Francisco Álvarez may be the Mets’ future behind the plate, but at least one New York catcher made a case to keep him in the minors a bit longer. Baseball Savant, the website that houses metrics and insights from MLB’s Statcast technology, introduced a new catcher blocking leaderboard. The stat tracks a catcher’s proficiency in preventing wild pitches (WP) and passed balls (PB)...
The Mets added depth to their outfield during the offseason with the minor league signings of Tim Locastro, Abraham Almonte, and D.J. Stewart, and early in spring, all three are off to good starts. Locastro, 30, was signed as a free agent by the Mets in January and is showing early in Mets camp that he might be a solid depth piece. The New York native is known for his speed (39 steals in 44...
Mets third baseman Eduardo Escobar was playing in the Venezuelan Winter League on Tuesday night as rumors started to swirl that the Mets had interest in star shortstop Carlos Correa to play third base. Ultimately, Correa ended up signing a 13-year, $350 deal to become the face of the San Francisco Giants. Meanwhile, Escobar was playing his third game for the Tigres de Aragua, his first time...
Is this the winter of Ronny? Mets prospect Ronny Mauricio has arguably been the MVP of the Dominican Winter League. Now he’s adding a new level to his game, appearing at third base in his last three games. Mets prospect Ronny Mauricio had a double (league leading 12th) triple, and a stolen base tonight in the Dominican Winter League. The 21-year-old also played third base for the third...
Billy Wagner has finally gotten used to the glaring heat that comes from being under the spotlight in New York. Last year he had a couple of rough stretches and even when things were going right, he just never looked comfortable as a New York Met. Despite that, he finished with solid numbers and racked up 40 saves.This year, Wagner is a different pitcher. He has been of the most dominant...
