<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/blue-jays-news-pitcher-chris-bassitt-gets-100-real-about-achieving-only-goal-forever');   ga('set', 'title', 'Blue Jays pitcher Chris Bassitt gets 100% real about achieving ‘only goal forever’');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/blue-jays-news-chris-bassitt-gets-100-real-about-achieving-only-goal-forever.jpg"></figure><h1>Blue Jays pitcher Chris Bassitt gets 100% real about achieving ‘only goal forever’</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-09-28T20:10:43-07:00">September 28th, 8:10pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-09-28T20:10:43-07:00">September 28th, 8:10pm</time><address><a>Nick Meyer</a>Nick Meyer is a sports writer for ClutchPoints based in the Metro Detroit area. He has covered everything from Major League Baseball to the NFL, UFC, and College Football.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Toronto Blue Jays <a href="https://bluejaysnation.com/news/examining-blue-jays-latest-playoff-clinching-scenarios" rel="noopener">are looking strong</a> in the MLB Playoffs race, and the team is counting on performances from its pitching staff to help seal an invite.</p><p>The Blue Jays have a strong chance at a Wild Card bid according to the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb-playoffs-al-nl-wild-card-division-standings-seedings-tiebreakers-explained-9-27" rel="noopener">recent MLB Playoff scenarios</a>, and <a href="https://www.mlb.com/player/chris-bassitt-605135" rel="noopener">starting pitcher Chris Bassitt</a> is a big reason why. Toronto made a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/blue-jays-news-toronto-brandon-belt-roster-move-playoffs" rel="noopener">key Brandon Belt roster move</a> this week that signaled a change heading down the stretch of the season.</p><p>Bassitt has a record of 16-8 on the season with <a href="https://www.espn.com/mlb/player/_/id/33148/chris-bassitt" rel="noopener">an ERA of 3.60</a> and nearly 200 strikeouts so far for the Blue Jays.</p><p>On Thursday evening, the Blue Jays hurler turned the lights out on the visiting New York Yankees, putting a bow on his impressive regular season in the American League East.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Chris Bassitt tied his career high with 12 Ks over 7.2 scoreless innings.</p><p>A big win for the <a href="https://twitter.com/BlueJays?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@BlueJays</a>, who are holding on to the 2nd AL Wild Card spot. <a href="https://t.co/qgD6GFxgI0">pic.twitter.com/qgD6GFxgI0</a></p><p>— MLB (@MLB) <a href="https://twitter.com/MLB/status/1707577752214278540?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 29, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>The workmanlike performance put the 34-year-old in elite company among Toronto pitchers since 2010.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Our <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BlueJays?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BlueJays</a> 200 inning seasons since 2010: </p><p>Chris Bassitt (this season) <br>Marcus Stroman (2016-17) <br>R.A. Dickey (2013-15)<br>Mark Buehrle (2013-14) <br>Ricky Romero (2010-11)<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NextLevel?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NextLevel</a> <a href="https://t.co/JBKOifFta4">pic.twitter.com/JBKOifFta4</a></p><p>— Scott BlueJaysAlways (@BluejaysAlways) <a href="https://twitter.com/BluejaysAlways/status/1707567075290492937?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 29, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>His final strikeout of the evening came against Yankees superstar Aaron Judge during an at-bat that practically summed up the season for both teams thus far.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Chris Bassitt's 12th K. 🐶 <a href="https://t.co/tUI39tWDgQ">pic.twitter.com/tUI39tWDgQ</a></p><p>— Rob Friedman (@PitchingNinja) <a href="https://twitter.com/PitchingNinja/status/1707567555630506435?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 29, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Next up for the Blue Jays is a series at home against the Tampa Bay Rays with <a href="https://www.sportsnet.ca/mlb/article/blue-jays-kikuchi-to-start-series-opener-vs-rays/" rel="noopener">pitcher Yusei Kikuchi</a> taking the hill in Game 1 for Toronto.</p><p>Kikuchi is having a career year on the mound for the Blue Jays with a 3.82 ERA in 162.2 innings pitched over 31 starts.</p><p>He will oppose Aaron Civale for the Rays, who has a 3.43 ERA in 120.2 innings.</p><p>The Blue Jays are expected to enter Friday’s 7:07 p.m. game one game ahead of the Rangers for the second Wild Card spot. A series sweep for John Schneider’s team would clinch a berth to MLB’s postseason.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Blue Jays pitcher Chris Bassitt gets 100% real about achieving ‘only goal forever’

