Good morning, Mets fans! Tim Arango and Michael S. Schmidt of the New York Times reported on Wednesday that Shohei Ohtani’s former interpreter, Ippei Mizuhara, is in negotiations to plead guilty to federal crimes in connection to the theft of Ohtani’s money. Despite Mizuhara originally saying that Ohtani paid off his $4.5 million in debt, which was accrued by illegally betting on...
Good morning, Mets fans! Happy Leap Day! After Kodai Senga’s injury, which will have him on the IL through at least opening day, there was a lot of chatter on whether the Mets would be looking to add to their rotation. President of baseball operations David Stearns seemed to dismiss the idea right away, as he told the media, “I don’t think so” when asked if they were...
Good morning, Mets fans! Jeff Passan of ESPN reports that the Seattle Mariners have signed outfielder AJ Pollock to a one-year, $7 million contract, pending physical. The 35-year-old Pollock, who mashes against left-handed pitching, joins new acquisitions Teoscar Hernandez and Kolten Wong in the Mariners lineup. Now onto the morning briefing! Latest Mets News Mets owner Steve Cohen hosted a...
The Seattle Mariners have acquired second baseman Kolten Wong from the Milwaukee Brewers for Jesse Winker and Abraham Toro, according to Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic. Winker, who had been shopped by the Mariners all offseason, had the worst season of his career in 2022. He slashed .219/.344/.344/.688 with the Mariners and recorded a 103 OPS+. Winker also saw his average exit velocity drop from...
Good morning, Mets fans! Let’s check out what went on with the Amazins’ and the rest of major league baseball on Wednesday! Latest Mets News According to Anthony DiComo of MLB.com, the Mets have shown interest in free-agent Marwin Gonzalez. The Mets are reportedly showing significant interest in left-handed 40-year-old pitcher Rich Hill, per WEEI. As Mike Puma of The New York Post...
Kolten Wong, 2B Position: 2B Bats/Throws: L/R Age: 30 (10/10/1990) Traditional Stats: .265/.350/.326, 53 games, 4 doubles, 1 HR, 16 RBI Advanced Stats: 1.3 bWAR, 1.3 fWAR, 87 OPS+, 92 wRC+ Defensive Stats: 6 DRS, 3.8 UZR, 2 OAA RUNDOWN After the Mets got their big bat in Francisco Lindor, a lot of the talk around the team has been about how they can improve their 26th ranked defense by DRS...
Earlier this offseason, the New York Mets installed former 2000s staple Tony Tarasco as the team’s first-base coach with a separate focus on improving the Mets’ baserunning and outfield defense. Needless to say, there is plenty of room for improvement in both areas for this team. Let’s focus on the basepaths. Last season, per FanGraphs’ baserunning metric BsR (an...
With the offseason nearing completion, the New York Mets have just a few more weeks to finish improving their roster, which should include acquiring a reliable defender who can be positioned on the right side of the infield. While the front office is currently searching for a starting center fielder, which they can’t afford to begin next season without, it’d also be wise for them to...
By Tim Ryder Rawlings handed out their 2019 Gold Glove Awards on Sunday evening during a live announcement on ESPN2. The best fielders in the game have been recognized with this honor celebrating their outstanding glovework each season since 1958. The voting pool is made up of MLB coaches and managers (who can’t vote for their own players), as well as 25 percent of the vote coming from the...
