The 2024 Cy Young Award Winners were announced on Wednesday night. The award went to two lefties: Atlanta Braves pitcher, Chris Sale in the National League and Detroit Tigers pitcher, Tarik Skubal in the American League. Chris Sale (NL) Sale’s Wednesday night Cy Young win caps off an incredible comeback year for the 35-year-old from Lakeland, Florida. This is his first Cy Young Award win,...
Good morning, Mets fans! Former Met and future Hall of Famer Justin Verlander is reportedly a couple of weeks behind schedule and his timetable is TBA at the moment, per Brian McTaggart of MLB.com. Verlander also had a delayed start to his 2023 season due to an upper back/shoulder issue, which seems to be ailing him this year as well. The three-time Cy Young award winner said he was going about...
HYUN-JIN RYU Position: SP B/T: R/L Age: 36 (03/25/1987) 2023 Traditional Stats: 11 G, 52 IP, 3.46 ERA, 1.288 WHIP, 3-3, 38 SO, 14 BB 2023 Advanced Stats: 123 ERA+, 17.0% SO%, 6.3% BB%, 3.93 xERA, 4.91 FIP, 4.41 xFIP, 0.4 fWAR, 0.4 bWAR RUNDOWN 36-year-old South Korean native Hyun-jin Ryu is almost five years removed from a career-best season that saw him leading the league in ERA (2.32), ERA+...
Good morning, Mets fans! Major League Baseball continues in its efforts to minimize the time of games after rapid improvement in the area following the adaptation of the pitch clock in the 2023 season. Jeff Passan of ESPN reported that the MLB’s competition committee has proposed reducing the pitch clock from 20 seconds to 18 seconds when runners are on base next season, while keeping the...
Kodai Senga came into this season as the projected No. 3 starter in the New York Mets rotation. Expectations surrounding the rookie right-hander were a bit unknown, given that he had never thrown a pitch in Major League Baseball. But through 155 1/3 big league innings, Senga has not only been the best starter for the Mets, but one of the most effective in the entire National League. The...
As the Mets looked to win their four-game series against the Diamondbacks on Thursday, they turned to their ace Kodai Senga to get the job done. Heading into Thursday’s contest, Senga had not allowed four or more earned runs in a start since June 17th, so he was definitely the right man for the job. Consequently, he did not disappoint against the Diamondbacks on Thursday. Senga, who has...
When Jacob deGrom departed for Texas, it was hard to envision the Mets would be able to fill a void that large at the top of their rotation. However, just two days later, they signed Justin Verlander, and the reigning American League Cy Young Award winner has looked the part of the co-ace who can help this team win their first World Series in 37 years. Verlander took the mound for his third...
His contributions to the Mets are measured in quality, not quantity. Injuries deprived us of knowing whether or not Johan Santana could’ve reached the expectations placed on him when he came to New York 15 years ago. He won two Cy Young Awards with the Minnesota Twins while solidifying himself as the premiere starting pitcher in baseball. The Mets were intent on avenging a late-season...
This offseason, we’re looking at the Mets’ history with free agency. We’ve highlighted four pitchers so far, one of which is heading for Cooperstown and another who’s already there. Next is another pitcher who also has a Hall plaque who was one of the greatest pitchers of his era before arriving in New York. It’s not about what he did, it’s about what came...
This offseason, we’re looking at the Mets’ history with free agency: their best uses of money and their worst. Number 10 was an unlikely pitcher who turned into one of the best performers during the late 1990s and early 2000s while also becoming one of the most underrated players in team history. We continue with another pitcher who pathed a unique road to stardom. The knuckleball...
Justin Verlander finishing his career with the New York Mets has a nice ring to it, but owner Steve Cohen needs to avoid dishing out a monster contract that will not age well and will only hurt this team a couple of years down the road. After another stellar year with the Houston Astros, culminating in a World Series, Verlander opted to become a free agent and hit the open market and is drawing...
No statistic has had a greater fall from grace in the past decade than pitching wins. Once considered a measurement for excellence on the mound, its descended into near irrelevance. Rotations have expanded, relievers have gained prominence, and starters have become less influential on their fate. If there were still hangers-on desperately carrying a torch for the worth of victories prior to...
