Mike Clevinger Position: SP Bats/Throws: R/R Age: 33 (12/21/1990) Traditional Stats: 24 G, 9-9, 3.77 ERA, 1.226 WHIP, 131.1 IP, 110 SO Advanced Stats: 2.2 fWAR, 4.28 FIP, 4.13 xERA, 20.0 SO%, 7.3 BB% Rundown The 33-year-old Florida native is now roughly four years removed from a terrific run as a part of a young stable of strong Cleveland Indians’ starting pitchers. From 2016 through 2020,...
There are several different decisions general manager Billy Eppler and the New York Mets organization will need to make in the coming weeks and months. One part of that decision-making process will be what to do with the team’s own free agents. In total, the Mets have nine MLB free agents and seven of their own players with options they will have to make/await decisions on. One of those...
The New York Mets have their shortstop of the future. And now, Francisco Lindor is really showing why he was a four-time All-Star with Cleveland. On paper, Lindor’s full-season 2022 numbers don’t stand out too much. He’s batting .260/.352/.459 with eight home runs and 37 runs batted in over 48 games. But since the calendar flipped to May, Lindor has shown the Mets why they paid...
Cleveland’s baseball team, known as the Indians since 1915, will change its mascot name to the Guardians, the team announced Friday. The new name, the Guardians, is in reference to two guardian statues that hold up the Hope Memorial Bridge just outside of the team’s stadium. The name change comes after decades of protest and petitioning from indigenous groups and people who...
Making a huge splash last offseason, the New York Mets acquired shortstop Francisco Lindor in a six-player trade from the Cleveland Indians and were hopeful he could help transform this organization into a sustainable playoff contender, allowing them to end their current postseason drought. Arriving to spring training in his “Coming to America” themed jacket, there was plenty of hype...
Addressing the media via Zoom on Sunday, Mets’ pitcher Carlos Carrasco had some news: he will in fact be ready for the start of the season. Carrasco, 34 this month, suffered a bit of a setback during camp this month when his elbow started barking. This came after Carrasco’s arrival at camp was slightly delayed as he finished up receiving his COVID-19 vaccination. However, the elbow...
He’s been bruised and he’s been battered, but has risen like a Phoenix from the ashes to become the last remaining active member of the 2006 New York Mets team. His name is Oliver Perez. Yup, that Oliver Perez. He’s still kicking around the majors 14 years later — just like we all drew it up. With David Wright and Jose Reyes failing to appear in an MLB game beyond the 2018...
A report from The New York Times Sunday night revealed Cleveland’s baseball team–soon-to-be formerly known as the Cleveland Indians–will drop their nickname, which they’ve had since 1915. The official announcement from the team could come as soon as this week, the report says. The primary push to change the team name has come from decades of protest from indigenous...
Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic reports that the New York Mets aggressively pursued a Francisco Lindor trade with the Cleveland Indians this past offseason at the Winter Meetings in December. According to Rosenthal, the price tag to acquire Lindor from Cleveland would have been Amed Rosario plus two of the Mets’ top prospects. MLB Pipeline currently has three Mets prospects in their top 100...
If you missed any of Monday’s rumors or rumblings, look no further- we got your back. Here’s what you need to know: Cleveland Putting Off Lindor Deal Jon Heyman of MLB Network reports that the Cleveland Indians would prefer to wait another year when it comes to dealing their superstar shortstop Francisco Lindor. The club had previously indicated at the start of the offseason that...
This past week, the New York Mets were somewhat bipolar. In their series against the Cleveland Indians, the Mets proved just how good they could be when their pitching is right and they are playing at home. They swept the Indians, temporarily quieting the narrative that the Mets have done all of their winning against sub-500 teams. Then over the weekend, the Atlanta Braves asserted their NL East...
Good morning, Mets fans! What a great way to open a three-game weekday interleague series! On Tuesday night, the New York Mets (65-60) beat the Cleveland Indians (74-52) by a final score of 9-2. The Mets are now 35-21 at home which happens to be the third-best home record in the National League. On Wednesday, the Mets and the Indians will face off for game two of this three-game set at Citi...
