Zack Britton Age: 34 B/T: L/L 2022 Traditional Stats: 3 G, 0-0, 0.2 IP, 13.50 ERA, 10.500 WHIP, 1 SO, 6 BB 2022 Advanced Stats: 46 ERA+, 27.11 FIP, 13.5 SO/9, 11.1 SO%, 66.7% BB, -0.1 WAR Rundown Zack Britton was drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the third round of the 2006 MLB June Amateur Draft. He made his Major League debut in 2011 and recorded a 4.61 ERA with 97 strikeouts in just over...
The New York Mets officially announced on Saturday that they have signed free agent pitcher Kodai Senga to a five-year, $75 million deal. The contract includes a full no-trade clause and an opt-out clause that will allow Senga to become a free agent after the 2025 campaign. The deal runs through the 2027 season. Metsへようこそ！ Welcome to New York, Kodai! We’ve signed @kodaisenga to a five-year...
Free agent DH J.D. Martinez is in agreement on a deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers, as first reported by Robert Murray of FanSided. ESPN’s Jeff Passan and Jon Heyman of The New York Post also reported the deal. Per Passan, the deal is for one year and $10 million. The Dodgers have been relatively quiet in free agency, despite losing shortstop Trea Turner who signed an 11-year, $300 million...
Updated Post – Dec. 15, 16:30 Super agent Scott Boras accompanied client Brandon Nimmo at Citi Field on Thursday for the presser to announce that Nimmo will be a Met for life following an eight-year, $162 million deal signed by the outfielder. During that time at Citi Field, Boras was asked about another client and former Met, Michael Conforto. The 29-year-old missed the entire 2022...
Brandon Nimmo has made it clear that his goal was always to return to the New York Mets, and now he wants to focus on winning a World Series with the team that drafted him. After a career-year in many offensive categories, Nimmo entered free agency as the best outfielder available on the open market behind New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge. A host of teams, including the Seattle Mariners and...
Free agent right-hander Chris Bassitt is attracting interest from the San Francisco Giants, according to Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle. Bassitt enjoyed a solid first year in Queens but became a free agent after rejecting the Mets’ one-year qualifying offer. ESPN’s Jeff Passan has previously reported that the team would like to bring the veteran back, a sentiment echoed...
There remains the possibility that the New York Mets could still sign both outfielder Brandon Nimmo and free agent starter Kodai Senga this offseason, per SNY’s Andy Martino. Despite a number of big names coming off the board over the last couple of days, both Nimmo and Senga remain unsigned and Martino notes that the Mets are “at least open-minded to stretching past where they...
Brandon Nimmo and the New York Mets have remained in contact but the two parties aren’t expected to meet in person this week at the MLB Winter Meetings, per Mike Puma of the New York Post. Nimmo is in San Diego as big name free agents begin to fall off the board and his market seems pretty intense with the outfielder market razor thin after Nimmo and superstar slugger Aaron Judge. The...
The New York Mets could be doing some due diligence on free agent pitcher Ross Stripling, as reported by MMO’s very own Michael Mayer. Starting pitching was one of the biggest priorities for the Mets this offseason. The front office made a good start towards accomplishing that goal by signing three-time Cy Young Award winner Justin Verlander to a two-year, $86 million deal on Monday....
Just a couple of days ago we were sharing our very unhappy reactions to Jacob deGrom no longer being a Met. Thankfully, Steve Cohen works fast, and now we have Justin Verlander. So, what are our thoughts on this? Naturally, they’re much happier and more positive than our last roundtable! John Sheridan The Mets had given out the highest AAV to Max Scherzer before topping it by signing...
According to Jon Heyman of the New York Post, the New York Mets will look into the possibility of signing free agent outfielder Kevin Kiermaier if they fail to bring Brandon Nimmo back. Nimmo had a very strong season in both the offensive and defensive facets of the game in 2022. Offensively, he accumulated a slash line of .274/.367/.433 with 16 home runs and 64 RBIs in 151 games....
Tommy Kahnle has returned to the New York Yankees after signing a two-year, $11.5 million contract on Tuesday. The deal was first reported by Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic. As reported by our very own Michael Mayer, the Mets had shown some interest in the right-handed reliever earlier in the offseason with the front office needing to rebuild the bullpen for the 2023 season. Kahnle also attracted...
