In 2024, Paul Skenes most certainly lived up to the hype and then some. The 22-year-old Pittsburgh Pirates ace showed up as advertised and delivered electric pitching with a multi-tool arsenal. Skenes’ Electric Start Baseball fans old enough to remember might draw comparisons from Skenes’ outstanding season with that of Dwight Gooden precisely 40 years […]
The New York Mets first baseman, Pete Alonso, turned down a seven-year, $158 million contract extension. He also turned down a three-year, $90M, and a three-year, $70M extensions. The Mets offered Alonso a long-term deal last offseason. He declined, and bet on himself to achieve a higher market value deal. Pete’s Statistics And His Production […]
I recall first watching Billy Wagner pitch in a game late in the 1998 season. I was a university student who spent more time devouring the contents of Baseball America than I did on my proper coursework. The game involved the Houston Astros and St. Louis Cardinals, a National League Central rivalry more lopsided in […]
If Pete Alonso ends up walking in free agency, the Mets will have a huge hole at first base. Here are three options for the Mets at first base if Alonso does end up leaving in free agency. MLB free agency has been underway for some time now and Pete Alonso is still a free […]
One of the biggest names in this MLB free agency cycle is undoubtedly Japanese star pitcher Roki Sasaki. After the success of pitchers like Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Sasaki could immediately be in an MLB rotation as an ace. He’s 23 years old, with a career 2.10 ERA through four years of NPB baseball, […]
