Cole Mathis connected for two hits, Boston Baro walked three times and Bruin Agbayani scored three runs and stole a base Thursday as the Surprise Saguaros (6-3) rolled to a 17-8 victory over the Glendale Desert Dogs in the Arizona Fall League (box score). Mathis went 2-for-5 with a walk, two RBIs and two runs scored. The 23-year-old first baseman, who the Mets acquired from the Cubs for David...
Juan Soto, LF Player Data: Age: 27 (10/25/1998) B/T: L/L Primary Stats: 111 G, 482 PA, .275/.393/.515/.908, 110 H, 11 2B, 27 HR, 68 RBI, 63 R, 9 SB, 78 BB, 65 SO Advanced Stats: 154 OPS+, 147 wRC+, 13.5% K%, 16.2% BB%, .268 BABIP, .411 xwOBA, 3.1 fWAR, 3.0 bWAR 2026 Salary: $61.975M Grade: A- 2026 Review Like many Mets players, 2026 was a bit of a wash for Juan Soto. For the first time in his...
Good morning, Mets fans! The White Sox and Guardians are set to square off in a winner-take-all ALDS Game 5 Saturday night, with first pitch set for 8:00 p.m. ET. Cleveland has won two straight after falling behind 2-0, and now has a chance to clinch at home. Sean Burke is set to start against Gavin Williams. Latest MLB News Rangers shortstop Corey Seager underwent surgery on his right elbow....
The Mets’ 2022 MLB Draft was an overall successful one littered with top prospects and current major league players. Their first round was a mixed bag, however, taking Kevin Parada and Jett Williams at No. 11 and No. 14 overall, respectively. Parada has struggled so much in the minors he was left unprotected in the Rule 5 Draft last year and went unclaimed. He bounced up and down between...
Sean Manaea, SP/RP Player Data: Age: 34 (02/01/1992) B/T: R/L 2026 Traditional Stats: 6-8, 4.78 ERA, 1.30 WHIP, 144 SO, 44 BB, 150.2 IP, 33 G (19 GS) 2026 Advanced Stats: 85 ERA+, 22.1 K%, 6.7 BB%, 4.73 xERA, 4.54 FIP, 4.26 xFIP, 1.0 fWAR, -0.2 bWAR 2026 salary: $25 million ($6,975,000 deferred – $22,009,731 NPV) GRADE: C- 2026 REVIEW How in the world do we review Sean Manaea’s 2026...
Bo Bichette Age: 28 (3/5/98) B/T: R/R Primary Stats: .260/.312/.390/.702, 18 HR, 78 RBI, 25 2B, 2 3B, 76 R, 166 H, 2 SB, 2 CS, 49 BB, 127 SO, 160 G, 696 PA Advanced Stats: 1.9 fWAR, 0.7 bWAR, 97 OPS+, 96 wRC+, 18.2 K%, 7.0 BB%, .296 BABIP, .330 xwOBA 2026 salary: $42 million Grade: C+ Review It only took three games for the Citi Field boo birds to chirp for Bo Bichette, but he thought it was...
Tim Britton of the Athletic recently released an article analyzing the New York Mets’ front office and the organizations struggles. In his article he noted how three years in this still is not fully David Stearn’s front office. A large number of senior staff predate him. In the article, Britton wrote, “First, owing to the executive churn that preceded Stearns, the Mets’ front...
Good morning, Mets fans! Despite another disappointing finish in the postseason, the Phillies are likely to extend president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski. Dombrowski has made several great moves in charge of the Phillies, but he also has underperforming veterans such as Trea Turner and Aaron Nola on the books for a lot of money for a long time. It appears Dombrowski is set to continue...
“While he clears the offensive bar at catcher, Alvarez has work to do behind the plate. He receives well and has an average arm he used to throw out 29% of 108 minor league base stealers.” “With time, he has the potential to develop into a near-average defensive catcher,” Baseball America, 2023 “He’s not a particularly good catcher, though.” “There are...
The New York Mets do not have the deepest record books, which means that we could see some of the current Mets go on to break some of those records. Let’s take a look which are at most risk. Hits – David Wright – 1,777 As is the case for many offensive categories, the Mets’ hit leader record is not one of the largest in MLB. Only four teams have a smaller record. Even the...
Fresh off a 2025 championship, the Brooklyn Cyclones, the Mets’ High-A affiliate, entered their 25th season with high expectations. Alas, frequent injuries to key players and uneven first-half production proved to be the club’s undoing. Despite gaining reinforcements from the Mets’ deadline sell-off, the club ended 2026 with a 57-74 record, plunging to 27 games out of first...
Jorge Polanco Age: 33 (7/5/93) B/T: S/R Primary Stats: .148/.201/.230/.431, 2 HR, 6 RBI, 5 2B, 7 R, 20 H, 9 BB, 36 SO, 37 G, 145 PA Advanced Stats: -1.4 fWAR, -1.4 bWAR, 21 OPS+, 20 wRC+, 24.8 K%, 6.2 BB%, .186 BABIP, .234 xwOBA 2026 salary: $20 million Grade: F Review Jorge Polanco was a huge disappointment and his failures were magnified because he was brought in as a major part of the plan to...
