Zack Wheeler has become one of the more sought after starting pitchers on the open market this offseason. His value and potential are apparently appealing — as they should be — to a number of teams. On Friday, Jon Heyman of MLB Network noted the 29-year-old Georgia product’s “huge market”, naming the White Sox and Twins — both of whom have been named before as...
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New York Mets general manager Brodie Van Wagenen gave starting backstop Wilson Ramos a vote of confidence from the GM Meetings in Scottsdale, Arizona last week, insisting that the Mets “have a starting catcher in [Ramos]”, adding, “We expect to go into the season with [Ramos] as our guy.” While handing out Thanksgiving turkeys with the Mets in Elmhurst, Queens on...
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Fans’ hearts collectively skipped a beat on Tuesday afternoon as video of injured New York Mets outfielder Yoenis Cespedes taking batting practice pitches from former Mets outfielder and current Short Season-A Brooklyn Cyclones first base coach Endy Chavez began circulating on social media. The video was deleted off of Chavez’s feed soon after being posted (Brodie’s kept all of...
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Craig Stammen, Relief Pitcher Bats/Throws: Right/Right Age: March 9, 1984 (35) Traditional Stats: 3.29 ERA, 73 K, 15 BB, 1.16 WHIP over 76 appearances (82 innings) Advanced Stats: 4.12 FIP, 3.85 xFIP, 8.01 K/9, 1.65 BB/9, 50.8% GB, 1.43 HR/9, 0.4 fWAR Craig Stammen abandoned rotational duty during the 2010 season after pitching to a 5.08 ERA over 38 starts with the Nationals between 2009 —...
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Tim Ryder is joined by MetsMerized’s senior editor, Rob Piersall, on the latest episode of Simply Amazin’. They kick things off by discussing Jacob deGrom and Pete Alonso’s award-winning seasons and how the Mets need to take advantage of the high level of talent residing here in Flushing. In addition to more offseason talk (including Mookie Betts and Francisco Lindor rumors),...
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