The New York Mets began a five-game series against the Atlanta Braves which will define the rest of the season for both clubs. For the Mets, it’s a chance to end the NL East race here and now. Buck Showalter was sensing the moment in the first game of the series. With the Mets up two in the eighth, he went to Edwin Diaz to face the heart of the Braves order. Showalter has done that previously...
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3 UP Jake Is Back For the first time this season, Jacob deGrom took the mound, and it was almost like he was never on the IL. Through five innings, deGrom struck out six while averaging 100 MPH with his fastball. Like with a typical deGrom start, he got no run support. It was everything we expected condensed into five innings. The next step is his start on Sunday against the Braves. That start...
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Nick Zwack, Photo by Ed Delany of MMN The minor leagues were designed to develop players to eventually help your team win. That not only comes in the form of players making it to the majors, but it is also trading those prospects to acquire Major Leaguers. On the latter, the Mets made a series of moves designed to help them win their first World Series since 1986. Here is a review of the...
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3 UP Cleveland in July Last year, Mets fans were wondering if they’d ever see the Francisco Lindor the team got from Cleveland. They saw it when Lindor had a huge July with a .989 OPS. Well, it’s July again, and Lindor is hot again. In this series, he was 7-for-11 with two doubles, a homer, three walks, and three RBI. He had a .933 OPS this July. He’s not the only player from...
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Jim Callis of MLB.com has provided an update on the higher profile unsigned drafted players from the 2022 MLB Draft. It is a mix of good news and bad news for the New York Mets. The good news is first round pick catcher Kevin Parada is expected to sign with the team. As noted by Callis, the 11th overall selection has “a slot value of $4,780,700 and New York can push that to $5,154,490...
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