The New York Mets were one of the worst defensive teams in all of baseball last season. This is not news. This offseason, Mets general manager Brodie Van Wagenen and his staff must emphasize their focus on improving that ultra-important facet of their collective game. Though, with minimal changes expected in the team’s defensive alignment — unless Brodie truly does get creative...
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After a breakout year for the New York Mets in 2019, shortstop Amed Rosario’s future is as bright as ever. Though, if general manager Brodie Van Wagenen’s plan to “get creative” this offseason comes to fruition, the soon-to-be-24-year-old (November 20) could theoretically be a candidate to be moved. On Friday, David Adler of MLB.com named Rosario, as well as many other...
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Major League Baseball’s Most Valuable Player Awards were handed out on Thursday evening via live MLB Network broadcast. As voted on by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America, Los Angeles swept the honors. Mike Trout of the Los Angeles Angels (17 first-place votes, 355 voting points) won his third American League Most Valuable Player Award over Houston’s Alex Bregman...
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Major League Baseball’s deadline for impending free agents to accept or decline their former team’s $17.8 million, one-year qualifying offers for 2020 passed at 5 PM ET on Thursday. Of the ten extended deals, just two players accepted. As expected, Mets right-hander Zack Wheeler declined the qualifying offer. Brodie Van Wagenen told reporters on Thursday that he expects the Mets to...
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For the second straight season, New York Mets right-hander Jacob deGrom has won the National League Cy Young Award, receiving 29 of 30 first-place votes in a landslide victory. Hyun-Jin Ryu of the Los Angeles Dodgers (14-5, 2.32 ERA, 163 strikeouts, 24 walks, 1.01 WHIP) and Max Scherzer of the Washington Nationals (11-7, 2.92 ERA, 243 strikeouts, 33 walks, 1.03 WHIP) tied for second place with...
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