Examining the Second Tier of Free Agents

With the Mets a few votes away from having the richest owner in baseball, fans have been talking about the possibilities of signing top free agents C J.T. Realmuto, RHP Trevor Bauer, CF George Springer, and/or RHP Liam Hendriks. While I believe that the Mets will dig around the market for all four of top tier guys, I don’t think it’s reasonable to expect all of them. With that in...

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2020 MMO Report Card: Pete Alonso

Pete Alonso Player Data: Age 25, B/T: R/R Primary Stats: 57 G, 239 PA, 16 HR, 35 RBI, 24 BB , 61 SO, .231 BA, .326 OBP, .490 SLG, .817 OPS Advanced Stats: .242 BABIP, .342 wOBA, 119 wRC+, 123 OPS+, 0.4 fWAR, 0.0 bWAR, -4 DRS, -3 OAA Free Agent: 2025 2020 Salary: $652,521 Grade: B- 2020 Review: Pete Alonso’s 2019 rookie season was nothing less than a dream, yet now the young baseball star...

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A Welcome Sight From the Mets’ Offense

The New York Mets’ offense was actually really good in 2020, but at the same time, they were merely meh. That kind of statement sounds weird and doesn’t make sense at all, but it’s 2020 and it’s the Mets, so I think that explains it well enough. I’ll keep going, though. If we look specifically at team wRC+ from the regular season, the Mets posted a mark of 122. This...

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Morning Briefing: Rays Even Up Series Against Dodgers

Good Morning, Mets fans! On Wednesday, the Tampa Bay Rays held on in game two to even up the series at 1-1. Although he did not make it out of the fifth inning, Blake Snell joined the great Sandy Koufax as the second pitcher in World Series history to record eight-plus strikeouts while allowing no-hits through the first four frames. Now, let’s check out what else went on around the league...

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World Series Game Thread: Rays vs Dodgers, 8:08 PM – Game 2

LHP Blake Snell (2-2, 3.20) vs. RHP Tony Gonsolin (0-1, 9.95) Wednesday, October 21, 2020 | 7:08 p.m. CT | Globe Life Field | Arlington, TX World Series – Game 2 (Dodgers Up 1-0) TV: FOX | Radio: AM 570 (Eng.); 1020 AM (Span.), ESPN Radio, AM 1540 (Kor.) The Tampa Bay Rays need to get themselves on the board tonight, otherwise they may dig themselves a hole too big to climb out of. While Tampa...

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Rob Manfred Discusses What Changes Are Here to Stay in 2021

Due to the unprecedented nature of the 60-game season, Major League Baseball took some swings on rule changes this year that altered the way the game is played. These changes included the universal DH, seven-inning double headers and off course the controversial extra inning rule. After watching these rules, along with the expanded playoffs, be instituted for this lone season we are left to...

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