Free Agent Profile: Kevin Kiermaier, CF

Kevin Kiermaier Position: CF B/T: L/R Age: 33 (04/22/1990) 2023 Traditional Stats: 129 G, 408 PA, .265/.322/.419/.741, 8 HR, 36 RBI, 21 2B, 29 BB, 14 SB 2023 Advanced Stats: 104 wRC+, 21.1% SO%, 7.1 % BB%, .321 BABIP, .301 xwOBA, 2.2 fWAR, 3.9 bWAR RUNDOWN The Tampa Bay Rays selected Kevin Kiermaier in the 31st round of the 2010 MLB Draft out of Parkland College. For the 2012 and 2013 minor...

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Morning Briefing: Max Scherzer Sidelined Several Months Following Surgery

Good morning, Mets fans! On Friday, Jeff Wilson of Rangers Today reported that former Met Max Scherzer had surgery on Thursday for a herniated disc. The recovery is expected to sideline Scherzer until June or July. Scherzer, who was with the Mets for 2022 and the first half of 2023, was traded to the Rangers and won a World Series with the club despite allowing seven earned runs in 9 2/3...

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Report: Mets Have Shown Interest in Justin Turner

Mike Puma of the New York Post reports that the Mets have been in discussions with the agent for former Met Justin Turner. Turner makes sense for the Mets as they look for third base depth following the potential season-ending injury to Ronny Mauricio. Turner would also give the Mets an option at DH and depth at first base behind Pete Alonso, too. Turner, 39, had a .276/.345/.455 slash line with...

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What’s Left of Top 50 MLB Free Agents

MLB Trade Rumors releases their Top 50 free agents list every year with their predictions of how much each player signs for (they’ve been spot on numerous times this year) and where they sign. Let’s look at the players in their top 50 (rankings in parentheses) that are still available to get an idea of what the Mets have as options. Obviously, Shohei Ohtani was their No. 1 rated free...

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Report: Imanaga Could Be Mets Backup Plan

Jon Heyman of the New York Post reports that both the New York Mets and the New York Yankees could be looking at Japanese starter Shōta Imanaga as a backup plan to missing out on fellow Japanese starter Yoshinobu Yamamoto. The 25-year-old Yamamoto continued his free agency tour on Thursday by meeting with the Philadelphia Phillies. He previously met with the Yankees, Mets, San Francisco Giants,...

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