Good morning, Mets fans! Angels third baseman Anthony Rendon has been suspended five games and fined an undisclosed amount by Major League Baseball for trying to hit a fan on Thursday night in Oakland. The confrontation occurred as the team was leaving the visiting dugout following their 2-1 loss to the A’s. Rendon heard the fan heckling him, which led to the situation escalating. Rendon...
Baseball Prospectus released their 2020 PECOTA projections, and not only are the New York Mets projected to win the National League East with an 88-74 record, but they are also viewed as the second best team in the National League. It should come as little surprise that they are quite behind the Los Angeles Dodgers who just acquired Mookie Betts and David Price. Overall, the Mets are seen to...
According to Jon Heyman of MLB Network, the Angels have signed free agent third baseman Anthony Rendon to a seven-year, $245 million contract. Rendon, 29, has spent his entire career with the Nationals, and has posted three 6-plus fWAR seasons in a row. He had probably the best season of his career in 2019, posting a 154 wRC+ and 7.0 fWAR while finishing third in MVP voting. The Angels, who were...
Major League Baseball’s deadline for impending free agents to accept or decline their former team’s $17.8 million, one-year qualifying offers for 2020 passed at 5 PM ET on Thursday. Of the ten extended deals, just two players accepted. As expected, Mets right-hander Zack Wheeler declined the qualifying offer. Brodie Van Wagenen told reporters on Thursday that he expects the Mets to...
Major League Baseball announced its 2019 Silver Slugger Award winners during a live MLB Network telecast on Thursday night. The award — presented by Hillerich & Bradsby, the manufacturer of Louisville Slugger baseball bats — has been given out annually since 1980 to the top offensive performers at each defensive position and designated hitter, as voted on by MLB managers and...
We have a lot to cover in our first installment of the offseason, so let’s jump right in, shall we? As per Bob Nightengale of USA Today Sports, ten players were extended respective one-year, $17.8 million qualifying offers from their previous teams; Josh Donaldson (Atlanta), Stephen Strasburg (Washington), Anthony Rendon (Washington), Gerrit Cole (Houston), Jose Abreu (Chicago White Sox),...
By Tim Ryder The Major League Baseball Players’ Association announced the National League and American League finalists for their Outstanding Player award, voted on by the players themselves, in a press release on Thursday. In the AL, Boston’s Rafael Devers, Houston’s Alex Bregman, and Los Angeles’ Mike Trout were nominated as finalists, with Milwaukee’s Christian...
Pete Alonso may soon have another prestigious award under his belt. Alonso is the Mets player nominated for The Hank Aaron Award. This is an annual award that goes to the best overall offensive performer in each league. Aaron is one of the judges of the award. He is accompanied by a panel of fellow Hall of Famers and the fan vote. Alonso is up against players like Bryce Harper, Freddie Freeman,...
National League Wild Card • Tuesday, October 1, 2019 • 8:08 p.m. • Nationals Park Washington Nationals (93-69) vs. Milwaukee Brewers (89-73) RHP Max Scherzer (11-7, 2.92 ERA) vs. RHP Brandon Woodruff (11-3, 3.62 ERA) The Washington Nationals and Milwaukee Brewers will battle for the National League Wild Card Tuesday night. The winning team will advance for a chance to take the NLDS crown....
By John Jackson Good morning Mets fans! While the New York Mets are in day two of their offseason, the playoffs are just starting. Postseason action will take place in the form of the National League Wild Card Game between the Milwaukee Brewers and Washington Nationals. Max Scherzer (11-7, 2.92 ERA) will look to defend his home field against Brandon Woodruff (11-3, 3.62 ERA) and the Brew Crew....
According to Barry Svrluga of the Washington Post, the Nationals have made an offer to pending free agent third baseman Anthony Rendon. The contract is for seven years in the range of $210 to 215 million with deferrals. Rendon, 29, could head into free agency coming off a 6.3 bWAR season. He hit .319/.412/.598 with a league leading 44 doubles, 34 home runs, and major league best 126 RBI. On...
The only way to describe Zack Wheeler’s season this year is that is has been an up-and-down affair. There will be games in which he is brilliant, shutting down a lineup through seven innings. Then he will give up a pair of home runs in the next outing, allowing five or six runs, leaving nothing but questions as to whether he will ever become the front-line starter he was promised to...
