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So You Think You Know The Mets: K/BB Leaders

Last season, Phillies ace Aaron Nola led the major leagues in Strikeout to Walks Ratio – better known as K/BB. K/BB ratio tells us how many strikeouts a pitcher records for each walk he allows. The number is found simply by dividing a pitcher’s total number of strikeouts by his total number of walks. It’s an essential tool for evaluating pitchers. This edition of our quiz wants...

Laughingstocks to Leaders

Well, it finally happened. Johan Santana is (tentatively) a New York Met. I can’t speak for everyone but all of a sudden the grass is greener and the sky is bluer than it was a couple of days ago. All that stands in the way is a contract extension and all of the players passing their physicals, which shouldn’t be a problem. Neither the Mets nor Twins would try to bargain with players...