Seiya Suzuki, the Nipon Professional Baseball star, will be posted by the Hiroshima Carp, his Japanese club, on Monday morning, according to Jon Heyman. Teams will have 30 days to negotiate and sign Suzuki, setting his signing deadline as 5 p.m. on December 22. Any team can negotiate with Suzuki once he’s posted. The Mets have scouted Suzuki, as MMO’s Mike Mayer pointed out, and...
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Player Data: Age: 28 (3/27/1993), B/T: Left/Right Primary Stats: 325 AB, .292/.401/.437/.838, 95 H, 8 HR, 28 RBI, 54 BB, 79 K Advanced Stats: 137 wRC+, 20.5% K%, 14% BB%, .366 BABIP, .349 xwOBA, 3.5 fWAR, 3.6 bWAR, 4.0 DRS, 2.9 UZR 2021 Salary: $4.7 million Grade: B- 2021 Recap Appearing in his fifth season with the Mets, Brandon Nimmo had another successful season but was injury-ridden again,...
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Good morning, Mets fans! Following new Mets GM Billy Eppler’s press conference on Friday, where he discussed the search for a manager and his plan to be aggressive in the starting pitcher market (among other things), Saturday was as quiet as a mouse. Eppler did say he would be diving into conversations with Sandy Alderson and Steve Cohen. So hopefully for fans, despite Saturday’s...
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After failing to make the playoffs for a fifth straight season, the New York Mets find themselves in a very similar position once again this offseason and if they’re to end this current postseason drought, several roster improvements will be required, including the starting rotation. As currently constructed, the Mets rotation is slated to feature Jacob deGrom, Carlos Carrasco, Taijuan...
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One of the biggest points from Mets GM Billy Eppler’s statements on Friday was his desire to to improve the team’s starting pitching in free agency. When talking about the free agent starting pitching market — which includes the likes of Max Scherzer, Clayton Kershaw, Zack Greinke and Marcus Stroman — Eppler said on WFAN, “A lot of those agents are going to hear from me.”...
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For every star rookie who fails to build on his potential, there are those who offer a glimpse into his future. Tom Seaver embarked on his big-league journey during the second day of the 1967 regular season. Seven months later, he was honored for his first-year success in the National League. Two years after that, he was lauded as a Cy Young Award winner and a World Series champion. Twenty-three...
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