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/blue-jays-news-toronto-linked-to-another-all-star-sp-after-chris-bassitt-deal');   ga('set', 'title', 'Rumors: Blue Jays linked to another All-Star SP after Chris Bassitt deal');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Blue-Jays-rumor-Toronto-linked-to-another-All-Star-SP-after-Chris-Bassitt-deal.jpg"></figure><h1>Rumors: Blue Jays linked to another All-Star SP after Chris Bassitt deal</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2022-12-14T12:28:10-08:00">December 14th, 12:28pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2022-12-15T05:16:28-08:00">December 15th, 5:16am</time><address><a>Alex Sabri</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Toronto Blue Jays <a href="https://www.sportsnet.ca/article/in-rapidly-moving-market-where-might-blue-jays-look-next/" rel="noopener">have shown interest</a> in Chicago White Sox starting right-handed pitcher Johnny Cueto in MLB free agency two weeks after he <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb-news-johnny-cueto-astros-free-agency-hint-twitter" rel="noopener">changed his Twitter profile picture</a> to a throwback Cincinnati Reds photo, sources told Sportsnet Blue Jays reporter Ben Nicholson-Smith.</p><p>Johnny Cueto posted an 8-10 MLB record in 25 games played and 24 games started, earning 102 strikeouts and 59 earned runs allowed in 158.1 innings pitched for the White Sox before the Blue Jays showed interest in free agency. The right-hander signed a <a href="https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/33673266/chicago-white-sox-signing-rhp-johnny-cueto-minor-league-deal" rel="noopener">one-year minor league deal</a> up to $4.2 million, with the potential for reductions in pay based on the days he would spend in the minor leagues.</p><p>“He’s a pitcher as opposed to a thrower,” White Sox manager Tony La Russa said in April. “It’s an exciting move.</p><p>“We’re looking forward to it. We’re anxious to get him here and the (Charlotte Knights). It’s a very positive move for us.”</p><p>Johnny Cueto earned two All-Star selections in 2014 and 2016 with the Cincinnati Reds and San Francisco Giants, respectively. He combined for a 38-14 record in-between the two years, earning as high as second place in National League Cy Young voting and 12th in NL MVP voting in 2014 after he pitched for a career-high 242 strikeouts on 961 batters faced.</p><p>Johnny Cueto All-Star performances earned him a <a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/johnny-cueto-agrees-to-6-year-deal-with-giants-c159624798" rel="noopener">six-year, $130 million deal</a> with the Giants in 2016, a deal that included a $5 million signing bonus and a club option in 2022. The deal exceeded the $120 million deal the Arizona Diamondbacks initially put in for the then-30-year-old pitcher. The Giants worked to pair Cueto with All-Star Jeff Samardzija that same year, signing him to a five-year, $90 million one day after the Greinke deal.</p><p>“With these two significant additions we made, it gives us a balance of five guys who can give us the starts and innings we need to protect our bullpen and give us the best chance to compete for the division title,” Giants general manager Bobby Evans said in a 2015 conference call. “That’s the goal.”</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Rumors: Blue Jays linked to another All-Star SP after Chris Bassitt deal

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The free agent starting pitcher is <a href="https://twitter.com/jeffpassan/status/1602412505522913282?s=46&amp;t=WEJKqYZWzXUMlQ1jdqp5Jw" rel="noopener">in agreement</a> with the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/1-perfect-mlb-trade-blue-jays-must-make-this-offseason" rel="noopener">Blue Jays</a> on a three-year, $63 million contract, sources told Jeff Passan of ESPN. Bassitt’s deal will pay him the third-highest average annual salary among starting pitchers signed during this year’s <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/carlos-rodon-orioles-4-post-mlb-winter-meetings-free-agency-predictions" rel="noopener">MLB free agency</a> period.</p><p>The Blue Jays’ deal also includes a limited no-trade clause, in which the veteran right-hander can notify the club of eight teams per year that he does not desire to be traded to, per Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic.</p><p>The Blue Jays made it clear heading into the winter that starting pitching was a point of emphasis for them.</p><p>Well, they ended up signing a pretty darn good pitcher in Chris Bassitt. The Toledo, Ohio native has made one All-Star team in eight seasons, which has seen him play for the Chicago White Sox, Oakland Athletics and New York Mets.</p><p>Bassitt has pitched to a 3.45 ERA in his career, but in some ways, 2022 was arguably his most impressive year.</p><p>Pitching for a Mets staff that featured aces Jacob deGrom and Max Scherzer, Bassitt was New York’s most reliable hurler, turning in a career-best 181 2/3 innings pitched while fanning 167 batters and winning a career-high 15 games.</p><p>He’ll slot into a Blue Jays rotation that already features the likes of budding star Alex Manoah and talented right-hander Kevin Gausman.</p><p>It’s a pretty impressive 1-2-3 punch for the Blue Jays, who needed to strike quickly with Carlos Rodon and Chris Bassitt the best of the remaining starters in MLB free agency.</p><p>A contending Toronto team just got better.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Chris Bassitt agrees to $63 million deal with Blue Jays

