Good morning, Mets fans! On Friday, Cuban reliever Yariel Rodríguez was declared a free agent by the MLB Commissioner’s Office and he will now be able to sign with any big league club. According to Francys Romero of MLB.com, the Mets are considered to be among 10 teams who are the strongest candidates to sign Rodríguez. Romero adds that several industry experts expect Rodríguez to command...
Josh Hader Position: RP Age: 29 (4/7/1994) 2023 Traditional Stats: 61 G, 56 1/3 IP, 2-3, 1.28 ERA, 33 SV, 1.101 WHIP, 85 SO, 30 BB 2023 Advanced Stats: 321 ERA+, 36.8 SO%, 13.0 BB%, 2.36 xERA, 2.69 FIP, 3.52 xFIP, 1.7 fWAR, 2.4 bWAR Rundown Outside of an inexplicably tumultuous 2022 season, Josh Hader has been one of the most dominant relievers in baseball since he made his debut in 2017. That...
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...
Updated Post, 9/20/2023 Mets’ medical director Dr. David W. Altchek spoke to Jason Coskrey of the Japan Times about the biggest baseball star in the world, Shohei Ohtani. Altchek, also the co-chief emeritus of the HSS Sports Medicine Institute, touched on the recent news that Ohtani underwent an unspecified elbow surgery on Tuesday. Ohtani played with the below injury until the Angels fell...
Position: LHP Bats/Throws: R/L Age: 6/17/1990 (32) Traditional Stats: 64 G, 2-3, 2.83 ERA, 1.169 WHIP, 67 K, 57.1 IP Advanced Stats: 0.9 fWAR, 3.06 FIP, 2.92 xERA, 7.8 BB%, 27.6 K% Rundown Andrew Chafin was drafted in the first round of the 2011 MLB Draft by the Arizona Diamondbacks. He began his career as a starter and after a few successful minor league campaigns, received a cup of coffee in...
David Peralta Position: OF Bats/Throws: L/L Age: 35 (8/14/1987) 2022 Traditional Stats: 134 G, 490 PA, .251/.316/.415/.731, 12 HR, 30 2B, 59 RBI, 110 H 2022 Advanced Stats: 109 OPS+, 104 wRC+, 0.7 bWAR, 1.7 fWAR, 8.4 BB%, 23.3 K%, .307 BABIP, .313 xwOBA, -5 DRS, 5 OAA Rundown David Peralta has been one of the most under-appreciated players in Major League Baseball for nearly a decade. In his...
Tommy Pham Position: OF Bats/Throws: R/R Age: 34 (03/08/1988) 2022 Traditional Stats: 144 G, .236/.312/.374, 17 HR, 23 2B, 63 RBI, 131 H 2022 Advanced Stats: 87 OPS+, 89 wRC+, 0.4 rWAR, 0.6 fWAR, .304 BABiP, 9.0% BB%, 26.9% K%, .311 xwOBA, 0 DRS, -6 OAA Rundown In his age-34 season, Tommy Pham had the worst full season of his life. He had the highest strikeout rate of his career while setting...
Brian Anderson Position: 3B Bats/Throws: R/R Age: 29 (19/4/1993) 2022 Traditional Stats: 98 G, 383 PA, .222/.311/.346/.657, 8 HR, 16 2B, 28 RBI, 75 H 2022 Advanced Stats: 87 OPS+, 90 wRC+, 0.5 WAR, .293 wOBA, 0.6 oWAR, 7 oRAR, .291 BABiP, 26.4% K%, 9.7% BB%, .309 xwOBA Rundown Brian Anderson is one of the most intriguing free agents left on the market. You could argue he was one of the most...
Jurickson Profar Position: OF Bats/Throws: S/R Age: 29 (2/20/1993) 2022 Traditional Stats: 152 G, 658 PA, .243/.331/.391/.723, 15 HR, 36 2B, 58 RBI, 140 H 2022 Advanced Stats: 111 OPS+, 110 wRC+, 3.1 bWAR, 2.5 fWAR, 11.1 BB%, 15.7 K%, .272 BABIP, .315 xwOBA, 2 DRS, -5 OAA Rundown Jurickson Profar had arguably the best season of his career in 2022. In his third season in San Diego, he was able to...
Andrew McCutchen Position: OF Bats/Throws: R/R Age: 36 (10/10/1986) 2022 Traditional Stats: 134 G, 580 PA, .237/.316/.384, 17 HR, 25 2B, 69 RBI, 122 H 2022 Advanced Stats: 99 OPS+, 98 wRC+, 1.1 rWAR, 0.3 fWAR, .278 BABiP, 9.8% BB%, 21.4% K%, .325 xwOBA, 4 DRS, 0 OAA Rundown Andrew McCutchen has had a storied career. Though, the 36-year-old outfielder had the worst year of it in almost every...
Michael Fulmer Player Data: Age: 29 (3/15/93) B/T: R/R Traditional Stats: 67 G, 63.2 IP, 5-6, 3.39 ERA, 1.366 WHIP, 61 SO, 28 BB Advanced Stats: 113 ERA+, 22.1 K%, 10.1 BB%, 3.78 xERA, 3.57 FIP, 0.8 bWAR, 0.7 fWAR Rundown As the Mets plug any remaining holes this offseason, New York could look to a former farmhand to bolster its bullpen. Michael Fulmer, who has spent most of his career with the...
A.J. Pollock Position: OF Bats/Throws: R/R Age: 35 (12/05/1987) 2022 Traditional Statistics: 138 G, 120 H, 14 HR, 56 RBI, .245 BA, .292 OBP, .389 SLG, .681 OPS, 26 2B 2022 Advanced Statistics: 0.4 WAR, .317 wOBA, 92 wRC+, .278 BABip, .981 FP, 4 DRS, -2 OAA Rundown After three seasons with the Dodgers, in which AJ Pollock slashed .282/.337/.519, posted a 125 wRC+ with 52 home runs, and reached a...
