Player Data: Age: 33 (12/19/1987), B/T: L/L Primary Stats: 65 G, 56 2/3 IP, 6-0 W/L record, 0.95 ERA, 0.935 WHIP, 57 K, 3.56 SO/BB Advanced Stats: 2.8 bWAR, 1.6 fWAR, 422 ERA+, 2.45 FIP, 1.8 WPA (Baseball Reference), 1.50 WPA (FanGraphs) 2021 salary: $3 million Grade: A+ 2021 Review Signed to a one-year deal after the 2020 season, Aaron Loup was never expected to be as good as he was in 2021. In...
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According to an article by Ken Rosenthal and Evan Drellich in The Athletic, MLB owners have made a new proposal to address a key issue in the expiring Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA). This time, the owners are focusing on a key metric used in player evaluation. There are several important issues in the current CBA negotiations. Among them are the Competitive Balance Tax (CBT), the overall...
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Good morning, Mets fans! While Mets president Sandy Alderson expressed disappointment this week with the club’s inability to hire a president of baseball operations in 2021, news on Thursday gave Mets fans a little more hope. The news was that a big name baseball executive may still be in the mix for the job, though his hiring may have to wait. One of the names linked to the job since the...
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The 2021 Silver Slugger Awards were announced on Thursday night. The Mets only nominee, Jacob deGrom, lost out to Braves pitcher Max Fried. Here’s the list of winners: American League First base: Vladimir Guerrero Jr. Second base: Marcus Semien Shortstop: Xander Bogaerts Third Base: Rafael Devers Outfield: Aaron Judge, Cedric Mullins, and Teoscar Hernandez Catcher: Salvador Perez...
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Eduardo Escobar Position: INF Bats/Throws: S/R Age: 32 (1/5/1989) Traditional Stats: 146 games, .253/.314/.472, 26 2B’s, 28 HR’s, 90 RBI Advanced Stats: 107 wRC+, 3.0 fWAR, .334 WOBA Defensive Stats: 2.0 UZR, -2 OAA Rundown After all the trade deadline rumors, and J.D. Davis’ comments towards the end of the year, it seems more and more likely he will not be back with the Mets next season. If...
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The New York Mets have important roster decisions to make this offseason. One area with a considerable number of questions is the starting rotation. According to FanGraphs’ Roster Resource, the Mets’ current five-man rotation for 2022 includes Jacob deGrom, Taijuan Walker, Carlos Carrasco, Tylor Megill, and David Peterson. Unfortunately, each one of these dudes will be reporting to spring...
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