Author: Ryan Finkelstein

2020 Mets Report Card: Jeurys Familia, RHP

Jeurys Familia, RHP Player Data: Age: 31, B/T: R/R Primary Stats: 25 G, 26.2 IP, 2-0, 3.71 ERA, 5 HLD, 2 HR, 19 BB, 23 SO, 1.463 WHIP Advanced Stats: 115 ERA+, 4.92 FIP, 0.5 bWAR. -0.1 fWAR Free Agent: 2022 2020 Salary: $11.67 M Grade: C+ 2020 Review After signing a three-year, $30 million deal to return in free agency, Jeurys Familia was expected to be a lockdown reliever for the Mets in 2019....

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Championship Series Thread: Rays One Win Away From World Series

The Championship Series has been a one-sided affair in each league thus far, as the Tampa Bay Rays and the Atlanta Braves appear to be destined to meet in this year’s World Series. Tampa has continued to capitalize on Houston’s mistakes, while playing some of the best defense we have seen in baseball in a very long time. With that great play through every facet of the game, the Rays...

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Championship Series Thread: NLCS Begins, ALCS Game Two

Today is the beginning of the National League Championship Series, as the Los Angeles Dodgers and Atlanta Braves are set to square off for the first time this season. Each team comes into the matchup with a perfect record this October. Meanwhile the ALCS began last night, with the Tampa Bay Rays holding on to defeat the Houston Astros 2-1. After falling behind in the first inning when Jose...

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Hall of Famer Joe Morgan Passes Away at 77

The baseball world lost yet another icon on Sunday, as another Hall of Famer Joe Morgan passed away. According to the New York Daily News, Morgan had been suffering from a form of polyneuropathy, a nerve condition. Unfortunately this has been a year shaped by the death of baseball legends, as Al Kaline, Tom Seaver, Bob Gibson, Lou Brock, Whitey Ford all previously passing away before Morgan....

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2020 Mets Report Card: Jacob DeGrom, RHP

Jacob deGrom, RHP Player Data: Age: 32, B/T: R/R Primary Stats: 16 G, 68 IP, 4-2, 2.38 ERA, 7 HR, 18 BB, 104 SO, 0.956 WHIP Advanced Stats: 178 ERA+, 2.26 FIP, 2.5 bWAR. 2.6 fWAR Free Agent: 2024 2020 Salary: $25 M Grade: A+ 2020 Review The story of the Mets season was their inability to find any consistency in their starting rotation. But there was one guy that was delivering every fifth day....

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