers Rich Hill and Homer Bailey to one-year deals. Bailey, 33, had a bounce back season in 2019 when he had a 4.57 ERA, 1.32 WHIP, and 2.9 fWAR in 163 1/3 innings between the Royals and A’s. The right-hander was coming off three straight season’s of posting an ERA of at least 6.00. Jon Heyman of MLB Network reports...
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The Mets potentially filled a big need earlier this week when they announced the signing of former Yankees shutdown reliever Dellin Betances. That move gets them closer to what their roster could look like during the 2020 season. In my opinion, I believe they should still add a veteran catcher, bullpen arm on Major League deal, and potentially a bench piece to improve to depth. For now,...
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