While I was writing in the offseason about various Mets pitchers, I came across one thing that seemed pretty much true with everyone I wrote about.The Mets bullpen had huge issues last season.One of the biggest issues had…
Last week I took a look at the hitters wins above replacement.This week, I’ll take a look at the pitchers.First, I’ll give an overview of my methodology for figuring out WAR which is slightly different then the calculations from Fangraphs…
The next pitcher I wanted to take a look at is Oliver Perez.In 2008, Perez posted an ERA of 4.22, exactly league average and over a half run worse than 2007.As always…
During most of the offseason, I have been reading a lot about trades and the signings of free agents during this period.Whenever any of these signings take place, I always wonder to myself if the team…
The next pitcher I wanted to take a look at was the recently acquired Tim Redding.Redding began his major league career in 2001 with the Houston Astros posting a 5.50 ERA in 55 innings.He spent 4 years…
The next pitcher I’d like to profile is J.J. Putz. Joseph Jason Putz was acquired during the Winter Meetings along with Sean Green. He will be our setup man to K-Rod and Jerry has stated that from time to…
During the Winter Meetings, the Mets made a big splash by signing Francisco Rodriguez (K-Rod) to a 3 year 37 million dollar contract with an option for a 4th year. In my next article, I wanted to take a look…
The next pitcher I wanted to take a look at is the recently acquired Sean Green. As you know, Green was acquired in the trade that brought Putz to the Mets. He is seen…
Although the bullpen as a whole was horrible in 2008, there was one bright spot, Joe Smith. Smith finished with a 3.55 ERA last season, not a whole lot different from the 3.45 ERA he posted in 2007. Believe…