Rawlings Sports announced their 2018 finalists for the Gold Glove Awards at each position for the American and National Leagues on Thursday afternoon. No players from the New York Mets made the group. It’s the Mets third straight season without a finalist, their last one was Curtis Granderson back in 2015. For the sixth consecutive season, the SABR defensive index will account for...
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Los Angeles Dodgers (3-2) at Milwaukee Brewers (2-3) Friday, October 17, 2018 • 8:39 p.m. ET • Miller Park • Milwaukee, Wisc LHP Hyun-Jin Ryu (0-0, 4.15) vs. LHP Wade Miley (0-0, 0.00) NLCS Game 6 • TV: FS1 • Listen: AM 570 LA Sports, ESPN Radio, WTMJ 620 The Dodgers look to close out the series to meet the Boston Red Sox in the 2018 World Series. Dodgers are coming off a 5-2 on Wednesday behind...
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The New York Mets have finished their first round of interviews for their next general manager, according to Anthony DiComo of MLB.com. The first round of interviewees that we know of are Kim Ng, Dave Littlefield, Gary LaRocque, Chaim Bloom, Doug Melvin and De Jon Watson. DiComo reports that the Mets will start the second round of interviews next week, but Watson will not be returning. COO Jeff...
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It was reported on Wednesday, that former Pittsburgh Pirates GM Dave Littlefield is the latest candidate that has interviewed with the New York Mets to fill their general manager vacancy. Littlefield, 58, was the senior vice president and general manager of the Pirates during parts of seven seasons from 2001 to 2007. He also worked as a special assistant for the Cubs from 2008 to 2014 and was...
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The New York Mets offense struggled in the 2018 season as they scored only 4.17 runs per game, ranking them 23rd among major league teams. That number is actually down from 4.54 runs per game in 2017 the Mets scored. The league average offensive output this season was a 97 wRC+ and the Mets were below that with a 95 wRC+, ranking 23rd out of 30 teams (9th in NL). Lack of power was a serious...
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