Ken Davidoff of the New York Post is reporting that the Mets are interested in free agent designated hitter Marcell Ozuna. While that may shock some, it makes sense for the Mets to do so. The Mets lineup is very left-handed, and they could use another right-handed bat in the lineup, especially against left handers. In 54 plate appearances against left-handers in 2020, Ozuna hit .356/.463/.867...
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Journeyman southpaw Drew Smyly has come off the free-agent board. The 31-year-old agreed to a one-year, $11 million deal with the Atlanta Braves on Monday afternoon, as per a team announcement. Smyly spent the 2020 season with San Francisco pitching to a 3.42 ERA (2.01 FIP) with 42 strikeouts and nine walks over seven appearances with the Giants (five starts; 26.1 innings) After missing a...
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On Monday afternoon, the Baseball Hall of Fame released the 25 names up for election into Cooperstown in the summer of 2021. The 2021 @officialbbwaa Hall of Fame voters will choose from a ballot of 25 players, including 11 newcomers. Results will be announced Jan. 26 live on @MLBNetwork. Check out bios of all 25 candidates here: https://t.co/YjXu5pycbt pic.twitter.com/1Ud9QeCCVj — National...
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Happy Monday, Mets fans! Pleasant Good Evening is back with another hot, fresh episode. This week, Jack and Sam are joined by the incredibly talented Jacob Resnick to talk all things Mets and Minor Leagues. Before Jacob joins the podcast, we discuss Marcus Stroman accepting the Qualifying Offer to remain a New York Met, as well as the results of last week’s awards voting. With Jacob, we...
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Brad Hand, LHP Bats/Throws: L/L Age: 30 (3/20/1990) Traditional Stats: 2-1, 16 saves, 23 games, 22 IP, 2.05 ERA Advanced Stats: 11.86 K/9, 1.64 BB/9, 1.37 FIP, 3.83 xFIP, 1.1 fWAR, 0.7 bWAR Rundown The Indians deciding to waive Brad Hand and get out of paying him $10 million caught some by surprise. Hand was a failed starter in Miami and the Padres took a flier on a relatively hard throwing...
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New York Mets ace starting pitcher, Jacob deGrom, is really good at throwing baseballs. That’s been established countless times on these very internet pages, but we’ll try to do it again because, well, we’ve been watching something special in Queens. Technically, deGrom had a shot at earning his third straight National League Cy Young award last week because he was named a...
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