In MLB Network’s annual position by position rankings, they announced they put Brandon Nimmo as the fifth-best center fielder in baseball. Nimmo broke out with a star season in 2018, posting a 148 wRC+ and 4.5 fWAR. While still good, he took a step back in 2019, playing in only 69 games while posting a 114 wRC+ and 1.3 fWAR. However, in the shortened 2020 season, he seemingly returned to...
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Good Morning, Mets fans! Let’s take a look at what went on with the Amazins’ and the rest of MLB on Wednesday! Latest Mets News The Mets have looked at center fielder Albert Almora, as Andy Martino of SNY reported. Mets team president Sandy Alderson joined Jon Heyman’s Big Time Baseball Podcast and said the team is still engaged with George Springer, Dominic Smith is not going...
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According to Andy Martino of SNY, the Mets are showing interest in former Cubs’ center fielder Albert Almora. Almora, 26, boasts a career slash line of .271/.309/.398, with a WAR of 2.0 since 2016. For his career, Almora is a +6 DRS in center field over 2,612.1 innings. Almora’s best season came in 2018, when he posted a +10 DRS over 918 innings. The Cubs non-tendered Almora back in...
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Mets team president Sandy Alderson was the featured guest on the Big Time Baseball Podcast with Jon Heyman recently, and covered a wide variety of topics including the current situation with free agent George Springer, and how Dominic Smith fits into the team’s plans. When asked about Smith, Alderson was pretty clear, “Dom’s not going anywhere.” Smith, 25, had a monster...
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Despite popular sentiments, it would be incorrect to assert that the Mets have been operating in the Stone Age when it comes to analytics and forward-thinking over the past decade. In addition to hiring two executives who had been at the forefront of the sabermetric revolution, Sandy Alderson and Paul DePodesta, the organization was quick to install and utilize Trackman radar systems throughout...
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According to Jeff Passan of ESPN, about 25 teams went to watch veteran right-handed pitcher Corey Kluber throw on Wednesday, with the Mets reportedly one of those teams. Passan says that Kluber was 88-90 mph with his fastball, but scouts came away impressed. The former Cy Young winner threw about 30 pitches including all of his offspeed stuff. Kluber, now 35 years old, was an absolute star from...
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