Good morning and happy Halloween, Mets fans! The Mets began moving the right field fence in at Citi Field. Steve Cohen says they plan on adding a speakeasy club in the new space, which will feature living-room-style space with personal TVs, a private bar, and an elevated dining experience among other amenities. Latest MLB News The Royals are hiring Matt Quatraro to be their new manager. Quatraro...
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In 2022, Major League Baseball introduced a new playoff format. This with a Wildcard Series as opposed to a one-game wildcard elimination setup. The fans have responded positively, as television ratings for both the Wildcard Series and the subsequent Division Series have trended upward. Looking first at the Wildcard Series, the only other time MLB used this multiple-game, round one format was in...
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Dansby Swanson Profile: Shortstop Bats/Throws: R/R Age: 28 (2/11/1994) 2022 Traditional Stats: 162 G, 696 PA, .277/.329/.447/.776, 25 HR, 96 RBI, 177 H 2022 Advanced Stats: 115 OPS+, 5.7 bWAR, 7.0 BB%, 26.2 SO%, 46.4 HardH%, .348 BABIP, .170 ISO Rundown Dansby Swanson started his MLB career among the likes of Ken Griffey Jr., Chipper Jones, and Álex Rodríguez. Drafted first overall in 2015, the...
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Player Data: Age: 27 (9/3/95), B/T: L/L Traditional Stats: 28 G (19 GS), 105.2 IP, 7-5, 3.83 ERA, 1.334 WHIP, 126 SO, 48 BB Advanced Stats: 101 ERA+, 27.8 K%, 10.6 BB%, 3.94 xERA, 3.64 FIP, 3.31 xFIP, 0.9 bWAR, 1.4 fWAR 2022 Salary: $700,000 (arbitration eligible in 2023, free agent in 2026) 2022 Review David Peterson did a little bit of everything for the New York Mets in 2022. He was projected...
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There are several different decisions general manager Billy Eppler and the New York Mets organization will need to make in the coming weeks and months. One part of that decision-making process will be what to do with the team’s own free agents. In total, the Mets have nine MLB free agents and seven of their own players with options they will have to make/await decisions on. One of those...
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Noah Syndergaard knew the assignment. The Kansas City Royals had been the aggressors at the plate in taking a 2-0 lead heading into New York for the first World Series game in Queens since 2000. Leading off was Alcides Escobar, who started the opener with an inside-the-park homer and had looked fairly comfortable against Mets’ pitching thus far. Syndergaard zipped a 97-MPH fastball...
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