BRANDON BELT, DH/1B Position: DH/1B B/T: L/L Age: 35 (04/20/1988) 2023 Traditional Stats: 103 G, 404 PA, .254/.369/.490/.858, 19 HR, 43 RBI, 23 2B, 61 BB 2023 Advanced Stats: 138 WRC+, 34.9% SO%, 15.1% BB%, .370 BABIP, .337 xwOBA, 2.3 fWAR, 2.0 bWAR RUNDOWN Brandon Belt spent the first 12 seasons of his career with the San Francisco Giants, helping them win the World Series in 2012 and in 2014....
Joc Pederson Position: DH/OF, B/T: L/L Age: 31 (04/21/1992) 2023 Traditional Stats: 121 G, 425 PA, .235/.348/.416/.764, 15 HR, 51 RBI, 14 2B, 57 BB, 89 SO 2023 Advanced Stats: 111 wRC+, 20.9% SO%, 13.4% BB%, .268 BABIP, .368 xwOBA, 0.6 fWAR, 0.6 bWAR RUNDOWN The Dodgers selected Joc Pederson in the 11th round of the 2010 MLB draft. He soon made his major league in 2014 and became an everyday...
The New York Mets (30-30) looked to avoid being swept by the Toronto Blue Jays and finish the homestand on a positive note before heading down to Atlanta for an important divisional series. New York sent Kodai Senga to the mound on four days rest after his best start of his major league career against the Philadelphia Phillies on Wednesday night. However, at Citi Field on Sunday afternoon, the...
Note, article one of this series, published earlier today, can be read here. It has been a busy off-season for the New York Mets who have already ensured the payroll close to $350 million in 2023. However, as mentioned in article one of this series, a vital need still remains. That being the need to address the lack of power in the lineup. If you missed what was outlined in article one, despite...
After taking two of three from the Rockies in Denver, the Mets are heading to San Francisco for the final leg of their road trip. When the Mets last faced the Giants at Citi Field in April, the Mets won three of four games. But the last time the Mets faced the Giants in California, back in 2021, it was part of a disastrous west coast trip that marked the beginning of the end for the 2021...
On the same day the Mets received a tongue-lashing tweet from team owner Steve Cohen, the Amazins’ lived up to their nickname on Wednesday, getting out of Frisco with some desperate dignity. The digs from Cohen left the uninspired offense dormant until the top of the ninth when J.D. Davis hit a sacrifice fly to even the score 1-1. Edwin Diaz clearly got the memo in the bottom frame with two...
