Tag: Adrian Gonzalez

Morning Briefing: Padres Close to Signing Woo Suk Go

Good morning Mets fans!  The San Diego Padres continued to rebuild their bullpen. With a number of their top relievers in free agency, San Diego is close to adding South Korean reliever Woo Suk Go, who could serve as the teams closer. The deal was first reported by Jon Heyman of the New York Post.  The 25-year-old has pitched in parts of seven seasons with the Korean Baseball Organization. He...

Hall of Fame Case: Adrián González

There are 10 players eligible for induction into the Hall of Fame who have the Mets on some portion of their resume. Next up is one of the more consistent first basemen from the late 2000s to the mid-2010s who made Citi Field his last major-league home. He is making his first appearance on the Hall of Fame ballot.  There are players we refer to as Mets legends legitimately. There are players we...

David Wright Among First Time Hall of Fame Nominees

Major League Baseball announced the 26 inductee candidates for the Hall of Fame Class of 2024 on Monday. Of the 12 players appearing for the first time on the ballot, former Mets include David Wright, Bartolo Colon, Adrián González, José Reyes, and José Bautista. Of the 14 holdovers remaining from last year’s ballot, former Mets include Billy Wagner, Gary Sheffield, Carlos Beltrán, Bobby...

MMO Top 25 Prospects: No. 12 Adrian Hernandez, CF

Adrian Hernandez Position: CF Bats/Throws: R/R Age: February 8, 2001 (18) Acquired: Signed as an International Free Agent from the Dominican Republic on 7/2/17 ($1.5 million bonus) Previous Ranking: 20 Stats (DSL): .261/.351/.386, 12 2B, 2 3B, 5 HR, 34 RBI, 9 SB, 5 CS Back in 2017, Hernandez was regarded as one of the top international free agents available. For example, Baseball America rated...

Don’t Give Up On Dominic Smith Just Yet

In the top of the seventh inning of last night’s contest against the Phillies, Mickey Callaway brought Dominic Smith in to pinch hit for Amed Rosario. Smith waltzed towards the plate for an at-bat that, considering his prospect status when he was first promoted last year, felt way overdue. Of course, when you hit .198/.262/.391 and post a dWAR of -1.0 as Smith did in his first 49 games the...

Bruce and Gonzalez Improving Opens Up Doors for Mets

The New York Mets were likely cautiously optimistic once Jay Bruce finally started swinging the bat better a couple of weeks ago. On April 20, Bruce, 31, was hitting just .190/.288/.328 with one home run, seven runs batted in, five doubles, just two walks, and a whopping 14 strikeouts in just 58 at-bats. Since then, the Mets’ (usual) right fielder is slashing .320/.382/.500 with two...

Mets, Including Wilmer Flores, Are Not Hitting Left-Handers

Not much is going right for the Mets of late, but one of the reasons they’ve lost 14 of their last 20 games is that they simply are not hitting left-handed pitching. As a team, the Mets have just a 61 wRC+ against southpaws, the worst in the Major Leagues, hitting .205/.280/.288 (.568 OPS) with three home runs in 278 at-bats against them. After Zack Wheeler who is batting .500 (2-for-4)...

Jay Bruce Finally Playing First Base

In a move that a large portion of the New York Mets fanbase has been calling for since Dominic Smith got injured and Adrian Gonzalez struggled in Spring Training is finally here. Jay Bruce is playing first base on Friday night against the Colorado Rockies. It’s the first appearance of the 2018 season for Bruce at first after playing there 12 games last season. In 91 innings at the position...

Alonso Has Opened The Organization’s Eyes

Peter Alonso, as has been well detailed thus far, has been tremendous with the Binghamton Mets early on this season. He has a .400/.500/.788 slash line with eight homers and 22 RBI to go along with only 17 strikeouts and 16 walks in 80 at-bats this season. Alonso’s production has apparently opened some eyes in the organization as Sandy Alderson admitted in yesterday’s press...

Game Recap: Mets Fall 3-2 to Braves Despite Late Rally

The New York Mets (17-10) were defeated by the Atlanta Braves (17-11) by the score of 3-2 on Tuesday night at Citi Field. Pitching The Braves jumped on Noah Syndergaard early, as four straight hits leading off the game created a 3-0 advantage. After an Ozzie Albies single and a Ronald Acuna Jr. double, Freddie Freeman doubled both runners home. Freeman then scored on a Nick Markakis RBI single....

Morning Briefing: The Gruesome Twosome Takes on Atlanta

Good morning Mets fans! The Mets have an off day today, but they return home to take on the Atlanta Braves on Tuesday night. Yesterday, the Mets defeated the San Diego Padres 14-2 to take the three game series. Adrian Gonzalez had himself a day, homering and driving in five runs. Check out the highlights below: Latest Mets News Yoenis Cespedes left yesterday’s game with what is being called a...

Game Recap: Harvey Falters Early As Braves Win 12-4

The New York Mets (13-5) fell to the Atlanta Braves (11-7) by a score of 12-4 at SunTrust Park on Thursday. The Mets are now 2-4 in their last six games after starting the season 11-1.  Pitching Matt Harvey (0-2, 6.00 ERA) made his fourth start of the season. It was his longest start of the young season, but it was also one in which he gave up the most runs. His final line was six innings...

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