By Tim Ryder It’s time for the New York Mets to welcome Carlos Beltran back home. According to Nathalie Alonso of MLB.com, the longtime Mets centerfielder admitted that he’d “have to listen” if the Mets contacted him regarding their vacant managerial position. Kindly get on that, Brodie & Co. Please and thank you. Putting Beltran’s inexperience aside is a tall...
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On December 8, 1977, the Mets were one of four teams involved in one of the most complex deals in the history of baseball. Here is how it played out: The Mets sent John Milner to the Pittsburgh Pirates. The Atlanta Braves sent Willie Montanez to the New York Mets. The Texas Rangers sent Adrian Devine, Tommy Boggs, and Eddie Miller to the Atlanta Braves. The Texas Rangers sent a player to be...
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Mark Feisand of MLB.com reports Joe Maddon will be meeting with the Los Angeles Angels to discuss the team’s managerial opening. As many have reported, Maddon seems to set to begin his second stint as the Angels manager, but first the team is going to interview other candidates for the position. What we do not know at the moment if the Angels hiring other candidates is the team doing their...
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By Ryan Finkelstein Hyun-Jin Ryu Position: SP Bats/Throws: R/L Age: March 25, 1987 (32) Traditional Stats: 14-5, 2.32 ERA, 1.007 WHIP, 1.2 BB/9, 8 K/9 Advanced Stats: 5.1 bWAR, 4.8 fWAR, 179 ERA+, 3.10 FIP Hailing from South Korea, Hyun-Jin Ryu starred in the KBO League for seven seasons from 2006 through 2012, playing for the Hanwha Eagles. In his first season of professional baseball, Ryu...
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By Matt Musico When looking at rotation fWAR, the New York Mets had the third-best starting staff in baseball this past year, finishing just behind the Los Angeles Dodgers. And with 941.1 total innings pitched, the rotation led the league in that particular category. Although Jacob deGrom, Noah Syndergaard, and Zack Wheeler once again accounted for the majority of the fWAR produced, left-hander...
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By Christopher Soto Arizona Fall League (AFL) Scottsdale Scorpions (8-7) 6, Glendale Desert Dogs (5-10) 5 Box Score SS Andres Gimenez: 2-for-4, 2 R, 2 2B, RBI(14), HBP, 2 K | .316 AVG/.866 OPS Gimenez continued his red-hot Arizona Fall League season with two more extra base hits and another RBI in yesterday afternoon’s win. He led off the fifth inning with a double the other way down the...
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