MMO Free Agent Profile: Teoscar Hernández, OF

Teoscar Hernández Position: OF Bats/Throws: R/R Age: 31 (10/15/1992) 2023 Traditional Stats: 160 G, 678 PA, .258/.305/.435/.741, 26 HR, 29 2B, 93 RBI, 161 H 2023 Advanced Stats: 106 OPS+, 105 wRC+, 2.1 bWAR, 1.7 fWAR, 31.1 SO%, 5.6 BB%, .342 BABIP, .336 xwOBA, 1 DRS, 0 OAA Rundown Teoscar Hernández played his 2023 season with the Seattle Mariners, his first year on the team following parts of...

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Davey Johnson Among 8 Candidates for Hall of Fame

The Contemporary Baseball Era Committee for Managers/Executives/Umpires ballot for the Hall of Fame Class of 2024 was announced on Wednesday, and former Mets manager Davey Johnson is one of the candidates.  The ballot is made up of former managers, executives, and umpires whose primary contributions to the game came since 1980 were eligible for consideration. This year’s ballot included...

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Francisco Álvarez Shines Defensively In Rookie Season

When Rawlings released the finalists for the Gold Glove Award on Wednesday afternoon, it was somewhat of a surprise that Francisco Álvarez was not included among them. While his offensive output was impressive, Álvarez’s development behind the plate was the most encouraging aspect of his rookie campaign. There was no shortage of skepticism regarding his ability to hold up defensively both...

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17 Years Ago Today: ‘He Made The Catch!’

Eleven years ago today, Endy Chávez made an unbelievable catch that will always be remembered as one of the best in not only New York Mets history, but in Major League Baseball postseason history as well. Endy jumped as high as he could over the fence in left field to rob Scott Rolen of a go-ahead home run and then had the presence of mind to throw into the infield to double off Jim Edmonds at...

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Report: Mark Budzinski on Mets Radar for Manager

Contrary to fan and media speculation, all of the Mets’ managerial eggs are not in Craig Counsell’s basket.Toronto first base coach Mark Budzinski has drawn interest from the Mets for their vacant managerial opening, according to a report from TSN.Budzinski, who is heavily involved in organizing and executing Toronto’s defensive strategies and alignments based on data metrics,...

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AFL Recap: JT Schwartz Homers For Second Straight Day

The Glendale Desert Dogs just won their third game in a row, bringing their record to 5-10 in the 2023 Arizona Fall League. New York Mets prospects JT Schwartz, Kevin Parada, D’Andre Smith, Rowdey Jordan, and Nolan Clenney all played in the Desert Dogs’ 6-2 win on Thursday. The 23-year-old JT Schwartz had another great day at the plate after homering on Tuesday, hitting an RBI double...

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