According to Baseball-Reference, 170 free agents have signed here in the 2023-24 offseason. It feels like most of them have been low-level moves. No doubt that’s driven by the fact that only half of the top 10 free agents on FanGraphs’ top 50 list have signed a deal so far. And it’s not just the [...]
The good news is that there are still plenty of good free agent players available. I’ve stressed enough previously of how much the Mets need more pitching. However, the Mets could also use more hitting too, especially at the Designated Hitter spot. And the perfect free agent, who can bolster the Mets DH spot, is [...]
There are still other solid pitching options for the Mets to sign. Biggest names remaining, are Blake Snell and Jordan Montgomery. Based on what was heard however, it seems like the Mets are going more with Plan B with the starting pitching and shifting towards cheaper short terms options after Snell and Montgomery. One of [...]
With the New York Mets missing out on Yoshinobu Yamamoto, the organization will focus on acquiring other free agent pitchers to bolster their starting rotation. There are still several names available in the free agent market. One of the top starters available, is Jordan Montgomery and here is why the Mets should go after him. [...]
When you evaluate why some baseball teams seem to thrive, you generally look for some standout performances from their front line starters, shut down relievers, some very strong home run and RBI bats in the lineup, and some players whose defense prevents opposing runners from scoring. Under Steve Cohen's ownership, the Mets tried to bring [...]
It was a shock to everyone when Billy Eppler abruptly resigned just a few days after David Stearns took over as President of Baseball Operations. All along the story had been that Eppler was willing to work under Stearns and it was a surprise to see his tune change so quickly. Well, we didn't have [...]
Late Thursday night news came out that Yoshinobu Yamamoto had come to an agreement with the Dodgers on a 12/$325 million deal. It’s been a terrific offseason for Dodger fans, who have seen the team add Shohei Ohtani and Yamamoto in free agency, while also trading for Tyler Glasnow. Some worry about teams that prioritize [...]
Right after Shohei Ohtani’s historic deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers, the main offseason focus has been on another Japanese star in starter Yoshinobu Yamamoto. Yamamoto is expected to pick a team soon. The New York Mets, New York Yankees and the Dodgers appear be the favorites to sign him. It will be a tight [...]
Are you playing Immaculate Grid over at Baseball-Reference? If not, you owe it to yourself to give it a try. Just go to the B-R home page and there’s a link to the game in the upper left. It’s a daily game, complete with a link to their archives. Thursday’s game is the 256th, so [...]
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Congratulations to the Yankees on making the trade for Juan Soto. After years of relative belt-tightening under Hal Steinbrenner, this feels like a move his dad would make. At one point, my hope was that the Mets would step up and acquire Soto but it became obvious that wasn’t going to be in the cards. [...]
Entering this offseason, the New York Mets have question marks at several positions. One of them is third base. In 2023, the Mets had little production from the third base side. Whether it was Eduardo Escobar, Brett Baty, Mark Vientos or Ronny Mauricio, the Mets did not get much from any of them offensively and [...]