<!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', '/orioles-news-the-adley-rutschman-reason-baltimore-swung-for-james-mccann-trade');   ga('set', 'title', 'The Adley Rutschman reason Orioles swung for James McCann trade');   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/Adley-Rutschman-James-McCann-Orioles.jpg"></figure><h1>The Adley Rutschman reason Orioles swung for James McCann trade</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2022-12-21T21:48:39-08:00">December 21st, 9:48pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2022-12-21T21:48:39-08:00">December 21st, 9:48pm</time><address><a href="https://letterboxd.com/splooshpuhrty/films/by/your-rating/">Jedd Pagaduan</a>loves movies. (top three: Saint Maud, Midsommar, The Edge of Seventeen) hopes to write feature-length films someday. fingers crossed 🤞 Florence Pugh stan for life 🌻</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Baltimore Orioles, after years of terrible baseball, appear to be turning things around, thanks in no small part to top prospect Adley Rutschman’s successful breakthrough into the majors. In only 113 games and 470 plate appearances <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/orioles-news-baltimore-to-promote-electric-top-prospect-adley-rutschman" rel="noopener">since his call-up on May 21</a>, Rutschman put up 5.3 WAR (per Fangraphs), on the back of elite hitting for a catcher and elite defense behind the plate.</p><p>However, the Orioles don’t want to saddle Rutschman with a heavier burden than he could bear, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mets-trade-james-mccann-carlos-correa-contract" rel="noopener">hence their recent trade</a> for James McCann from the New York Mets.</p><p><a href="https://twitter.com/Ken_Rosenthal/status/1605778376718950401" rel="noopener">The Orioles’ plan</a>, per Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic, is for McCann to take some “load off” Adley Rutschman. Baltimore is looking at the 32-year old catcher as a potential option at designated hitter and at first base against certain matchups.</p><p>James McCann had always provided solid backstop defense for his entire career, so this is a move that could only help the Orioles as they try and build on last season’s promising 83-79 finish.</p><p>However, McCann may not be best suited for a DH/first base role. His batting production hasn’t always been the best. In fact, in 2022, McCann hit for a putrid .539 OPS in 191 plate appearances, with his defense the only saving grace that allowed him to remain a positive contributor. Nevertheless, it’ll still be up to Adley Rutschman to shoulder the majority of playing time in that position anyway.</p><p>Still, the Orioles believe that there is room for improvement in McCann’s hitting. Rosenthal added that Baltimore front office believes that “he was unlucky with his results last season”. McCann had an expected average of .240 and slugging percentage of .414, marked improvements from his actual results. And with the 32-year old making $12 million until the end of the 2024 season, the Orioles will be hoping that McCann would, indeed, turn things around for his offense.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

The Adley Rutschman reason Orioles swung for James McCann trade

<!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-trade-james-mccann-carlos-correa-contract');   ga('set', 'title', 'James McCann traded after Mets drops $315 million bag at Carlos Correa');   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/Mets-news-James-McCann-traded-after-New-York-drops-315-million-bag-on-Carlos-Correa.jpg"></figure><h1>James McCann traded after Mets drops $315 million bag at Carlos Correa</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2022-12-21T20:39:28-08:00">December 21st, 8:39pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2022-12-21T20:39:28-08:00">December 21st, 8:39pm</time><address><a>Tristin McKinstry</a>I have experience covering sports going back to 2014. Major The Last of Us fan. #1 Jar Jar Binks propagandist. I am currently pursuing a degree in communications.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The New York Mets have made their first move after flipping Carlos Correa from the San Francisco Giants. The Mets have long sought to make a James McCann trade, and have finally struck a deal.</p><p>McCann <a href="https://twitter.com/JeffPassan/status/1605772916745969665" rel="noopener">has been traded</a> from the Mets to the Baltimore Orioles, ESPN’s Jeff Passan reports. The <a href="https://twitter.com/WillSammon/status/1605776026604273665" rel="noopener">return to New York</a> is a player to be named later, according to The Athletic’s Will Sammon.</p><p>The Orioles <a href="https://twitter.com/Ken_Rosenthal/status/1605778376718950401" rel="noopener">plan to use</a> McCann as a second catcher behind former first-overall pick Adley Rutschman, according to The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal. Baltimore also has plans to let the former All-Star get reps as a designated hitter.</p><p>This trade comes after the Mets have spent nearly a billion dollars in free agency thus far. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mets-news-new-york-sign-former-all-star-catcher-as-free-agency-spending-continues" rel="noopener">The Mets signed</a> catcher Omar Narvaez to a one-year contract with an option for another year, signaling an end to McCann’s time in New York.</p><p>The most significant move for New York has been the shocking signing of Carlos Correa. Correa <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mets-news-carlos-correa-locks-in-12-year-315-million-deal-with-new-york" rel="noopener">joined the Mets</a> after his deal with the Giants fell apart due to injury concerns.</p><p>McCann’s trade separates him from a reunion with a former teammate. The Mets signed ace pitcher Justin Verlander at the Winter Meetings. Verlander and McCann played together for a few years on the Detroit Tigers.</p><p>McCann left the Tigers in 2018, joining their AL Central rival Chicago White Sox. The 32-year-old became an All-Star on the South Side, and parlayed that into a four-year, $40.6 million contract with the Mets in 2020.</p><p>In Baltimore, McCann will look to regain his form while aiding in the development of Rutschman. Furthermore, he will look to provide a veteran presence for an upstart Orioles team that vastly outperformed expectations a year ago.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

