During the 2023 MLB draft the Mets selected a total of 23 players, including seven within the first four rounds. The Mets agreed to deals with their first 14 draft selections and 20 overall, with college pitchers Brady Kirtner and Christian Little, and prep pitcher Gavyn Jones choosing to forgo signing with the team. Most, but not all, of the draft choices who elected to sign made their brief...
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Good morning, Mets fans! Adolis García went deep twice and drove in five runs, while Corey Seager finished a triple shy of the cycle as the Rangers clinched their first American League pennant since 2011 with an 11-4 victory over the Astros. García won the series MVP award, setting a new major league record by driving in 15 runs in the series. In the National League, Tommy Pham and Lourdes...
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Just when you thought two games a day were over, the baseball gods deliver. The Diamondbacks look to keep their season alive and even out the series once more, forcing a Game 7, while the Phillies look to punch their ticket to a second consecutive World Series appearance. Meanwhile, in the Lone Star state, Game 7 will decide which team will win the AL pennant and represent the American League in...
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DJ STEWART, OF Player Data: Age: 29 (11/30/1993), B/T: L/R Primary Stats: 58 G, 185 PA, 160 AB, .238/.328/.494/.822, 38 H, 11 HR, 26 RBI, 15 BB, 8 2B, 1 SB Advanced Stats: 125 wRC+, 30.3% K%, 8.1% BB%, .287 BABIP, .340 xwOBA, 0.6 fWAR, 0.3 bWAR 2023 Salary: $720,000 Grade: B 2023 Review The New York Mets signed DJ Stewart to a minor league contract in February of 2023, just weeks before the...
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There’s a saying in baseball: you can never have too much pitching. For the Mets, that’s proven true over the past few seasons with injuries galore taking a direct hit to their rotation especially. With Kodai Senga and José Quintana the only penciled in starters for 2024 right now, the Mets need of depth. However, what they really need is an ace. Senga had as good a rookie season as...
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Will Sammon of The Athletic provided more insight today in a report on how the Mets and NPB superstar pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto might be a match made in baseball heaven. While there has never been a roster with two Japanese ace pitchers on a team, there’s a reason behind that. According to The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal, it’s because “of the importance of seniority in...
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