Nate Lavender Age: 26 (1/20/2000) B/T: L/L Traditional Stats: 1-0, 1.66 ERA, 0.74 WHIP, 26 SO, 4 BB, HR, 21 2/3 IP, 21 G Advanced Stats: 248 ERA+, 32.9 K%, 5.1 BB%, 2.16 xERA, 1.85 FIP, 2.93 xFIP, .229 BABIP, 0.9 fWAR, 0.9 bWAR 2026 salary: $780,000 Grade: A 2026 Review Five years and a month after he was drafted in the 14th round out of the University of Illinois, Nate Lavender was summoned to...
Kodai Senga Age: 33 (1/30/93) B/T: L/R Traditional Stats: 0-9, 7.34 ERA, 1.65 WHIP, 61 1/3 IP, 75 SO, 41 BB, 14 HR, 8 GS, 8 SV, 1 BSV, 31 G Advanced Stats: 55 ERA+, 26.5 K%, 14.5 BB%, 5.34 xERA, 5.82 FIP, 4.80 xFIP, .309 BABIP, -0.6 fWAR, -1.7 bWAR 2027 salary: $15 million Grade: D 2026 Review “In this industry, it’s either you do or you don’t,” Kodai Senga said through...
Bo Bichette Age: 28 (3/5/98) B/T: R/R Primary Stats: .260/.312/.390/.702, 18 HR, 78 RBI, 25 2B, 2 3B, 76 R, 166 H, 2 SB, 2 CS, 49 BB, 127 SO, 160 G, 696 PA Advanced Stats: 1.9 fWAR, 0.7 bWAR, 97 OPS+, 96 wRC+, 18.2 K%, 7.0 BB%, .296 BABIP, .330 xwOBA 2026 salary: $42 million Grade: C+ Review It only took three games for the Citi Field boo birds to chirp for Bo Bichette, but he thought it was...
Jorge Polanco Age: 33 (7/5/93) B/T: S/R Primary Stats: .148/.201/.230/.431, 2 HR, 6 RBI, 5 2B, 7 R, 20 H, 9 BB, 36 SO, 37 G, 145 PA Advanced Stats: -1.4 fWAR, -1.4 bWAR, 21 OPS+, 20 wRC+, 24.8 K%, 6.2 BB%, .186 BABIP, .234 xwOBA 2026 salary: $20 million Grade: F Review Jorge Polanco was a huge disappointment and his failures were magnified because he was brought in as a major part of the plan to...
There was a Sports Illustrated cover in 1999 that pictured John Olerud, Edgardo Alfonzo, Rey Ordóñez and Robin Ventura along with the headline “The Best Infield Ever?” Bold prediction: the 2026 infield will not find its way onto a magazine cover. Let’s look at grades for the infielders and catchers so far. Mark Vientos, Grade: D- The player who hit 27 homers in 2024 and added...
