Good morning Mets fans! The San Diego Padres continued to rebuild their bullpen. With a number of their top relievers in free agency, San Diego is close to adding South Korean reliever Woo Suk Go, who could serve as the teams closer. The deal was first reported by Jon Heyman of the New York Post. The 25-year-old has pitched in parts of seven seasons with the Korean Baseball Organization. He...
This trade profile is going to be a little different than some of our recent ones. It was reported that the Red Sox are looking to continue to shed salaries to make room for other free agents. This is wholly unnecessary because they’re the Boston Red Sox and one of the most valuable teams in baseball. But the Braves took advantage of this by taking a flier for Chris Sale, and other teams...
The changes just keep coming. Larger bases, pitch clocks, and limits on infield shifting apparently are not enough changes for 2023, now Major League Baseball officials are directing umpires to pay closer attention to the balk rule during the upcoming season. Jeff Passan from ESPN.com goes into detail about what we can expect regarding balks, as MLB strives to make former umpire...
MLB free agency is in full swing with a flurry of moves taking place on Wednesday, including Aaron Judge re-signing with the Yankees. The Mets have already been active, agreeing to a deal with starting pitcher Jose Quintana. Here are some other moves that happened Wednesday: Willson Contreras The St. Louis Cardinals and All-Star catcher Willson Contreras are in agreement on a five-year deal...
The Mets enter the 2022 off-season in dire need of bullpen help. Edwin Díaz, Adam Ottavino, Seth Lugo, Trevor May, Joely Rodríguez, Tommy Hunter, and Trevor Williams will all be free agents. In total, those seven pitchers recorded 379 1/3 innings for the Mets last season. With the goal of competing in 2023, the Mets will have to build their pen from the plethora of options on the free-agent...
Good morning, Mets fans! After breaking his left thumb, Bryce Harper will now need surgery. His recovery is expected to take roughly six weeks Jim Salisbury of NCBS reported. The Mets lost to the Astros again Tuesday, their third defeat in as many games to the AL West leaders. They’ll play their fourth and final matchup with the Astros today at 1:10 p.m. Taijuan Walker will be facing off...
Kenley Jansen Position: RP Bats/Throws: R/R Age: 34 (9/30/1987) Traditional Stats: 69 G, 69 IP, 4-4, 2.22 ERA, 1.043 WHIP, 38 SV, 86 K, 36 BB Advanced Stats: 185 ERA+, 1.8 fWAR, 2.3 bWAR, 30.9 K%, 12.9 BB%, 2.83 xERA, 3.08 FIP, 4.04 xFIP Rundown Kenley Jansen has been one of the best closers–if not the best closer–in baseball over the last decade. First arriving with the Dodgers in...
In front of a sold out crowd sans the presence of super fan Mary Hart, and Gavin Lux in the lineup, the Dodgers dusted off their humiliating loss to stave off elimination. Chris Taylor, the guy responsible for his teammates donning uniforms late into October, launched a postseason record three home runs in a win or go home, showing Braves offensive man of the hour, Eddie Rosario, whatever you...
Since the dawn of the expansion era, the New York Mets franchise owns the second-worst OPS (.688) after the sixth inning. Excluding the San Diego Padres, no other team seems to have as much trouble hitting relief pitching. I wouldn’t give the moment away for anything, but even their most famous eleventh-hour comeback in game six of the 1986 World Series was aided by a passed ball and an...
Free agent reliever Dellin Betances is reportedly looking for a one-year, $10 million deal according to Jon Heyman of MLB Network. Betances is looking to bet on himself after a disappointing 2019 season that saw him pitch in only one major league game due to injury. Betances has a career 2.36 ERA, 1.04 WHIP, and an incredible 14.6 K/9 in 381 2/3 innings over eight seasons for the Yankees. The...
Bob Geren Current Position: Dodgers Bench Coach (2016 – present) Age: 9/22/61 (58) Managerial Experience: 2007 – 2011 Oakland Athletics (334-376) Short of Bruce Bochy and Tony La Russa, two Hall of Fame managers who had the opportunity to dictate when they wanted to retire, managerial tenures typically end badly. Of course, there are degrees to which tenures end badly, but...
Ned Colletti grew up in Franklin Park, Illinois, just a train and two bus rides away from his beloved boyhood team, the Chicago Cubs. Colletti and his friends would dream of someday playing in the hallowed confines of Wrigley Field. They spent their free time playing baseball, talking strategies, and learning the sport. While many young children dream of reaching the majors one day in hopes of...
