On November 14, 2018, Jacob deGrom won his first Cy Young Award. He would go on to repeat the feat in 2019, making it back-to-back years in which he was recognized as the best pitcher in the National League. The 2018 season was a bit of a statistical anomaly for deGrom, in that he led National League pitchers in several categories, but did not distinguish himself in wins. DeGrom finished the...
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According to an article by Ken Rosenthal and Evan Drellich in The Athletic, MLB owners have made a new proposal to address a key issue in the expiring Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA). This time, the owners are focusing on a key metric used in player evaluation. There are several important issues in the current CBA negotiations. Among them are the Competitive Balance Tax (CBT), the overall...
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According to an article by Ken Rosenthal and Evan Drellich of The Athletic, the MLBPA has made a proposal to MLB owners. This is the second offer the union has made (the owners have only made one, if you’re keeping score), in an effort to have a new Collective Bargaining Agreement in place before the expiration of the current agreement on December 1. The players’ offer was made on...
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Now that the baseball season is over, teams and fans have set their sights on next season (set to begin March 31, 2022 for the Mets). However, next season, and certainly an on-time start to it, are not guaranteed because the collective bargaining agreement (CBA) between MLB and its players expires on December 1, 2021. If the clock should strike midnight on December 1 without a new agreement in...
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As Mets’ fans, we are highly aware of how the Braves marched past the guys from Flushing all the way to the World Series this season. Despite losing Ronald Acuna Jr. to a season-ending injury, and not having ace Mike Soroka all season, the Braves deftly managed the trade deadline to acquire the pieces necessary to play in October. Braves’ general manager Alex Anthopoulos brought in...
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