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mets-news-jacob-degrom-new-yorks-culture-gets-truth-bomb-tossed-at-it-from-chris-bassitt/');   ga('set', 'title', 'Jacob deGrom, Mets’ culture gets truth bomb tossed at it from Chris Bassitt');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Mets-news-Jacob-deGrom-New-York_s-culture-gets-truth-bomb-tossed-at-it-from-Chris-Bassitt.jpg"></figure><h1>Jacob deGrom, Mets’ culture gets truth bomb tossed at it from Chris Bassitt</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2022-11-05T08:34:18-07:00">November 5th, 8:34am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2022-11-05T08:54:49-07:00">November 5th, 8:54am</time><address><a href="https://joeymistretta.wordpress.com">Joey Mistretta</a>Joey Mistretta is a writer/editor who covers multiple sports. Notably, Mistretta covers baseball, basketball, and football. He is originally from a small town in Southern California and spent the majority of his time growing up playing baseball and basketball. He graduated college with a degree in broadcast journalism. In addition to writing, Mistretta runs a sports Youtube channel and works as a seasonal play-by-play sports broadcaster.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Chris Bassitt recently got brutally honest on the New York Mets and their culture. The pitcher was acquired by New York from the Oakland Athletics’ ahead of the 2022 campaign. And he played a pivotal role in the rotation amid injuries to Jacob deGrom and Max Scherzer. However, Bassitt told Chris Rose the truth about playing in New York this season, <a href="https://twitter.com/shea_station/status/1588892348276015104" rel="noopener">per Shea Station on Twitter</a>.</p><p>“From top to bottom, it was an unbelievable experience,” Bassitt said, in reference to playing with the Mets. “Going there, I obviously read some bad things about the Mets and how they were handled in years past. But I think Billy (Eppler) the GM and (Steve) Cohen, and obviously Buck (Showalter) as the manager, quickly turned things around. It was an unbelievable year.”</p><p>As aforementioned, Bassitt was an important piece to the puzzle for the Mets. He pitched to the tune of a 3.42 ERA over 181.2 innings pitched in 30 games for New York. He struck out 167 hitters as well. The 30 games pitched stood out for the Mets, as he was a reliable option when other pitchers dealt with various injuries.</p><p>Bassitt’s truth bomb on the Mets’ culture should excite fans for the future. It also could be a factor in Jacob deGrom’s free agency decision. Philadelphia Phillies’ ace Zack Wheeler <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mets-news-jacob-degroms-future-with-new-york-gets-huge-update-from-ex-teammate-zack-wheeler/" rel="noopener">recently discussed</a> deGrom’s true feelings on playing for the Mets.</p><p>“He told me he is happy there,” Wheeler <a href="https://nypost.com/2022/10/28/zack-wheeler-jacob-degrom-wants-to-be-paid-what-hes-worth/?utm_campaign=iphone_nyp&amp;utm_source=twitter_app" rel="noopener">told</a> the New York Post. “I just think he wants to get compensated for what he’s done.”</p><p>The Mets are trending in a positive direction.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Jacob deGrom, Mets’ culture gets truth bomb tossed at it from Chris Bassitt

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An All-Star in 2021, Bassitt has carried over that form in New York, pitching to the tune of a 3.44 ERA in 165 innings pitched (27 starts). But amidst all the franchise’s drama over the past decades, Bassitt wasn’t quite sure what to expect <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mets-complete-major-trade-for-oakland-athletics-pitcher-chris-bassitt/">when he arrived in New York</a> from the Oakland Athletics back in March.</p><p>In fact, <a href="https://www.si.com/mlb/2022/09/16/new-mets-daily-cover">according to Stephanie Apstein of Sports Illustrated</a>, Bassitt felt alarmed when he received news of his impending move to the Big Apple.</p><p>“It sounded like it was a mess,” Bassitt said, but he quickly realized that the Mets’ culture shift was already well underway. “Then I got to spring training and was like, ‘Oh, this isn’t like that at all.’”</p><p>Chris Bassitt, after nine seasons in the league, knows just how important accountability is to a team’s success, and he was pleasantly surprised with how mature the Mets players are in terms of wanting to improve and wanting to learn from their mistakes.</p><p>“I knew the names, but I didn’t know the personalities, so I didn’t know who could handle what,” Bassitt added. “Overall, I think, we have a locker room full of guys that like to be pushed, and that’s exciting. I think that’s honestly one of the biggest reasons why we’re good this year.”</p><p>Bassitt credited Max Scherzer, in particular, for providing leadership among the Mets’ troop of quality pitchers. In particular, Scherzer urges his fellow pitchers to come up to him and fellow ace Jacob deGrom for advice, and if there’s anyone you’d like to ask for pitching advice, it’s those two.</p><p>“The best part is it’s not just one guy. We have five veteran pitchers,” Bassitt explained. “[…] We’re all basically looking at Max and Jake [deGrom] and those guys and saying, like, ‘Please mess up so we can jump down your throat.’”</p><p>Chris Bassitt is now confident in the Mets’ chances after experiencing firsthand a franchise turnaround that’s been a long time coming. Led by veterans Scherzer and deGrom, as well as shortstop Francisco Lindor, Bassitt knows the Mets have as good a chance as any team to make some noise come postseason time.</p><p>“We’re not trying to play until the end of September,” Bassitt declared. “We’re trying to play until November.”</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

2024 SEASON STATS
IP	ERA	K	WHIP	WINS
513	4.16	168	1.46	10

2024 SEASON STATS
IP	ERA	K	WHIP	WINS
513	4.16	168	1.46	10

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