While the Mets managed to end Spring Training on a positive note, there were two major disappointments in Dominic Smith and Zack Wheeler. According to Anthony DiComo of MLB.com, Zack Wheeler’s demotion to Triple-A isn’t exactly a shock: “I sort of saw it coming, but I was hoping that it wouldn’t,” Wheeler said about his demotion. “It kind of is a surprise, but at...
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“If healthy.” No phrase was used more in relation to the Mets this offseason, except for maybe “Fire Sandy” earlier in the winter and “Sell The Team” just about every single day. If healthy, the Mets could be good. If not healthy, the Mets will likely be bad. That may not be the in-depth analysis you’re looking for on a baseball website, but it’s true this season regarding the Mets, more than...
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I know. It was just a few days ago that I said the Mets don’t necessarily need a five-man rotation of lights out pitchers and that they would be just fine getting by on the backs of Jacob deGrom and Noah Syndergaard. But the Mets of course, being the Mets, had to go and tease us with something great on the horizon. After Steven Matz’s strong start on Monday, and Matt Harvey’s...
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In this week’s podcast, we are joined by Tim Healey, the Mets beat reporter for Newsday. Tim talks about the injury to Jason Vargas and how it impacts the opening day rotation. Hear his thoughts on Kevin Plawecki, Adrian Gonzalez, Dave Eiland and his book on minor league baseball “Hometown Hardball.” [iframe]<iframe...
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The New York Mets fell to the Houston Astros Monday afternoon in a 2-0 shutout. The Mets offense was able to scratch together eight hits but were unable to get anything going against Astros ace Justin Verlander. Pitching: Steven Matz fired six solid innings allowing five hits and zero walks while surrendering two earned runs. Matz also struck out nine Astros, further solidifying his spot in the...
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