Shintaro Fujinami Position: RP Age: 29 (4/12/1994) 2023 Traditional Stats: 64 G, 79 IP, 7-8, 7.18 ERA, 1.494 WHIP, 83 SO, 45 BB 2023 Advanced Stats: 57 ERA+, 23.3 SO%, 12.6 BB%, 4.80 xERA, 4.61 FIP, 5.05 xFIP, 0.2 fWAR, -2.1 bWAR Rundown An initial glance at Shintaro Fujinami’s rookie season would suggest that his transition from Nippon Professional Baseball to Major League Baseball was a...
One of the more intriguing position groups to watch entering spring training is the bullpen. As we referenced in our article earlier today, citing Zack Britton as a potential option, the unit is getting closer and closer to becoming a complete. Though, given teams usually carry around seven-to-eight relief pitchers, a spot or two may still exist. For context, here is how the unit currently...
The Mets had numerous questions surrounding their bullpen entering the 2023 season. In total, the organization had to replace 379 1/3 innings from 2022 and make an important decision with Edwin Díaz. To say the Mets answered most questions about their bullpen this off-season would be an understatement. Steve Cohen re-signed Díaz to a record-breaking five-year, $102 million contract. The front...
The Mets enter the 2022 off-season in dire need of bullpen help. Edwin Díaz, Adam Ottavino, Seth Lugo, Trevor May, Joely Rodríguez, Tommy Hunter, and Trevor Williams will all be free agents. In total, those seven pitchers recorded 379 1/3 innings for the Mets last season. With the goal of competing in 2023, the Mets will have to build their pen from the plethora of options on the free-agent...
You live and die by your bullpen in baseball, especially when it comes to the playoffs, and the Mets may well have just found a secret weapon in David Peterson. The 27-year-old answered the bell on Saturday by entering the win over the Pirates in relief and delivering a superb outing. It has been somewhat of a strange year for Peterson who has been used in a number of roles, including stepping...
Spring training means varying things for players each season. For veterans, it could be as simple as getting as many reps as possible to get ready for an arduous 162-game season. For those coming back from injury, it could be about finding their timing again and getting reacclimated to gameplay. Then there are minor leaguers who are looking to stand out and make an impact in the brief chances...
I guess Duaner Sanchez won’t have to worry about being on time for team meetings and early morning practices anymore, after being diagnosed with a hairline fracture on his pitching shoulder today.Sanchez had been shutdown after complaining of a pop sound in his shoulder and tingling in his arm. He was sent for an MRI yesterday and they confirmed the results today. According to Omar Minaya,...
