The Baseball Hall of Fame has released the 2020 Hall of Fame ballot. Derek Jeter headlines a group of first time candidates as he looks to join his teammate Mariano Rivera has the only unanimously inducted Hall of Famers. The other first time candidates include Bobby Abreu, Josh Beckett, Heath Bell, Eric Chavez, Adam Dunn, Chone Figgins, Rafael Furcal, Jason Giambi, Raul Ibanez, Paul Konerko,...
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2019 was a frustrating season for Brandon Nimmo. He missed most of the year with a bulging disk in his neck, which stifled his early season production. He batted just .200/.344/.323 before being placed on the IL on May 21, but when he returned in September, Nimmo proved to be as good as ever. He batted .261/.430/.565 with five home runs during the season’s final month, and quieted concerns about...
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Tim Ryder is joined by MetsMerized’s senior editor, Rob Piersall, on the latest episode of Simply Amazin’. They kick things off by discussing Jacob deGrom and Pete Alonso’s award-winning seasons and how the Mets need to take advantage of the high level of talent residing here in Flushing. In addition to more offseason talk (including Mookie Betts and Francisco Lindor rumors),...
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During the 2018 season, the New York Mets’ starting rotation consistently dominated the quality-of-contact categories when facing opposing hitters. That helped engineer a rebound in productivity from the year prior — after posting a cumulative 7.9 fWAR in 2017, that number jumped all the way up to 18.0 the following season. The 2019 iteration of the Mets’ starting staff was...
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Good morning, Mets Fans! Latest Mets News The Mets plan to interview Steve Karsay for their pitching coach vacancy. Joel Sherman of the New York Post had the news first. Click Here for MMO’s profile on Karsay. Karsay joins Chris Fetter and Jeremy Hefner as known candidates for the role. Tim Healey of Newsday believes that the Mets will not keep up the tradition of trading away their top...
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According to Joel Sherman of the New York Post, Brewers bullpen coach Steve Karsay will interview for the Mets pitching coach vacancy. Karsay, 47, spent the 2019 season the Brewers’ bullpen coach after being a pitching coach in the Indians’ minor league system for eight years. Karsay reportedly played a key role in helping lefty Drew Pomeranz become a bullpen stud last season. The...
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