Author: Pat Ragazzo

Morning Briefing: Jacob DeGrom Captures Second Straight Cy Young

Good morning Mets fans! On Wednesday, Mets ace Jacob deGrom won his second straight Cy-Young award accumulating 29-out-of-30 first place votes from the Baseball Writers Association of America. DeGrom is the first Met to earn back-to-back Cy Young Awards, and the seventh National League pitcher to accomplish this feat in the history of baseball. DeGrom first put up a historic season in 2018...

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Morning Briefing: Beltrán Knows What It Takes to Succeed In New York

  Good morning Mets fans! Wednesday marked one week mark since the Nationals captured their first title by taking Game 7 from the Astros in the World Series. Despite being four-months away from regular season baseball, free agents’ will officially be able to sign with other teams’ at the beginning of next week, so things should start to heat up soon! Let’s take a look at...

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MMO Free Agent Profile: Jake Odorizzi, RHP

Jake Odorizzi Position: SP Bats/Throws: R/R Age: March 27th, 1990 (29)Traditional Stats: 15-7, 3.51 ERA, 1.208 WHIP, 3.0 BB/9, 10.1 K/9 Advanced Stats: 3.6 bWAR, 4.3 fWAR, 131 ERA+, 3.36 FIP Jake Odorizzi was drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers with the 32nd overall pick in the 2008 MLB draft. In 2010, Odorizzi was dealt to the Kansas City Royals in a mega-deal package with the Milwaukee Brewers...

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Morning Briefing: Nationals Crowned Champions of Baseball

Good morning Mets fans! On Wednesday, the 2019 Major League baseball season officially ended as the Washington Nationals captured their first World Series title in team history. The Nationals also became the first team to win four road games while going winless at home in the World Series in Major League history. Zack Greinke threw six and a third innings for the Astros and exited with a 2-1...

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Mets Should Follow Astros’ and Nationals’ Rotation Formula

By Pat Ragazzo According to ESPN, the 2019 World Series will feature the top two teams, who have paid out the most money in Major League Baseball for their top three pitchers. The Washington Nationals have invested $77.8 million between Stephen Strasburg ($35 million), Max Scherzer ($30.3 million), and 2019 offseason signing Patrick Corbin ($12.5 million). On the other side, the Houston Astros...

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