Good morning, Mets fans. The biggest news from Saturday was commissioner Rob Manfred explaining that he believes the Oakland Athletics will move to Las Vegas in the future. Also, Saturday night, the Houston Astros defeated the Philadelphia Phillies 5-2 in Game 2 of the World Series. It is now tied one game a piece. The World Series will continue on Monday in Philadelphia with Game 3. Latest MLB...
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Katie Woo of The Athletic reports that star third baseman Nolan Arenado has opted into the final five years, $144 million left on his contract with the St. Louis Cardinals. Arenado, 31, slashed .293/.358/.533 with 42 doubles, 30 home runs, 103 RBIs, and only struck out 72 times this season in 148 games with the Cardinals. The nine-time Gold Glover is a finalist again this year after recording 15...
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Position: Relief pitcher Age: 33 (9/23/1989), B/T: R/R Primary Stats: 26 G, 25 IP, 5.04 ERA, 1.440 WHIP, 30 SO, 9 BB, 27 H, 6 Holds Advanced Stats: -0.1 bWAR, 78 ERA+, 3.87 FIP, .338 BABIP, 27.0 SO%, .265/.324/.431 2022 Salary: $7.75 million Grade: C- 2022 Review Trevor May was supposed to be a relief option in the late innings of games in the 2022 season. He was coming off a 2021 season where...
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Edwin Díaz Position: Closer Throws: Right Age: 28 (3/22/1994) 2022 Traditional Stats: 61 G, 32 SV, 62.0 IP, 1.31 ERA, 0.839 WHIP, 3-1 W/L, 118 K, 18 BB 2022 Advanced Stats: 297 ERA+, 50.2 K%, 7.7 BB%, 1.69 xERA, 0.90 FIP, 1.04 xFIP, 3.0 fWAR, 3.2 bWAR Rundown Edwin Díaz was the headliner in the trade that brought him to Queens from Seattle after posting an MLB-leading 57 saves in 2018 with the...
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Good morning, Mets fans! The World Series commenced Friday night with the Philadelphia Phillies defeating the Houston Astros, 6-5. The Astros built a 5-0 lead early aided by two home runs from Kyle Tucker, but Justin Verlander couldn’t hold back the Phillies’ potent offense and the game was quickly tied 5-5. The game headed into extra innings after Nick Castellanos made a sliding...
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HOUSTON ASTROS (0-1) VS. PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES (1-0) WORLD SERIES, GAME 2: LHP FRAMBER VALDEZ (1-0, 1.42) VS. RHP ZACK WHEELER (1-1, 1.78) Saturday, Oct. 29, 2022 • Minute Maid Park • Houston, TX • 8:03 p.m. ET • FOX The Phillies took a wild Game 1 from the Astros 6-5 thanks to a 10th-inning solo home run by J.T. Realmuto. The Astros got out to a 5-0 lead headed to the fourth inning before the...
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