The Mets swept the Phillies on Thursday as they defeated Taijuan Walker in the third game of the three-game set. On Friday, the Mets faced another member of their 2022 team as Chris Bassitt and the Blue Jays traveled to Citi Field to start a three-game series. For the Mets, Justin Verlander took the mound hoping to rebound from a poor performance in Colorado. The game, originally scheduled for a...
Chris Bassitt and the Toronto Blue Jays are in agreement on a three-year, $63 million contract says ESPN insider Jeff Passan. Bassitt was traded to the Mets last offseason with one year remaining on his deal. The Mets sent pitching prospects J.T. Ginn and Adam Oller to the Oakland Athletics in exchange. Bassitt was the Mets’ most consistent and reliable starter last season. Bassitt made 30...
Good morning, Mets fans! A day after it was reported the Giants were pursuing righty Chris Bassitt, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports that the team is in fact not going after the 33-year-old. Bassitt pitched for San Francisco’s Bay Area rivals, the A’s, for six years before getting shipped to the Mets this past spring. Bassitt threw a career-high 181 2/3 innings...
Free agent right-hander Chris Bassitt is attracting interest from the San Francisco Giants, according to Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle. Bassitt enjoyed a solid first year in Queens but became a free agent after rejecting the Mets’ one-year qualifying offer. ESPN’s Jeff Passan has previously reported that the team would like to bring the veteran back, a sentiment echoed...
Chris Bassitt Player Data: 33 (2/22/1989), B/T: R/R Primary Stats: 30 GS, 19 QS, 15-9, 181 2/3 IP, 3.42 ERA, 167 SO, 49 BB, 1.145 WHIP Advanced Stats: 3.66 FIP, 113 ERA+, 3.2 bWAR, 7.9 H/9, 8.3 SO/9, 49.1 GB%, 85.3 EV Salary: $8.8 million Grade: B 2022 Review Chris Bassitt was the final piece of Billy Eppler’s incredible 2021-2022 offseason. He found success in his last two years with...
The Mets are “hoping for a return” of Chris Bassitt next season, according to a report from ESPN’s Jeff Passan. Passan reports that “behind-the-scenes action” could lead to Bassitt signing during baseball’s Winter Meetings that begin next week. Bassitt, who rejected the Mets’ one-year qualifying offer this offseason, lead the team with 181.1 IP in 2022....
Chris Bassitt Age: 33 (22/2/1989) B/T: R/R 2022 Traditional Stats: 30 GS, 15-9 W-L, 181.2 IP, 3.42 ERA, 1.145 WHIP, 167 SO, 49 BB 2022 Advanced Stats: 113 ERA+, 3.66 FIP, 22.4% SO%, 6.6% BB%, 3.2 WAR Rundown Having created a two-headed monster at the top of their rotation in Jacob deGrom and Max Scherzer, the Mets decided to get even more aggressive last offseason by trading for starter Chris...
The Major League Baseball Players Association announced 11 players have been added to the free agent pool including Chris Bassitt from the Mets. The Mets and Bassitt had a mutual option at $19 million for the 2023 season that Chris has declined and he will receive a $150K buyout. Bassitt, 33, was acquired by the Mets earlier this year in March from the Oakland A’s for right-hander pitching...
Just a day after the Houston Astros won the 2022 World Series by beating the Philadelphia Phillies in six games, the offseason is now officially underway in baseball. That’s certainly the case for the New York Mets, who have moved quickly to shape their roster for the 2023 season. Per Jon Heyman of the New York Post, the Mets have picked up the team option on Daniel Vogelbach for 2023,...
Going into the 2022 season, the Mets were armed and ready to strut out a key 1-2 punch in pitchers Jacob deGrom and newly signed Max Scherzer. Meanwhile, the rest of the rotation was up in the air. With the shaky performances of Taijuan Walker, and Carlos Carrasco, added to the uncertainty of what a Tylor Megill, Trevor Williams, or David Peterson could provide, the Mets were left without a...
The New York Mets (96-56) defeated the Oakland Athletics (55-96) on Friday night in their first game in Oakland since 2014. Chris Bassitt was masterful in his first start against his former team, allowing two earned runs over eight innings pitched. The Mets’ offense, meanwhile, dominated the Athletics, who came into tonight’s game with the second worst team ERA in the American...
