We continue our 2026 National League East positional rankings today with each team’s bullpen. First base Second Base Third Base Catcher Every offseason, there is a lot of turnover in bullpens, and this year it’s no different. One elite closer exited the NL East, while another one enters his first full season in the division, and another signed on to be a setup man. Here’s how...
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Good morning, Mets fans! Clay Holmes is already buying into the new Mets pitching culture. Reporters talked to Holmes, and he praised new pitching coach Justin Willard and Freddy Peralta for bringing “great energy,” adding that Peralta is “a special pitcher” who brings leadership and intensity every day. Holmes talked more about his outlook as a starter and pitching in the upcoming World...
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Nolan McLean vs. Juan Soto with a championship on the line could be coming soon. Major League Baseball released the 30-man rosters of all 20 World Baseball Classic teams Thursday, and 17 Mets (minor leaguers included) will take part in the action set to start March 5 in the Tokyo Dome (March 4 at 10 p.m. ET in the United States) when Chinese Taipei faces Australia. McLean and Clay Holmes will...
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Tarik Skubal, the back-to-back American League Cy Young winner, has won his arbitration case and will make $32 million for the 2025 season. To say this is an unprecedented development would be an understatement. This sets a new bar for pitchers in arbitration, as Skubal in his final year of arbitration, has beaten the overall record set by Juan Soto in 2024. Skubal has shattered the previous...
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We continue our NL East positional rankings today with the catcher position. First base Second base Third base Given the nature of the position, where 120 games squatting behind the plate is a lot nowadays, we’ll look at each team’s primary player manning the position, which will cause some difficulty with where to place the Braves. (They have two quality players who will likely...
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Francisco Lindor will not play in the World Baseball Classic next month, as efforts to get him and other members of Team Puerto Rico insured have failed, according to Metsmerized’s own Mike Mayer. Lindor had planned to play in the tournament, which takes place every three years, since last year. The shortstop was going to captain Puerto Rico, which is set to host WBC games for the first...
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