On a day that the Mets parted ways with a moody Matt Harvey, another surgically repaired pitcher couldn’t find his rhythm on the mound. Zack Wheeler struggled right out of the gate, gifting the Rockies five runs in the first on four base hits by Charlie Blackmon, Gerardo Parra, Nolan Arenado, and Daniel Castro. This was followed up by a sac fly from Carlos Gonzalez and a pair of doubles off the...
The Colorado Rockies have signed closer Wade Davis according to Jeff Passan of Yahoo Sports. This offseason the Rockies have already signed relievers Jake McGee and Bryan Shaw. Passan reports the deal is for three-years, $52 million with a $14 million vesting option for a fourth season. Davis, 32, spent the ’17 season with the Chicago Cubs in the NL Central, his first season playing in the...
Steve Cishek Position: Reliever Bats: Right- Throws: Right Born: June 18, 1986 (31) Stats: 3-2, 49 G, 44 2/3 IP, 41 SO, 14 BB, 2.01 ERA, 0.896 WHIP, .167 AVG, 1 SV, 3 BS Most people probably remember this submarine reliever from his days with the Miami Marlins as their closer. After securing the job over the course of the 2012 season, Steve Cishek went on to record 88 saves in 98 attempts over a...
Monday officially begins the GM meetings in Orlando, Florida. After a 70-92 finish in 2017 and more questions than answers, the Mets find themselves in a position where moves are a must. Deals are more uncommon at these meetings in comparison to the winter meetings (which will be held from Dec. 10-14), but these meetings help kickstart a lot of the offseason chatter. If the Mets are quite active...
Sandy Alderson has made it pretty clear that New York Mets are looking for the bullpen to be far more dominant this upcoming season than it was in 2017. The first move that the Mets GM did to help ensure that was by trading prospects Merandy Gonzalez and Ricardo Cespedes to the Miami Marlins for closer AJ Ramos. Jeurys Familia pitched in only 25 games this past season due to a suspension and...
Today is the first full day of free agency after it began yesterday at 5:00 pm EST. Here are some transactions that occurred around baseball. The St. Louis Cardinals have parted ways with their former closer Trevor Rosenthal as reported by Jenifer Langosch on Twitter. Rosenthal had been with the Cardinals for six seasons. During his time with the team he had collected 121 saves in 328 games....
Greg Holland Position: Reliever/Closer Bats: Right – Throws: Right Born: Nov. 20, 1985 (31) Traditional Stats: 3-6, 3.61 ERA, 61 G, 41 SV, 57.1 IP, 1.151 WHIP, 4.1 BB/9, 11.1 K/9 Advanced Stats: 139 ERA+, 3.72 FIP, 1.4 bWAR, 1.1 fWAR Before there was Wade Davis, there was Greg Holland dominating out of the back-end of the Royals bullpen. Once he was finally converted to a reliever in 2011,...
Wade Davis Position: Reliever / Closer Bats: Right – Throws: Right Born: Sept. 7, 1985 (Age 32) 2017 Stats: 2.30 ERA, 1.142 WHIP, 12.1 K9, 32 Saves Heading into the 2017-18 off-season, the New York Mets have several glaring needs to shore up their roster to make it back to the postseason. With the Mets’ team bullpen ranking 29th in baseball in ERA (4.82), walks-per-nine (4.25), and...
In what has been a mostly miserable season for the Mets and their fans, we must take solace in the few bright spots. One such bright spot has been Jacob deGrom who not only stayed healthy all season, but delivered Cy Young-caliber numbers. Last night was another great outing for deGrom who pitched six solid innings against the potent Nationals line-up. He allowed three runs (two earned) on five...
According to Jon Heyman on Twitter, the Mets have deemed outfielder Curtis Granderson “not available.” The Mets have been clear from the beginning regarding their intentions to trade Jay Bruce, and while he is easily a 30-home run guy, teams are far more interested in Granderson. It seems Sandy Alderson has become fed up with this and has made Granderson unavailable entirely, hoping...
With Yoenis Cespedes signed and sealed as an early Christmas present for Mets fans, it’s time for Sandy Alderson to turn his attention to the bullpen. Now the 2016 bullpen had its moments. They were sixth in all baseball with a 3.53 ERA, second in saves with 55 and fifth in strike outs with 569. But there were concerns about the lack of depth in the bullpen causing Addison Reed to appear in 80...
As the 2016 All Star break approaches, we are all getting ready to watch baseball’s best duke it out in San Diego. However, not all of them will be able to play, as many injured players are forced to watch from the sidelines. The All Star Game will feature many great players, but let’s take a look at those injured around the league who, if healthy, could have put up a good fight...
