The Mets’ long search for a front office executive has officially come to an end. Billy Eppler, the former general manager of the Los Angeles Angels and Yankees executive, will join the Mets as their general manager. He got a four-year deal from the club. The Athletic reported Monday afternoon that Eppler received the first formal offer from the Mets. Rumors circulated last week about the...
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Jon Heyman of MLB Network reported that the Mets are interesting in a reunion with starting pitcher Steven Matz. Matz, 30, spent six full seasons with the Mets before being traded to the Blue Jays prior to the 2021 season. Over six seasons in Flushing, Matz had a 4.35 ERA over 107 starts, and had a 1.32 WHIP. The 2021 season was one of his best in the majors. Over 29 starts, Matz had a 3.82 ERA...
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Shohei Ohtani and Bryce Harper were named American League and National League Most Valuable Players Thursday night. Ohtani had a historic 2021 season where he mashed 46 homers, knocked in 100 runs, and had a .965 OPS on top of throwing a 3.18 ERA in 130 1/3 innings. The Japanese star finished with 8.1 fWAR — 5.1 from pitching and 3.0 from hitting. Just unreal. He took home all 30...
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Player Data: Age: 27 (4/30/1994), B/T: R/R Primary Stats: 64 G, 154 PA, .204 BA, .266 OBP, .380 SLG, .646 OPS, 29 H, 6 HR, 20 RBI, 9 BB, 26 SO Advanced Stats: 79 wRC+, 16.9% K%, 5.8% BB%, .209 BABIP, .269 xwOBA, 0.0 fWAR, 0.2 bWAR 2021 Salary: $575,000 Grade: D+ 2021 Review On November 4, the Mets signed José Peraza to a minor league contract with an invite to spring training. Peraza had...
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Major League Baseball faces a possible lockout two weeks from today, December 2, 2021, unless the owners and players reach a new Collective Bargaining Agreement. If the owners impose a lockout, postseason player moves will be put on hold indefinitely (until there is a new labor agreement). Information on progress toward a new deal is sparse. In an article in The Athletic by Lindsey Adler and...
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Let’s get real here for a second: when was the last time you felt happy with or truly content about being a Mets fan? I asked myself this on Wednesday morning after continuing to see the fallout of Noah Syndergaard signing a one-year deal with the Los Angeles Angels. My first thought was, well, probably the trade deadline. While New York didn’t get everything it needed, I was jacked...
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