Russell Martin Position: C Bats/Throws: R/R Age: 2/15/83 (36) Traditional Stats: .220/.337/.330, 5 2B, 6 HR, 20 RBI, SB Advanced Stats: 0.8 bWAR, 1.2 fWAR, 79 OPS+, 83 wRC+ Defensive Stats: 2 DRS, 5.6 FRM, 6.2 FRAA. 3.0 RAA The days of Russell Martin being an All-Star catcher and Silver Slugger are long gone. As he has aged, Martin has reinvented himself as a defensive specialist, who is coming...
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Edwin Diaz, RHP Player Data: Age: 25, B/T: R/R Primary Stats: 66 G, 58 IP, 2-7, 5.59 ERA, 15 HR, 22 BB, 99 SO, 1.379 WHIP Advanced Stats: 73 ERA+, 4.51 FIP, -0.6 WAR Free Agent: 2023 2019 Salary: $607 K Grade: F 2019 Review Where to start with Mr. Diaz… After a 2018 season that saw Edwin Diaz achieve so much- an AL-leading 57 saves, an eye-popping 1.96 ERA, a spot on the AL All-Star team-...
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Japanese Slugger Posted The Yokohama BayStars announced Friday that they have posted Yoshitomo Tsutsugo. The 28-year-old hit .272/.388/.511 with 29 home runs in 131 games for the BayStars. He has experience playing first base, third base, and left field. The left-handed hitter has four straight seasons with at least 80 walks and has a career .382 OBP in the Japanese Central League. Blue Jays are...
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The entire list of pitchers in Major League history who have won a Rookie of the Year award and two Cy Young Awards are Tom Seaver, Jacob deGrom, and Justin Verlander. That’s the entire list, and of the three deGrom is the only pitcher in Major League history to win a Rookie of the Year and consecutive Cy Young Awards. On the topic of consecutive Cy Young Awards, that is a feat which has...
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Good morning Mets fans! The deadline to accept or decline a qualifying offer is behind us and Zack Wheeler is now officially a free agent. While a Mets’ reunion is not completely out of the cards, Wheeler is expected to cash in on a market filled with many contenders looking to add starting pitching. Latest Mets News While Wheeler may not be pitching for the Mets in 2020, Brodie Van...
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Major League Baseball’s Most Valuable Player Awards were handed out on Thursday evening via live MLB Network broadcast. As voted on by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America, Los Angeles swept the honors. Mike Trout of the Los Angeles Angels (17 first-place votes, 355 voting points) won his third American League Most Valuable Player Award over Houston’s Alex Bregman...
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