Another season, another year of extremely strong play in the Venezuelan Winter League for Luisangel Acuña. Acuña continued to excel as he crushed four home runs for Cardenales de Lara on Saturday. It is the first four homer game in Venezuela Winter League history. Prior to his monster performance on Saturday, Acuña was slashing .282/.397/.542 (.939 OPS). He now has a 22 extra-base hits across...
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In 2025, it was Juan Soto and Clay Holmes. This year it is Devin Williams and Luke Weaver. Not as big of a splash, however, it is still great to see some players opting for the New York Mets over the New York Yankees. Hopefully, both of these relief pitchers still have a lot more in the tank to be stand-out Mets. An improvement to the bullpen was a necessity this offseason. While losing Edwin...
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Good morning Mets fans! Per Pat Ragazzo of SI, the Mets recently spoke to the Washington Nationals about starting pitcher Mackenzie Gore. Gore has been durable over the last three years, posting a 4.15 ERA over 89 starts. Read more from Ragazzo at the link above, along with more details about the Mets’ talks with the Marlins about Edward Cabrera. Latest Mets News According to Will Sammon...
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The Cubs have signed free agent third baseman Alex Bregman to a five-year, $175 million contract, according to ESPN’s Jeff Passan. Much like former Met Pete Alonso, Bregman signs a long-term contract with a new team after settling for an option-laden contract ahead of the 2025 season. The righty opted out of his deal before this season, and now Bregman will move to the National League...
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Tyler Kinley, RP Position: RP B/T: R/R Player Data: Age: 34 (01/31/1991) 2025 Traditional Stats: 73 G, 72 2/3 IP, 3.96 ERA, 1.183 WHIP, 6-3, 73 K, 33 BB 2025 Advanced Stats: 117 ERA+, 23.7% K%, 10.7% BB%, 3.45 xERA, 3.69 FIP, 4.59 xFIP, 0.9 fWAR, 0.9 bWAR Rundown Once a promising arm in the Rockies’ bullpen, Tyler Kinley endured a pair of disappointing seasons in 2023 and 2024. The 2025...
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Lars Nootbaar Position: OF B/T: L/R Age: 28 (9/8/1997) 2025 Traditional Stats: 583 PA, .234/.325/.361/.686, 119 H, 13 HR, 48 RBI, 64 BB, 119 SO 2025 Advanced Stats: 96 wRC+, 95 OPS+, 20.4% SO%, 11% BB%, .279 BABIP, .314 xwOBA, 0.8 fWAR, 1.3 bWAR Contract Status: Free agent after 2027 Typically, ‘double heel surgery’ is not the first thing you want to see when you research a player,...
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