Scratch Mookie Betts from your wish list, as the star Red Sox outfielder was dealt to the Dodgers in a collection of at least two deals involving four teams. Earlier this offseason, the Red Sox hired Chaim Bloom from the…
On Sunday, we put my preference for people who finish the year strong under the microscope. It didn’t go particularly well. In fact, it was pretty much a failure. But, not willing to admit defeat quite so easily, the decision…
With the arrival of February, the unmistakable feel of baseball surrounds us. Hey, at least the “Disastros” kept us all talking baseball through the winter along with a pretty energetic Hot Stove season, which was thankfully dominated by a lot…
My preference is for people who finish the year strong, rather than those who start off with a bang and end with a whimper. To the best of my knowledge, there’s no reason to believe this. There’s no credible study…
Friend of the site John Coppinger was among the many who weighed in on the Matt Adams signing yesterday. Here’s what he said: The Mets made a curious “Friday news dump” depth signing, as they have added first baseman Matt…
Few will remember the tenure of former Mets manager Mickey Callaway fondly. But one thing that even his strongest detractors will have to grant him is that in the past two seasons, the Mets’ starting pitchers were very healthy. Was…
Edgardo Alfonzo leads the Brooklyn club to a championship. His reward? Well, he got canned. Now he’s getting inducted into the club’s Hall of Fame. Talk about mixed messages. The Mets are now looking to replace the former role of…
The Mets’ bullpen finished 2019 11th in the National League in WHIP (1.432) and 13th in ERA (4.99) and if we removed Seth Lugo from the equation, the numbers would be significantly worse. The pen was dogged last year by…
Perhaps no pitcher on the staff has the chance to benefit more from new pitching coach Jeremy Hefner than Noah Syndergaard. Sure, sure – Edwin Diaz‘ results may be more important to the club. But would Hefner get credit for…
It’s been an eventful offseason for the NL East. The Braves lost Josh Donaldson but gain Cole Hamels and Marcell Ozuna. The Nationals lost Anthony Rendon but bolstered their bullpen, which was such a sore spot last year. The Phillies…
Very few people would argue against the notion that experience matters. You’re going to have open heart surgery, you want a doctor who’s done the operation 100 times before. You’re getting new brakes done, you want someone who’s not taking…
According FanGraphs’ Steamer system, the 2020 New York Mets are projected to have the top bullpen in the National League and the third-best relief corps in all of baseball with an even 5.0 fWAR. That’s a seemingly preposterous notion to…
