Phil Maton Position: RP B/T: R/R Age: 30 (03/25/1993) 2023 Traditional Stats: 68 G (1 SV), 66 IP, 3.00 ERA, 1.121 WHIP, 4-3, 74 SO, 25 BB 2023 Advanced Stats: 141 ERA+, 27.0% SO%, 9.1% BB%, 3.14 xERA, 3.74 FIP, 4.24 xFIP, 0.6 fWAR, 1.1 bWAR Rundown Phil Maton began his career as a member of the San Diego Padres but faced constant promotion and demotion. He was an effective middle relief option...
RYNE STANEK Position: RP B/T: R/R Age: 32 (07/26/1991) 2023 Traditional Stats: 55 G, 50.2 IP, 4.09 ERA, 1.243 WHIP, 3-1, 51 SO, 21 BB 2023 Advanced Stats: 103 ERA+, 23.9% SO%, 9.9% BB%, 3.96 xERA, 4.60 FIP, 5.06 xFIP, 0.1 fWAR, 0.3 bWAR Rundown Ryne Stanek began his major league career with the Tampa Bay Rays, primarily used as an opener after struggling in his first few appearances. During...
MATT MOORE Position: RP B/T: L/L Age: 34 (06/18/1989) 2023 Traditional Stats: 50 G, 4 GF, 52 2/3 IP, 5-1, 2.56 ERA, 1.158 WHIP, 60 SO, 15 BB 2023 Advanced Stats: 176 ERA+, 27.5% SO%, 6.9% BB%, 3.33 xERA, 3.73 FIP, 3.95 xFIP, 0.6 fWAR, 0.3 bWAR RUNDOWN Matt Moore began in big league career as a starting pitcher with the Tampa Bay Rays. The former eighth-round pick was an All-Star in 2013, winning...
Wandy Peralta Position: RP B/T: L/L Age: 32 (07/27/1991) 2023 Traditional Stats: 63 G, 54 IP, 2.83 ERA, 1.222 WHIP, 4-2, 51 SO, 30 BB 2023 Advanced Stats: 154 ERA+, 22.5% SO%, 13.2% BB%, 4.70 xERA, 5.05 FIP, 4.50 xFIP, -0.5 fWAR, 1.4 bWAR Rundown Wandy Peralta began his career in the majors in the National League, splitting his time with the Reds and Giants. His years in the NL were up and down,...
Brent Suter Position: RP B/T: L/L Age: 34 (08/29/1989) 2023 Traditional Stats: 57 G (2 GS), 69.1 IP, 3.38 ERA, 1.298 WHIP, 4-3, 55 SO, 25 BB 2023 Advanced Stats: 150 ERA+, 18.8% SO%, 8.6% BB%, 3.18 xERA, 3.44 FIP, 4.48 xFIP, 1.3 fWAR, 0.8 bWAR Rundown A Brewer for the first seven seasons of his career, Brent Suter joined the Colorado Rockies in the winter of 2022 as a waiver claim. His Milwaukee...
Sean Manaea, SP Position: LHP B/T: R/L Age: 31 (02/01/1992) 2023 Traditional Stats: 37 G (10 S), 7-6, 117 2/3 IP, 4.44 ERA, 128 SO, 42 BB, 1.241 WHIP 2023 Advanced Stats: 95 ERA+, 3.90 FIP, 9.8 K/9, 3.2 BB/9, 25.7 K%, 8.4 BB%, 40.9 GB%, 0.3 bWAR Rundown After missing out on several top free agent starters — notably Yoshinobu Yamamoto — the New York Mets finally made another move to address their...
Jakob Junis Position: RP B/T: R/R Age: 31 (09/16/1992) 2023 Traditional Stats: 40 G, 4 GS, 86 IP, 3.87 ERA, 1.291 WHIP, 4-3, 96 SO, 21 BB 2023 Advanced Stats: 109 ERA+, 26.2% SO%, 5.7% BB%, 3.79 xERA, 3.74 FIP, 3.66 xFIP, 0.7 fWAR, 0.8 bWAR Rundown K-BB% is a relatively strong indicator of future pitcher performance. Given that it’s two of the inputs pitchers can control, according to the...
HYUN-JIN RYU Position: SP B/T: R/L Age: 36 (03/25/1987) 2023 Traditional Stats: 11 G, 52 IP, 3.46 ERA, 1.288 WHIP, 3-3, 38 SO, 14 BB 2023 Advanced Stats: 123 ERA+, 17.0% SO%, 6.3% BB%, 3.93 xERA, 4.91 FIP, 4.41 xFIP, 0.4 fWAR, 0.4 bWAR RUNDOWN 36-year-old South Korean native Hyun-jin Ryu is almost five years removed from a career-best season that saw him leading the league in ERA (2.32), ERA+...
The Mets are assigning value to available free-agent pitchers. While continuing their intense pursuit of Japanese free agent phenom Yoshinobu Yamamoto, the Mets may prioritize left-hander Jordan Montgomery over fellow domestic free agents Eduardo Rodriguez and Blake Snell to fill high-end roles. Montgomery, 30, was 4-2 with a 2.79 ERA in 67.2 innings over 11 starts for Texas after being acquired...
Joey Lucchesi, David Peterson, and even Jose Butto provided valuable innings down the stretch for the Mets this season in the face of injuries to the rotation. Lucchesi, in particular, was incredibly successful with a 2.89 ERA in nine starts (46.2 innings), and he is an example of how unheralded depth signings can be crucial for wins. While the Mets weren’t actually in the playoff race,...
It’s official, the lab is open. Well, it’s been open since the start of June, but the Mets have finally dove into the pool of analytics. The pitching lab, which has been spoken about since Steve Cohen first bought the team in 2021, was revealed in a detailed article by Tim Britton and Will Sammon in The Athletic. According to Britton and Sammon, the lab’s goal is to have...
While the expectations for the 2024 Mets are not as hefty as they were for 2022 or 2023, they plan on competing, and for good reason. Much of the core remains with a plethora of youth on the way in the minor leagues. However, where there is an immediate glaring concern, and has been for some time, has been in the pitching department. What was once a flourishing faction with homegrown products...
