Donovan Solano Position: 1B/2B/3B Age: 36 (12/17/1987) 2023 Traditional Stats: 134 G, 450 PA, .282/.369/.391, 5 HR, 26 2B, 111 H, 100 SO, 40 BB 2023 Advanced Stats: 1.7 bWAR, 110 OPS+, .366 BABIP, .109 ISO, 90.2 HardH%, 43.7% EV, 41 GB%, 31.9 LD% Rundown Donovan Solano thrived as a utility infielder for the Twins at age 35 last season. Solano, who signed a one-year, $2 million contract before...
Good morning, Mets fans! According to Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times, the Tampa Bay Rays are set to announce a new agreement with the city of St. Petersburg for a new St. Pete stadium, meaning the Rays will be departing the Trop soon enough. The Mets began a three-game series by scratching out a 2-1 win over the Marlins, who are in the thick of a Wild Card race. Check out the full recap...
Saturday, September 9, 2023 • 2:10 PM Target Field • Minneapolis, MN LHP David Peterson (3-7, 5.40) vs. RHP Kenta Maeda (3-7, 4.73) SNY The Mets will try to get back in the win column this afternoon as they take on the Twins in game two of their three-game set. Kodai Senga kept the Mets in the game last night but the bullpen behind him melted down as the Mets allowed three runs in the seventh...
Kodai Senga was not at his sharpest on Friday night. The right-hander issued four walks in six innings and only threw 57 of his 101 pitches for strikes. Still, Senga persevered, holding the potent Twins lineup to just two runs, though he didn’t get a decision in the Mets’ 5-2 loss. Senga immediately found trouble in the first inning, issuing a one-out walk to Jorge Polanco. Royce...
The New York Mets (64-75) are coming off a two-game split with the Washington Nationals following a series victory against the Seattle Mariners over the weekend. They finish off their road trip with a three-game series versus the Minnesota Twins (73-67), who lead the AL Central race by 6.5 games over the Cleveland Guardians. It will be interesting to see how the Mets fair against the Twins, who...
The 2023 Major League Baseball season features some new looks. There are pitch clocks, larger bases, shift restrictions, and pitcher disengagement from the rubber limits. The idea behind all of these innovations is to decrease “dead air” during games, and encourage more in-game action, with more hits, greater numbers of stolen bases, and an increase in balls put in play. We know that...
Good morning, Mets fans! The Los Angeles Dodgers have lost shortstop Gavin Lux due to a torn ACL, according to Juan Toribio of MLB.com. Lux is also reported to have sprained his LCL in the same knee. The injury occurred during a spring training game between the Dodgers and San Diego Padres on Monday afternoon. Lux was running from second base to third and landed awkwardly on his right leg while...
There’s no such thing as an offseason in sports anymore. Especially in baseball. And, for New York Mets general manager Billy Eppler, he was busier this winter than he will be at any other point during the year. When the cold weather hits and the dark settles in early, the vast majority of us bunker down and count down the days until spring arrives. For Eppler, and other baseball...
The Athletic recently posted the results of their 2023 spring training survey and it makes interesting reading for Mets fans. The survey is completed by a panel of 29 executives, former executives, coaches and scouts, who all remain anonymous. The survey covers a wide-ranging number of topics and the New York Mets come up a lot. For instance, when asked for the most improved teams in the...
Eduardo Escobar was largely a disappointment for the New York Mets in 2022. Aside from a red-hot September, he failed to produce on a consistent basis. With that in mind, what are realistic expectations for the veteran in 2023? It proved to be a strange winter for Escobar. Heading into the offseason on a high after a strong finish to 2022, the 34-year-old was brought back down to earth after...
Pitchers and catchers have reported to spring training and there’s already some juicy storylines to emerge just a week in. Star third baseman Manny Machado has said he plans to opt out of his contract with the San Diego Padres after the 2023 season. Speaking at the Padres’ spring training facility in Peoria, Arizona on Friday, Machado opened up to reporters about his plans for the...
After the San Francisco Giants agreed to a deal with star shortstop Carlos Correa that fell apart due to physical concerns, the Mets stepped right in with an agreement of their own. The Mets were dreaming of a star-studded left side of the infield with Francisco Lindor at shortstop and Correa at third. However, a couple of days after the agreement, the Mets found out they had the same issues...
