Spring training games start in less than 40 days. While that’s always welcome news for baseball fans, this year, exhibition games from Florida and Arizona will be a little different. For the first time, fans will see, on the major league level, pitch clocks, shift restrictions, and limits on the number of times a pitcher can attempt a pickoff. For context, the Major League Baseball...
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Good morning, Mets fans! The 2023 International Free Agency period began yesterday and the Mets were active on the market. They inked three players ranked in Baseball America’s top 40 players list: 17-year-old catcher Daiverson Gutierrez of Venezuela (No. 20), Venezuelan shortstop Christopher Larez (No. 25), and Dominican outfielder Anthony Baptist. The team also signed Cuban left-handed...
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Tommy Pham Position: OF Bats/Throws: R/R Age: 34 (03/08/1988) 2022 Traditional Stats: 144 G, .236/.312/.374, 17 HR, 23 2B, 63 RBI, 131 H 2022 Advanced Stats: 87 OPS+, 89 wRC+, 0.4 rWAR, 0.6 fWAR, .304 BABiP, 9.0% BB%, 26.9% K%, .311 xwOBA, 0 DRS, -6 OAA Rundown In his age-34 season, Tommy Pham had the worst full season of his life. He had the highest strikeout rate of his career while setting...
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Perspective is everything. And, when it comes to breaking down and assessing the offseason for the New York Mets, perspective is indeed important. Memories can be very short in sports but that shouldn’t be the case with the Mets, despite the disappointing ending to the Carlos Correa saga. Owner Steve Cohen didn’t win that particular battle, but this off-season should still be viewed...
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When the Mets appeared to be signing Carlos Correa, they were set to trot out Correa and Francisco Lindor on the right side of their infield for years to come. Alas, that’s not happening, and it’s time to move on. Without Correa, the Mets long-term solution at third base remains in flux. The 2023 season will see Eduardo Escobar likely man the hot corner once again for New York as he...
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International free agency begins on Jan. 15, but this process plays out much like NBA free agency. Teams have been working to sign players, and as soon as the clock strikes midnight, we are going to see many of the top players available officially agree to the deals already negotiated. As noted by Baseball America, the New York Mets have $5.284 million in bonus pool money to offer to...
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