Steve Cishek Position: RP Bats/Throws: Right/Right Age: 33 (June 18, 1986) Traditional 2019 Stats: 2.95 ERA, 57 K, 29 BB, 1.20 WHIP over 70 appearances (64 IP) Advanced Stats: 151 ERA+, 4.54 FIP, 4.95 xFIP, 8.02 K/9, 4.08 BB/9, 0.98 HR/9, 25.3% soft-hit rate, 27.0% hard-hit rate, 0.2 fWAR, 1.8bWAR A soft-tossing — by today’s standards — right-hander with the funkiest of sidearm...
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During his introductory press conference on Monday at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, Zack Wheeler addressed and jabbed back at New York Mets general manager Brodie Van Wagenen’s comments following the 29-year-old’s signing with the Phils. From the Winter Meetings in San Diego last week, Van Wagenen offered up an explanation for the Mets seemingly showing no interest in bringing...
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In the latest episode of Simply Amazin’, Tim Ryder is joined by MetsMerized’s executive editor, Mike Mayer. Fresh off a trip to the Winter Meetings in sunny San Diego, Mike gives us his take on this year’s winners — the players, obviously — the Mets’ starting depth additions in Michael Wacha and Rick Porcello, and where Brodie Van Wagenen goes from...
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According to Jeff Passan of ESPN, left-handed starter Madison Bumgarner has signed a five-year contract with the Arizona Diamondbacks. Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic confirmed it’s an $85 million deal ($17 million AAV) with $15 million deferred. Bumgarner, 30, made an MLB-leading 34 starts for the San Francisco Giants in 2019 — his 11th season with the club — pitching to a 3.90...
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The New York Mets addressed one of their many roster needs at this week’s Winter Meetings, adding right-hander Michael Wacha on a low-risk, high-reward (for both team and player), $3 million base salary ($7 million in incentives) to help shore up Zack Wheeler’s absence in the rotation. One could argue that Mets general manager Brodie Van Wagenen should have replaced Wheeler with a...
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