Bats/Throws: Right/Right Position: RHP Date of Birth: 2/13/1990 Nathan Eovaldi He is arguably one of the most confusing pitchers in baseball. His stuff rivals that of Noah Syndergaard but his strikeout rate rivals that of Jason Vargas. Eovaldi is coming off a season in which he pitched to a 3.81 ERA and 3.60 FIP over 111 innings between the Rays and Red Sox. His adjusted ERA and adjusted FIP...
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Per Matt Ehalt of The Record, Mets starting pitcher Zack Wheeler said that he and the Mets have not talked about a contract extension. He is due to hit free agency after the 2019 season. Wheeler, 28, broke out in a big way in 2018. He finished the season with a 12-7 record, 3.31 ERA, 3.25 FIP, and 1.124 WHIP across 29 starts. He struck out 179 batters and walked 55 in 182.1 innings, good for a...
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Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic has reported that Allard Baird of the Boston Red Sox has joined the Mets front office. Baird was once the General Manager of the Kansas City Royals. After his tenure there, he was hired by Theo Epstein in Boston. Baird, 57, was named the Executive of the Year in 2003. According to the University of Southern Arkansas page, he is credited for “being a major key...
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Jared Diamond of The Wall Street Journal reports that the MLBPA has extended executive director, Tony Clark, through the 2022 season. Clark was responsible for negotiating the most recent CBA that is set to expire on December 1, 2021, which sets him up to negotiate at least one more CBA to his liking with the league. The 46-year-old started serving in that role in 2013 after retiring from the...
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According to Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic, the Mets would not take on Robinson Cano, his contract, and shed a top prospect unless the Mariners take a chunk of the contract and add a piece such as Diaz. Rosenthal adds that the if the Mets “offload” a contact like of Jay Bruce’s it is wondered whether or not they could “put resources to better use in other ways”. Andy Martino of SNY added...
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With Robinson Cano and now Bryce Harper taking over the news cycle in Flushing over the last 24 hours, new details have begun to emerge regarding New York Mets starter Noah Syndergaard. On Tuesday, Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic named the Colorado Rockies as “a potential suitor” for the 26-year-old right-hander’s services. “Infielder Brendan Rodgers likely would be...
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