The New York Mets offense struggled in the 2018 season as they scored only 4.17 runs per game, ranking them 23rd among major league teams. That number is actually down from 4.54 runs per game in 2017 the Mets scored. The league average offensive output this season was a 97 wRC+ and the Mets were below that with a 95 wRC+, ranking 23rd out of 30 teams (9th in NL). Lack of power was a serious...
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Twenty-five years ago, a left-hander toed the Yankee Stadium rubber on a Saturday afternoon in September, looking for redemption. It was just six days prior that Jim Abbott took the mound in Cleveland on August 29, 1993, pitching against a strong Indians lineup. The Michigan native lasted just 3.2 innings that day at Cleveland Stadium, allowing seven earned runs on 10 hits with four walks and...
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Tyler Bashlor, RHP Player Data: Age: 25, B/T: R/R Primary Stats: 24 G, 32 IP, 7.03 K/9, 3.38 BB/9, 1.69 HR/9, 4.22 ERA, 1.19 WHIP Advanced Stats: 5.44/5.59 FIP/xFIP, 0.54 GB/FB, 0.1 WAR, -0.17 WPA Grade: C 2018 Review Following a collection of solid campaigns between spring training, Double-A Binghamton, and the low minors, Tyler Bashlor struggled to establish a regular role in the Mets’...
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The secret has been out of the bag for years: while the New York Mets need some semblance of an offense to have success, this team will ultimately go as far as their pitching staff — and more specifically, the starting rotation — will carry them. That’s why it was so troubling to see the rotation completely break down in 2017 after a couple of strong performances as a unit....
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Boston Red Sox (3-1) at Houston Astros (1-3) Thursday, October 16, 2018 • 8:09 p.m. ET • Minute Maid Park • Houston, Texas LHP David Price (0-0, 7.71 ) vs. RHP Justin Verlander (1-0, 3.00) ALCS Game 5 • TV: TBS • Listen: WEEI 93.7, ESPN Radio, KBME 790 The Red Sox took a commanding 3-1 series lead in their 8-6 win on Wednesday night that featured a controversial fan interference call and a...
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Arizona Fall League (AFL) Peoria Javelinas 7 – 2 Surprise Saguaros Salt River Rafters 6 – 1 Mesa Solar Sox Scottsdale Scorpions 2 – 1 Glendale Desert Dogs DH Peter Alonso: 0-for-3, RBI(7), 2 BB, 2 K PR Andres Gimenez: Run Scored RHP Gerson Bautista: 0.1 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, Hold(1) This was a pretty quiet game for most of the night as the two sides traded zeros for the first...
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