Good morning and happy Valentine’s Day, Mets fans! Yankees left-hander Nestor Cortes Jr. has withdrawn from the World Baseball Classic after he recently tweaked his hamstring. The 2022 All-Star was expected to lead Team USA’s rotation alongside Clayton Kershaw, Brady Singer, and Miles Mikolas. With Cortes out of the picture, Adam Wainwright and Kyle Freeland will be expected to play...
Fernando Tatis Jr. Position: Shortstop, Outfield Bats/Throws: R/R Age: 24 (January 2, 1999) 2021 Batting (Missed 2022) Traditional: 546 PA, .282/.364/.611/, 135 H, 42 HR, 97 RBI, 68 BB (intentional walks included), 153 K Advanced: .403 wOBA, 157 wRC+, 28.0 K%, 11.4 BB%, .324 BABIP, .407 xwOBA, 7.3 fWAR, 6.6 bWAR Rundown I know what everyone is thinking but let us get it out of the way: Fernando...
Chris Bassitt had an ugly outing Monday night, but the resilient righty, who’s had a big hand in the team being atop the NL East has been nothing but a breath of fresh air in manager Buck Showalter’s starting line-up. Up until tonight’s game, the Mets had won each of Bassitt’s last eight starts. He was 4-0 in August with a 1.65 ERA – never giving up a long ball the entire...
Well, the Mets lost. It’s not as if that’s a shock. Let’s face it, the Mets rarely win. Aside from the Miracle Mets of 1969 and the New York squad of 1986, the Mets have fallen short of a World Series championship during their other 55 campaigns. But this time was supposed to be different. It was online baseball. Instead of playing in the spacious Citi Field with...
According to Jeff Passan of ESPN, the Atlanta Braves and young outfielder Ronald Acuña Jr. have reached an agreement on an eight-year, $100 million contract extension, with a pair of club options included. The deal will begin this season, and guarantees Acuña another seven years which includes a $10 million buyout on two options for the 2027 and 2028 seasons worth worth $17 million. In total,...
A sure sign that Opening Day is right around the corner is when we start rolling out all of our staff picks, predictions and odds for the 2019 baseball season. We begin with our 2019 MLB Award Winners and which players we believe will be taking home some hardware for their production and performance this season. Here goes… Marshall Field Al Cy Young: Chris Sale NL Cy Young: Noah...
Jackie Bradley Position: CF Bats/Throws: L/R Age: April 19, 1990 (28) Traditional Stats: .234/.314/.403, 33 2B, 4 3B, 13 HR, 59 RBI, 17 SB, CS Advanced Stats: 2.1 bWAR, 2.8 fWAR, 92 OPS+, 90 wRC+ Defensive Stats: -2 DRS, 7.4 UZR Free Agent: 2021 Fresh off a World Series victory where the Red Sox had to cycle starters into the bullpen on their throw days, the Boston Red Sox are looking for relief...
Heading into the 2017 draft, Mark Vientos was not only one of the youngest players available, but he was also considered one of the top prep bats available. Last year, Vientos would prove to be the impact bat the Mets organization believed they were getting when they took him in the second round. Despite a slow start to the season, Vientos would have a strong finish with Kingsport. From July 1...
According to Adam Rubin on ESPN, Jeurys Familia’s court date was again pushed back, this time to Monday November 14th. Last Report – Nov 2 Per Adam Rubin of ESPN, Mets closer Jeurys Familia, who was arrested for alleged domestic violence, had his court date pushed back at the request of his attorneys. The first hearing was originally going to be this Thursday, however it is now...
In his first start with his former team, Jon Niese appeared to be the antidote missing from the Mets pitching rotation, until the 4th inning reared it’s ugly head. Sailing through the first three innings, Niese stifled the D’backs with cutters in the 80’s until Rickie Weeks, Jr. and Yasmany Tomas took him back-to-back deep, resulting in a 13-5 crushing defeat in the desert. In the bottom of the...
