Sean Manaea didn’t have it. Starling Marte couldn’t catch it. Francisco Lindor whiffed – in the field on a tag attempt. Salvador Perez homered and drove in four runs to lead the Kansas City Royals (10-5) to an 11-7 win over the New York Mets (6-8) at Citi Field. Manaea (1-1) entered the game with an ERA of 0.82 and left with it at 4.30. He went 3 2/3 innings, giving up eight...
Saturday, April 13, 2024 • 1:40 PM Citi Field • Flushing, NY RHP Alec Marsh (0-0, 3.09) vs. LHP Sean Manaea (1-0, 0.82) SNY The Mets will try to get back to .500 this afternoon as they take on the Royals for game two of their three-game set. The Mets started the season 0-5 and since have gone 6-2. The final piece that has fallen into place for the Mets the last two games has been hitting. The...
Now that the rosters for all 20 countries in next month’s World Baseball Classic are out, it’s time to examine the teams in-depth. Today, we will take a look at the position-player pool. Obviously, we can’t go too deep in terms of how each manager is going to set up their lineup in pool play, but we can go position-by-position to determine some of the stronger lineup in this year’s tournament....
Yadier Molina, Catcher Position: Catcher Bats/Throws: R/R Age: 38 Traditional Stats: .262/.303/.359, 42 games, two doubles, 4 HR, 16 RBI Advanced Stats: 0.1 bWAR, 0.5 fWAR, 81 OPS+, 82 wRC Defensive Stats: 1 DRS, 1.1 FRM Rundown It’s hard to believe that Yadier Molina is still catching at the age of 38. It’s even harder to see him leaving the St. Louis Cardinals, whom he’s...
