The New York Mets added a talented Japanese pitcher to their rotation in December of last year when they signed right-hander Kodai Senga to a five-year, $75 million deal. Senga will join a rotation that also features two aces in Max Scherzer and Justin Verlander and veterans Carlos Carrasco and Jose Quintana. Senga took the mound on Thursday for a bullpen session at Clover Park. The Mets...
With the 150th overall pick and their final selection of the 2020 MLB Draft, the Mets selected RHP Eric Orze out of the University of New Orleans. Orze is listed at 6’3″ and 185 pounds. Orze has a very inspiring story to root for. He has beaten cancer twice. The first time it was testicular and the second time it was melanoma. This article on Nola.com by Rod Walker does a good job of...
The Mets tied the Miami Marlins by a score of 1-1 on Monday afternoon in Jupiter. The Mets’ offense was virtually silent once again, while pitching continued to shine. Pitching Walker Lockett started it off for the Mets, pitching three scoreless innings and racking up two strikeouts. The right-hander actually hit 95 MPH with his fastball multiple times in the outing. Seth Lugo took the fourth,...
Bullpens are one of the hardest things in baseball to construct. Relievers are so volatile that you are almost expecting someone who was elite the year prior to regress. I mean, Seth Lugo was a 34th round pick and Nick Anderson (owner of a 41.7 strikeout percentage in 2019) was independent baseball as recently as 2015. Meanwhile, Edwin Diaz saw his stats sky rocket. Safe to say, you can’t...
According to Jon Heyman of MLB Network reports that Major League Baseball informed teams on Monday that second baseman Ryosuke Kikuchi and right-handed pitcher Shun Yamaguchi have been posted. The deadline for teams to come to a deal with either player in January 2 at 5 p.m. ET. Kikiuchi, 29, has played all eight of his pro seasons with the Hiroshima Carp in Japan. He’s won the Golden...
It was a full-on Zack Attack from Wheeler yesterday. Zack Wheeler went seven innings, gave up no runs, and struck out 11. In the first, he struck out Bryce Harper on a splitter and Rhys Hoskins with a curveball that had him frozen. Wheeler hit 100 with his two-seamer in the first inning and even threw his slider at 95 MPH. The velocity gains he made last season were very much legitimate. In the...
The Mets routed the Phillies by a score of 9-0 at Citi Field on Tuesday night behind a brilliant game from Zack Wheeler. (Box Score) Pitching Zack Wheeler got the ball for the Mets today and he has been looking more and more like second half-Zack with each start. His first inning, he gave up a one-out single to J.T. Realmuto. With Bryce Harper up, Wheeler threw him four straight 99 MPH fastballs...
Zack Wheeler looked to get his season on track Friday night, picking up his first quality start of the season and helping the Mets defeat the Atlanta Braves by a score of 6-2. Wheeler, 28, pitched six innings while allowing two runs on six hits, walking three and striking out eight. His performance was a great rebound after a disappointing seven-walk performance against the Washington Nationals...
When one has a night where you strike out 14 batters in seven innings and post a -.66 FIP, you must have done something right. Jacob deGrom got a lot of swings and misses and mixed his pitches to near perfection in Wednesday’s 6-4 win against the Miami Marlins. Here was how many changeups he threw in the first six innings: 8. In the seventh inning, he threw seven changeups and got seven...
Zack Wheeler struggled in his first start of the season. Granted, at times he looked very good with his 98 MPH fastball running in on hitters. That said, his command was not on point which made him easier to square up. Wheeler had a very similar start to Syndergaard in many ways. Both were not up to par and both struggled with the righties. Wheeler did a good job of pitching in to lefties like...
Despite being the center of trade rumors this winter, it appears that Noah Syndergaard will be a Met come Spring Training. It makes no sense for the Mets to be all-in and trade Syndergaard. Pitchers with Syndergaard’s stuff and his results do not just grow on trees. Since debuting in 2015, Syndergaard has the second lowest FIP in baseball. It is very important to remember that he is only...
Greg Holland Position: Relief Pitcher Bats/Throws: R/R Age: November 20, 1985 (33) Traditional Stats: 2-2, 4.66 ERA, 3 SV, 1.619 WHIP, 6.2 BB/9, 9.1 K/9 Advanced Stats: -0.2 bWAR, 0.3 fWAR, 3.83 FIP, 88 ERA+ Back in 2014, Holland was one of the biggest reasons the Kansas City Royals shocked baseball by going all the way to Game 7 of the World Series. He was the best reliever in a stacked...
