Josh Hader Position: RP Age: 29 (4/7/1994) 2023 Traditional Stats: 61 G, 56 1/3 IP, 2-3, 1.28 ERA, 33 SV, 1.101 WHIP, 85 SO, 30 BB 2023 Advanced Stats: 321 ERA+, 36.8 SO%, 13.0 BB%, 2.36 xERA, 2.69 FIP, 3.52 xFIP, 1.7 fWAR, 2.4 bWAR Rundown Outside of an inexplicably tumultuous 2022 season, Josh Hader has been one of the most dominant relievers in baseball since he made his debut in 2017. That...
Good morning, Mets fans! Buck Showalter told the media on Friday that Edwin Díaz will travel to Port St. Lucie on Monday to throw a 20-pitch bullpen session. Díaz’s rehab since tearing his patellar tendon during the World Baseball Classic has gone well, and this is the next step toward pitching in a real game. Díaz has maintained all year that he wants to pitch this season, and while that...
Good morning, Mets fans! The Mets defeated the Cardinals 6-1 on Friday night, giving them consecutive wins for the first time in June. The Mets entered the game with a 3-9 record during the month, struggling mightily and failing to gain any sort of momentum. Now with two straight wins and two more games against the reeling Cardinals on deck, the Mets have a chance to get back on track. During...
Good morning, Mets fans! General manager Billy Eppler spoke on Friday about Mark Vientos and why he has not been called up to the major league club yet despite a scorching hot start in Triple-A. Eppler noted that there are several factors that play into it such as Vientos’ development and usage, but said a potential promotion is “definitely on our radar and something we’re...
This is a roundtable we didn’t want to write. This is a roundtable we didn’t think we’d write. Yet here we are, and it’s a very important question. Edwin Díaz is out for the season following knee surgery. The Mets need to find a new closer. Should it come internally or externally? Can anyone even replace Díaz? What should the Mets do? Here’s what we think. John...
Good morning, Mets fans! Per Marc Craig of The Athletic, Edwin Díaz returned home to Port St. Lucie on Saturday after having surgery on Thursday. He was greeted by a trainer, nutritionist and a personal chef, courtesy of Steve Cohen and the Mets. According to a phone call between Cohen and Díaz, Cohen told him, “We’re going to do everything we can to get you better and take care of you.” This is...
Allow me to channel my inner Brad Pitt for a second and get this out of the way: “Guys you’re still trying to replace Díaz and we can’t do it. Now what we might be able to do is recreate him, recreate him in the aggregate.” Here is the spoiler to this article, at this current moment in the middle of March, they do not need to trade for Alexis Díaz or David Bednar. If the...
Good morning, Mets fans! Will Sammon of The Athletic posted an article Friday night detailing Edwin Díaz’s optimism about a potential 2023 return. Mets team physician Dr. James Carr and the team’s medical director Dr. David Altchek were in Miami and were able to take care of and diagnose Díaz quickly following his freak injury at the end of Team Puerto Rico’s victory over the...
Following star closer Edwin Díaz’s devastating patellar tendon injury at the World Baseball Classic, the Mets are in a predicament regarding their closer situation for the 2023 season. They have a couple of viable in-house options with prior closing experience in Adam Ottavino and David Robertson, but they could use a true replacement from outside the organization to fill his role and...
It is the day after. A somber day of mourning for Mets fans. Edwin Díaz is out for the season following knee surgery. It feels to many like the sun was suddenly wiped out indefinitely. All the joy, all the excitement, all the anticipation—muted. This is not just the loss of a player. It’s not even just the loss of a great player. Lights-out closers have gotten hurt before; Mariano Rivera,...
Updated Post – March 16, 20:16 PM The New York Mets have confirmed that Edwin Díaz has undergone successful surgery on the torn patellar tendon in his right knee. Díaz is now expected to begin a formal rehab program in about a week. The Mets stated that they will provide additional updates as and when they become available. It is still expected, however, that the star closer will miss the...
On Wednesday night, a feeling of triumph quickly turned into a somber mood for Team Puerto Rico after New York Mets closer Edwin Díaz sustained a season-ending knee injury while celebrating their victory over Team Dominican Republic. While this is a devastating loss for Team Puerto Rico, it is also a crushing blow to the Mets who are entering 2023 as legit World Series contenders. They will now...
