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Mets Starting Pitcher tRA+
An explanation of tRA+ can be found at StatCorner. Short version for lazies: It considers what the pitcher actually did -- not just what earned runs he happened to allow -- adjusted for defense and ...
Should The Mets Sign Pedro Martinez?
A few weeks ago, the Mets' fifth starter forecast was mostly Garcia with a chance of Redding. When the Mets signed Tim Redding to a guaranteed major league deal back in January the odds were good th...
NL East WAR Projections: Infielders
Continuing our NL East WAR projection series, today we're going to take a look at the division's starting infields. Once again I've used Baseball Prospectus's depth charts to fill in the gaps of my pi...
NL East WAR Projections: Starting Rotations
I used the projected starting rotations from Baseball Prospectus's depth charts and WAR was calculated using Sky Kalkman's spreadsheet. For innings pitched and ERA values I averaged the Bill James, CH...
Mets Starting Pitcher PECOTA Comparables
PECOTA pitcher cards are now available at Baseball Prospectus for the 2009 season. Here are the Mets' potential starters and their first five PECOTA comparables. Mets Pitcher Comp 1 Comp 2 C...
What The Oliver Perez Signing Means For The Mets
The Mets have (presumably) finished work on their 2009 starting rotation and the results look like this (2008 WAR): Johan Santana (4.8) Mike Pelfrey (3.0) Oliver Perez (1.3) John Maine (1.4) Ti...
Mets Lose Out On Lowe, Now What?
So you lost out on Derek Lowe. Your division rival, whom you figured didn't have much money to spend, beat your sorry-ass offer by $28 million. In a soft market you were dealt pocket queens and slow-p...
Lowe Slipping Away From Mets
Two different sources seem to think that the Braves have offered Derek Lowe a deal on the order of four years and $60 million (there's some debate over whether it is four years guaranteed or three yea...
Mets, Redding Close To Deal
Per Jon Heyman of SI.com, the Mets are close to finalizing a deal with free agent righty Tim Redding; Right-handed starting pitcher Tim Redding is on the verge of signing with the Mets. Redding is ...
Derek Lowe Watch, Day 74
Scott Boras and Derek Lowe met with the Braves yesterday, who apparently made Lowe an offer in the wake of John Smoltz leaving for Boston. Terms of the offer haven't been disclosed, though in the same...
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