Good morning, Mets fans! Edwin Díaz is going to be leaving Port St. Lucie for a couple of days as he is going back to New York for the birth of his third child. Díaz made his long-awaited return this week as he struck out the side in the top of fifth on Monday, after walking in to his infamous trumpet entrance song. Along with that came a video of Díaz’s wife Nashaly and their two children...
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...
The Pitch Design Age has been a wonderful era to follow. Over the last generation, the outlook on pitching shifted from a one-approach-works-best strategy to an individualized plan of attack, detailed to each pitcher. Even 10 years ago, this perception wasn’t realized among some major-league front offices. Pirates pitching coach Ray Searage’s goal to teach Pittsburgh’s starters...
Both Championship Series are in action on Saturday night and will be again on Sunday giving baseball fans a full weekend of games. Astros (2-0 lead) vs. Yankees 5:07 p.m. ET, TBS – Game 3 The Astros took a commanding 2-0 lead with a 3-2 win over the Yankees in Game 2 on Thursday night. Alex Bregman hit a three-run shot and Framber Valdez didn’t allow an earned run over seven fantastic...
All but one of the spots in the AL and NL Championship Series are set. The Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Atlanta Braves Saturday afternoon, and in another upset, the San Diego Padres finished off the Los Angeles Dodgers. That sets an extremely surprising Phillies versus Padres NLCS. Meanwhile, the Houston Astros outlasted the Seattle Mariners in 18 innings Saturday, completing the sweep of...
It’s day 69 of the lockout. Major League Baseball’s owners are meeting in Orlando, Florida for their routine quarterly meetings, only this time with an enormous dark cloud hanging over the game. The Major League Baseball Players’ Association is meeting with players in Arizona and will conduct similar meetings with players in Florida later this week. It seems like both sides...
Sliders are all the rage nowadays. We have Rob Friedman to thank for that. Friedman, more commonly known by his Twitter handle Pitching Ninja, has made a name for himself by posting GIFs of physics-defying pitches during the last couple of seasons. On his account, he’s highlighted certain hurlers that he’s found interesting. Chaz Roe owes Friedman a bottle of wine. Roe, a reliever...
With some of the game’s biggest stars on the move – and the Astros’ cheating scandal stunning the baseball world – this offseason has been anything but slow. So, after all the trades, headlines, and craziness, which teams did the most to improve their rosters? While the Mets didn’t make this list, fans of the Amazins can take solace in the fact that winning the offseason doesn’t...
According to Jon Heyman of MLB Network, the Angels have signed free agent third baseman Anthony Rendon to a seven-year, $245 million contract. Rendon, 29, has spent his entire career with the Nationals, and has posted three 6-plus fWAR seasons in a row. He had probably the best season of his career in 2019, posting a 154 wRC+ and 7.0 fWAR while finishing third in MVP voting. The Angels, who were...
Good morning Mets fans! Tuesday marks the third official day of the 2019 MLB Winter Meetings. While nothing groundbreaking usually happens on the first day (Sunday) since players, executives, agents and media typically just get settled in, the second day (Monday) was expectedly busy in terms of news and rumors. Latest Mets News Brodie Van Wagenen addressed the media on Monday night and...
According to a report from Jon Heyman of MLB Network, the Washington Nationals have re-signed right-handed starting pitcher Stephen Strasburg to a deal. Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic was the first to report that they were nearing an agreement. According to Jeff Passan of ESPN, the deal is for seven years and $245 million. Strasburg is coming off one of the best seasons of his career, in which he...
According to Bob Klapisch of The New York Times, the New York Yankees have extended a seven-year, $245 million offer to free-agent right-hander Gerrit Cole. If accepted, it would overtake Zack Greinke’s 2015 contract with Arizona (six years, $206.5 million) as the highest AAV for a pitcher. Jeff Passan of ESPN reported on Saturday that the Yankees, Los Angeles Dodgers, and Los Angeles...
