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The New York Mets made a move on Sunday morning, to improve their starting rotation. It was not highly touted starting pitchers in Blake Snell or Jordan Montgomery. Instead, it was another lefty starter in Sean Manaea. The Mets signed the southpaw to a two-year, $28 million contract. The deal includes an opt-out after the [...]
Not long after Ralph Sampson left, Virginia became the worst team in the league to watch play, consistently fielding teams that played plodding, half-court games. And that’s said by an NC State fan, who haven’t exactly been confused with run-and-gun Loyola Marymount teams for most of that span. It’s a borderline chore watching Virginia basketball. [...]
Fans who grew up with David Wright holding down third base for a decade had a different experience than Mets fans who came before them. It was a running joke how the Mets simply couldn’t find someone to play third. And it wasn’t for a lack of trying. We wish they didn’t try so hard, [...]
2023 TOPPS ORANGE FOIL KODAI SENGA Today’s COTW entry started out trying to figure out the most unusual Mets card of all time. While not of Mets’ players, my thoughts on unusual cards include the 1952 Topps Gus Zernial with the multiple balls tacked to his bat, while Zernial gives the OK sign. Or the [...]
Harrison Bader’s one-year deal adds $10.5 million to both the Opening Day payroll and – more importantly – to the 40-man Competitive Balance Tax payroll. It’s difficult to establish what the latter sits at now, with the unknown of arbitration salaries. Cot’s estimates it to be $306.4 million, while Spotrac has it at $293.2 million. [...]
The New York Mets first acquisition of 2024 was another one to add depth. They signed outfielder Harrison Bader to a one-year, $10.5 million contract. Bader will provide more depth in the outfield and can play center field. His strengths are his defense and speed. Bader has played most of his games at center field [...]
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 [...]
The N.C. State Wolfpack trailed the entire game, until with 0.6 seconds remaining, DJ Bruns completed an up and under move to give them a 54-52 road win over Notre Dame Wednesday night. Longtime fans will recognize that score, as that’s the same one State prevailed with over the Houston Cougars in the 1983 NCAA [...]
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One thing that’s a little too easy to gloss over is a team’s 40-man roster. Part of the reason is that it’s constantly changing. The other part is that a lot of the names on there just aren’t very exciting. But the 40-man gives you the big picture, specifically how the depth of the organization [...]