For the first time since Craig Kimbrel took home the honors with Atlanta in 2010, a relief pitcher has been named Rookie of the Year by the Baseball Writers Association of America. Right-handed reliever Devin Williams of the Milwaukee Brewers beat out Phillies’ third baseman Alec Bohm and Padres infielder Jake Cronenworth to win the 2020 National League Jackie Robinson Rookie of the Year...
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With the General Manager meetings cancelled this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the hot stove will have to wait a bit longer for some flashy news. That news hopefully will occur at the Winter Meetings which be held for the first time virtually and take place on December 7-10. The meetings were supposed to be held in Dallas. The owner’s meetings, also to be held largely through...
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On November 1st, new Mets owner, Steve Cohen, took to Twitter and asked Mets fans how their experience could be better. Cohen received all kinds of suggestions, from having baristas at Citi Field making iced coffee beverages, to bringing back Banner Day, a Mets tradition from the Polo Grounds to the late 1980s. The MMO team decided to make things a bit easier for Mr. Cohen, assembling...
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While there are some hot stove rumors beginning to circulate (*cough* Francisco Lindor *cough*), we’ve hit a lull in MLB’s offseason calendar. What’s more concerning is that it’s likely just the beginning of what is sure to be a long winter of a slow-moving free-agent market. This would’ve sounded oxymoronic at any point over the past 10 years or so, but we can expect the New York Mets to...
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Michael Wacha Player Data: Age 29, B/T R/R Primary Stats: 8 G, 7 GS, 1-4, 34 IP, 6.62ERA, 9.8 K/9, 1.9 BB/9, 1.559 WHIP Advanced Stats: 64 ERA+, 5.25 FIP, -0.2 WAR Free Agent: 2021 2020 Salary: $3 M Grade: F 2020 Review In what was a mostly disappointing 2020 campaign for the New York Mets, the poor play of Michael Wacha, for the most part, went vastly unnoticed. While abysmal, his seven starts...
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Brodie Van Wagenen was gone from Citi Field the moment Steve Cohen took control of the Mets Friday afternoon. Sandy Alderson, “The Master” as I call him, is once again the new general in town and that solidified the beginning of a new era for the Mets. The brief tenure of Brodie Van Wagenen, though, is not one of success but up in the Citi Field press box he was always a favorite with a Dunkin...
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