James McCann traded after Mets drops $315 million bag at Carlos Correa

<!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', '');   ga('set', 'title', 'Mets injury woes continue, get awful news on James McCann');   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><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/McCann.jpeg"></figure><h1>Mets injury woes continue, get awful news on James McCann</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2022-05-13T14:23:56-07:00">May 13th, 2:23pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2022-05-13T14:23:56-07:00">May 13th, 2:23pm</time><address><a>Spencer Schultz</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/mlb/new-york-mets/">New York Mets</a> catcher <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/mlb/players/james-mccann/a7a00950/">James McCann</a> has been placed on the 10-day IL after x-rays revealed a fracture of his left hamate, per New York Post’s <a href="https://twitter.com/Joelsherman1/status/1525202366714335232?s=20&amp;t=smDIv7HGEscnDASKWPNBXQ">Joel Sherman</a>.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Mets announce: James McCann underwent an x-ray this morning that revealed a fracture of his left hamate. He will undergo surgery, and the typical timeline for recovery from this injury is approximately six weeks. He has been placed on the 10-Day IL.</p><p>— Joel Sherman (@Joelsherman1) <a href="https://twitter.com/Joelsherman1/status/1525202366714335232?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">May 13, 2022</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>The hamate is located in the wrist, so it’s an injury that’s virtually unplayable on as a catcher. With McCann likely to miss six weeks, the Mets will turn to <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/mlb/players/tomas-nido/ad8a0993/">Tomas Nido</a> as their everyday catcher. Nido and McCann have mostly split catching duties this season. Patrick Mazeika has replaced McCann on the big league roster, as the 28-year-old appeared in 37 games for the Mets in 2021.</p><p>In 56 ABs across 21 games, McCann has slashed .196/.266/.286 with one homer and six RBIs. Defensively though, he’s been tremendous, thus why he has a 0.6 WAR according to <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/mccanja02.shtml">Baseball Reference</a>. Nido’s put up similar numbers in his 49 ABs, as he’s slashed .204/.200/.245 with five RBIs.</p><p>It’s another injury that will test the Mets’ depth, as they’ve endured multiple injuries to pitchers so far in 2022. Jacob deGrom has yet to pitch, as he remains on the 60-day IL due to a shoulder injury. The team is also down relievers Trevor May and Sean Reid-Foley at the moment.</p><p>The Mets have enjoyed a tremendous start to the season, as they sit at 22-11 over a month in. Heading into Friday’s games, they have a 6.5-game lead over both the Braves and Phillies. While McCann’s loss doesn’t hurt them offensively too much, he’s helped the pitching staff to the fourth-best ERA (3.29) in baseball thus far. Until then, the Mets will have to ride with Nido and Mazeika at catcher.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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BA	HR	RBI	OPS	SB
.333	0	0	0.833	0

2025 SEASON STATS
BA	HR	RBI	OPS	SB
.333	0	0	0.833	0

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