Brian Anderson Position: 3B Bats/Throws: R/R Age: 29 (19/4/1993) 2022 Traditional Stats: 98 G, 383 PA, .222/.311/.346/.657, 8 HR, 16 2B, 28 RBI, 75 H 2022 Advanced Stats: 87 OPS+, 90 wRC+, 0.5 WAR, .293 wOBA, 0.6 oWAR, 7 oRAR, .291 BABiP, 26.4% K%, 9.7% BB%, .309 xwOBA Rundown Brian Anderson is one of the most intriguing free agents left on the market. You could argue he was one of the most...
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When a team wins 101 games, the assumption is that many things went right. However, when that same team is eliminated in the Wild Card Round of the playoffs with barely a whimper, it’s fair to look back and ask what went wrong. The 2022 Mets were one of the most puzzling enigmas of the last number of seasons. There have been other good teams eliminated in the first round; as recently as...
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Fernando Tatis Jr. Position: Shortstop, Outfield Bats/Throws: R/R Age: 24 (January 2, 1999) 2021 Batting (Missed 2022) Traditional: 546 PA, .282/.364/.611/, 135 H, 42 HR, 97 RBI, 68 BB (intentional walks included), 153 K Advanced: .403 wOBA, 157 wRC+, 28.0 K%, 11.4 BB%, .324 BABIP, .407 xwOBA, 7.3 fWAR, 6.6 bWAR Rundown I know what everyone is thinking but let us get it out of the way: Fernando...
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With Carlos Correa returning to the Minnesota Twins, the question now for the New York Mets is what they should do at third base in 2023. Eduardo Escobar was the 2022 Opening Day third baseman, before being shifted to a platoon with Luis Guillorme, and he seemed to seize the job again in September after hitting .321/385/.596/.982 in both September and October. However, it was obvious that the...
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Good morning, Mets fans! The Mets’ priority at this stage of free agency continues to be a fourth outfielder and on Friday, Jon Heyman of the New York Post reported that the Mets are considering signing Tommy Pham for that role. Heyman also mentioned the possibility of Trey Mancini, Adam Duvall, Jurickson Profar, or Tyler Naquin. It was previously reported on Thursday that the Mets had...
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The deadline for teams to agree on a salary for arbitration-eligible players is today and the Mets entered the day with seven players yet to be settled. If the team and player can’t come to an agreement before the Friday deadline, then they will head to an arbiter that will hear discussions from each side and then choose the salary for the 2023 season. Jeff Passan of ESPN reports the Mets...
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