The Mets have hired long-time Baseball Prospectus analyst Russell Carleton to be part of their analytics department. Carleton also published his book, The Shift: The Next Evolution in Baseball Thinking. Carleton, graduate of DePaul University, previously worked for the Cleveland Indians as an analytics consultant from 2010 to 2012. He has been a writer at BP since 2007....
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Keith Law of ESPN released the start of his Top 100 Prospects list on Tuesday, with players ranked 100-51 being named which included some surprises for Mets fans. Law has four Mets prospects in the group which is more than Baseball America, Baseball Prospectus, and MLB Pipeline, but the biggest surprise is having Mark Vientos as his top Mets prospect (assuming no Mets in Top 50). Overall,...
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The New York Mets have signed veteran left-handed reliever Justin Wilson according to Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic. The deal is for two-years, $10 million per Jon Heyman of FanCred, and is pending a physical. Wilson, 31, had a 3.46 ERA, 3.64 FIP, 1.43 WHIP, and 0.7 bWAR last season in 54.2 innings for the Chicago Cubs. The lefty walked 33 batters in that span, but also struck out 69. He held...
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It’s no secret that the Detroit Tigers are rebuilding, and right fielder Nicholas Castellanos wants no part of it. David Meter, Castellanos’ agent, told Anthony Fenech of the Detroit Free Press that his client wishes to be traded before spring training starts. Fenech reported back in December that the Mets and Tigers had discussions about Castellanos, though the Mets felt the price...
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According to Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic, the Los Angeles Dodgers are signing center fielder A.J. Pollock. Buster Olney of ESPN reports that Pollock has passed his physical, and the deal is for four years, $55 million with a fifth year player option for $10 million with a $5 million buyout. Pollock could also earn an opt-out after the third year according to Olney. Pollock, 31, hit...
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