On the latest episode of Simply Amazin’, Tim Ryder is joined by Wall Street Journal national baseball writer and author of the upcoming book (comes out March 31, 2020; William Morrow/HarperCollins), Swing Kings: The Inside Story of Baseball’s Home Run Revolution, Jared Diamond. Tim and Jared discuss the Mets, of course, and how they should approach this offseason, as well as where...
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Amed Rosario, SS Player Data: Age: 24; B/T: R/R Primary Stats: 157 G (655 PA) .287/.323/.432, 30 2B, 7 3B, 15 HR, 72 RBIs, 124 K, 31 BB Advanced Stats: 100 wRC+, 1.3 BsR, .318 wOBA, 18.9 K%, 4.7 BB%, .338 BABIP, -14 DRS, -0.6 UZR/150, 2.7 fWAR, 1.8 bWAR Free Agent: 2023 2019 Salary: $575,000 Grade: B 2019 Review New York Mets shortstop Amed Rosario made considerable progress in 2019. Following a...
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The New York Mets aren’t necessarily in desperate need of a true center fielder heading into 2020, but it certainly couldn’t hurt. Michael Conforto is, for all intents and purposes, a right fielder and Brandon Nimmo, while serviceable up the middle, is likely better suited for a corner spot, as well. Juan Lagares never became the offensive force the Mets had hoped, hopefully...
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Daniel Hudson Position: RP Bats/Throws: Right/Right Age: 32 (March 9, 1987) Traditional Stats: 2.47 ERA, 71 K, 27 BB, 1.14 WHIP over 69 appearances (73 innings) Advanced Stats: 3.97 FIP, 5.08 xFIP, 8.75 K/9, 3.33 BB/9, 0.99 HR/9, 17.8% soft-hit rate, 39.1% hard-hit rate, 0.9 fWAR Since being drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the fifth round of the 2008 MLB draft, Daniel Hudson has had a wild...
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Major League Baseball’s hot stove hasn’t quite warmed up just yet, but let’s take a look at what’s simmering in the slow-cooker. Jose Abreu Gets New Contract Jose Abreu, 32, signed a three-year, $50 million deal to remain on the south side of Chicago for the foreseeable future on Friday, the largest free-agent deal in the White Sox’ 118-year history. As per a team...
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