Washington Nationals (1-2) vs. Chicago Cubs (2-1) National League Division Series, Game Four, October 10, 2017, Wrigley Field RHP Tanner Roark (0-0, 0.00) vs. RHP Jake Arrieta (0-0, 0.00) The Nationals have their backs against the wall and will look to stay alive another day in this pivotal game four against the Chicago Cubs. Washington’s hopes will lie in the hands of Tanner Roark who...
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Early last month, MMO released an outlook of how the 2018 Mets payroll stacks up. We estimated that with current contracts, arbitration awards, club options and renewed players, the Mets will go into the offseason with payroll hovering around $127 million. Arbitration will likely be good for about $51 million of that. Typically players become eligible for salary arbitration after accruing three...
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Wade Davis Position: Reliever / Closer Bats: Right – Throws: Right Born: Sept. 7, 1985 (Age 32) 2017 Stats: 2.30 ERA, 1.142 WHIP, 12.1 K9, 32 Saves Heading into the 2017-18 off-season, the New York Mets have several glaring needs to shore up their roster to make it back to the postseason. With the Mets’ team bullpen ranking 29th in baseball in ERA (4.82), walks-per-nine (4.25), and...
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When you make something look easy, sometimes people forget how hard that something is. It is extremely difficult to play center field at the Major League level — Juan Lagares makes it look easy. After winning the Gold Glove Award for National League center fielders in 2014, Lagares was hampered by injuries for the two following seasons. He came back healthy this season, however an...
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With Terry Collins resigning as Mets manager after seven years with the team at the conclusion of the season, many names have swirled around as potential replacements for the long time skipper. Some clarity has been made on a few of them to this point. Jon Heyman of Fan Rag reports that the Mets have had conversation with former Detroit Tigers skipper Brad Ausmus about potentially replacing...
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All four of the remaining series will continue today. Both American League games will air on Fox Sports 1 while both National League games will air on TBS. The Houston Astros and Boston Red Sox will play Game 4 of their series at 1 p.m. as the Astros will send Charlie Morton to the mound to face Rick Porcello. The second game will start at 4 p.m. and be Game 3 of the Washington Nationals and...
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