The Mets roster is missing a fourth outfielder right now. Last season, manager Buck Showalter enjoyed the ability to get a player off their feet for a day by rotating in a defense-first outfielder. The first half of the 2022 season saw outfielder Travis Jankowski appear in 43 games with 17 starts. The Mets used Ender Inciarte as a defensive replacement in 11 games. Trade deadline acquisition...
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Matt Moore Age: 33 (6/18/1989) B/T: L/L 2022 Traditional Stats: 63 G, 5-2 record, 74 IP, 1.95 ERA, 1.176 WHIP, 83 SO, 38 BB 2022 Advanced Stats: 203 ERA+, 2.98 FIP, 10.1 SO/9, 27.3 SO%, 12.5 BB%, 2.4 bWAR Rundown Matt Moore experienced a career revival in 2022. The once-promising starter had been in the midst of a lengthy downfall spanning years in which he could simply not return to the form he...
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The New York Mets and right-handed pitcher Kodai Senga agreed on a five-year, $75 million deal that sends him from Nippon Professional Baseball to Major League Baseball. Senga, 29, wasn’t posted by the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks and triggered an opt-out in his contract to become a free agent. He was therefore not subject to the MLB-NPB posting system. The system has brought many Japanese...
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Good morning, Mets fans! A day after it was reported the Giants were pursuing righty Chris Bassitt, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports that the team is in fact not going after the 33-year-old. Bassitt pitched for San Francisco’s Bay Area rivals, the A’s, for six years before getting shipped to the Mets this past spring. Bassitt threw a career-high 181 2/3 innings...
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This offseason, we’re looking at the Mets’ history with free agency. Rick Reed, R.A. Dickey, Robin Ventura, Max Scherzer, and Tom Glavine make up the first half of our best list. Next is a fan favorite and a member of the last World Series team. At his introductory press conference, Curtis Granderson made a comment that was a parting shot at his old team and a brilliant way of...
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Note, article one of this series, published earlier today, can be read here. It has been a busy off-season for the New York Mets who have already ensured the payroll close to $350 million in 2023. However, as mentioned in article one of this series, a vital need still remains. That being the need to address the lack of power in the lineup. If you missed what was outlined in article one, despite...
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