By Pat Ragazzo According to ESPN, the 2019 World Series will feature the top two teams, who have paid out the most money in Major League Baseball for their top three pitchers. The Washington Nationals have invested $77.8 million between Stephen Strasburg ($35 million), Max Scherzer ($30.3 million), and 2019 offseason signing Patrick Corbin ($12.5 million). On the other side, the Houston Astros...
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86 years is a long time. The year was 1933 with America mired deep in a depression when the Washington Senators last made it to the World Series. They lost that Series in five games to the New York Giants and the District, as it is called, has not seen a World Series since. That will all change on Tuesday as the new Washington franchise, reborn (or better relocated) in 2005, as the Nationals,...
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We have seen reports the Mets have considered Luis Rojas not ready for the Mets manager job, and yet, we just saw Anthony DiComo of MLB.com report he’s going to get a second interview. In getting that second interview, he joins a group which includes Joe Girardi, who had been reported to not getting the Mets manager job. At the moment, Rojas joins a group which includes Carlos Beltran, Tim...
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Robert Gsellman Player Data: Age: 26, B/T: R/R Primary Stats: 52 games, 63.2 innings, 2-3 record, 4.66 ERA, 1 save, 60 strikeouts, 1.366 WHIP, 8.5 K/9 Advanced Stats: 0.0 rWAR, 0.4 fWAR, 87 ERA+, 4.12 FIP, .315 BABIP, 68.5% LOB, 4.66 xFIP Free Agent: 2023 2019 Salary: $582,500 Grade: D+ 2019 Review The New York Mets bullpen was an utter disaster in 2019, with only a few standout performers to...
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By Christopher Soto Arizona Fall League (AFL) Peoria Javelinas (13-13) 4, Scottsdale Scorpions (12-14) 3 Box Score 1B Ali Sanchez: 2-for-4, 2 RBI(5) | .229 AVG/.574 OPS C Patrick Mazeika: 0-for-3, BB, K | .140 AVG/.322 OPS RHP Ryley Gilliam: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 K, 0 BB | 0-0, 0.96 ERA, 1.07 WHIP LHP Blake Taylor: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 K, 0 BB | 0-1, 2.00 ERA, 0.78 WHIP I’m not...
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By Tim Ryder The 2019 New York Mets had an abysmal season on the defensive side of the chalk. Their dire situation appeared to improve marginally over the second half of the season, but a National League-worst -93 defensive runs saved and -0.8 ultimate zone rating per 150 games (19th in MLB) simply won’t get the job done. Considering the high level of starting pitching this organization...
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