Tag: Scott Kazmir

Examining Baseball America’s Latest Mock Draft

The most recent mock draft from Baseball America has the Mets selecting two of the more popular prospects in this year’s Amateur Draft. Baseball America mocks the New York Mets selecting Virginia Tech OF Gavin Cross and St. Mary Prep HS RHP Brock Porter at numbers 11 and 14 respectively. The main point that Baseball America rings home here is the financial flexibility the Mets have in this...

Amazin’ Mistakes: Trading Scott Kazmir Haunts Mets

Every sports team can look back at decisions made in their franchise history that they later regretted. After all, hindsight is 20/20. However, these decisions still bring back a sense of pain and beg the question of “What could have been?” The New York Mets are no strangers to these types of regrettable decisions and have been notorious throughout baseball for many of them. One such...

Morning Briefing: Verlander and Wife to Donate Paychecks During Shutdown

Good morning, Mets fans! Another week approaches. We can do it! Here’s what you need to know: Latest Mets News Per Anthony DiComo of MLB.com: Marcus Stroman continued to get his throwing in, and his bullpen setup is certainly stirring up some envy. In a recent interview with Mike Puma of the New York Post, Ron Darling said that he is slowly losing optimism regarding baseball’s return...

What Would the 2006 Mets Look Like with Scott Kazmir?

Before there was Jarred Kelenic, there was Scott Kazmir. Like Kelenic, Kazmir was a top Mets prospect who was traded for an underwhelming return in an attempt to turn things around quickly and make a postseason run. The Kazmir trade went down right before the trade deadline of 2004, when he was shipped off to the Tampa Bay Devil Rays for starting pitcher Victor Zambrano. The Mets were 49-53 at...

Draft Day Flashback: Mets Select Catcher With No. 1 Overall Pick

There are certain names that can make some Mets fans cringe whenever they hear them. Scott Kazmir is always good for few moans and groans, and ditto for Jason Bay. Then, there’s Gregg Jefferies who seemed to win Minor League Player Of The Year every season on his way to being fast-tracked to the Major Leagues. Only when he got there, he proved to be a player in search of a position who was...

Morning Briefing: Struggling Mets Host Cellar-Dwelling Marlins

Good morning Mets fans! The New York Mets (17-20) had a day off on Thursday after returning from a 1-5 road trip. They will look to right the ship as they open a brief three-game homestand against the cellar-dwelling Miami Marlins (10-27) on Friday at 7:10 p.m. Latest Mets News Zack Wheeler (2-2, 4.64 ERA) will get the nod in the first game of the series and will be opposed by Pablo Lopez (2-4,...

MMO Exclusive: Three-Time All-Star Pitcher, Scott Kazmir

More than two and a half years have passed since Scott Kazmir last appeared in a major league game. The date was September 23, 2016, when the former top pitching prospect toed the rubber for the Los Angeles Dodgers in his 12th big league season. It would be Kazmir’s first start back in over a month for L.A. after he landed on the disabled list with neck inflammation and later thoracic...

A History of Mets No. 1 Overall Prospects

Amed Rosario is the Mets’ best prospect, according to Baseball America. He even graced the magazine’s cover recently, so there is little doubt that he will be the most watched minor leaguer in Port St. Lucie this spring. Well, aside from Tim Tebow. But if history is any indicator, that might not be a good thing for Rosario or the Mets. Baseball America has long kept a list of the top...

Dodgers Sign Scott Kazmir To Three-Year Deal

The Los Angeles Dodgers just announced via Twitter that they have signed free agent LHP Scott Kazmir to a three-year contract. The deal is worth $48 million dollars in total for an average annual value of $16 million. Jon Heyman of CBS Sports also adds that the deal includes an opt-out clause for Kazmir, allowing him to re-enter the free agent market again after just one season. Kazmir, 31, is...

Steve Chilcott: Because Without A Catcher You’ll Have A Lot Of Passed Balls

There are certain names that make Mets fans cringe whenever they hear them. Scott Kazmir is one, as in “How can the Mets trade Scott Kazmir, maybe the best pitching prospect in all of baseball for Victor Zambrano, a mediocre 30-year old pitcher with arm trouble ?” Remember Gregg Jefferies, who seemed to win Minor League Player Of The Year every season on his way to being fast-tracked...

MMO Game Recap: Athletics 6, Mets 2

The New York Mets (59-68) took on the Oakland Athletics (74-51) tonight at O.co Coliseum for the first game of a short two game series, with Dillon Gee taking on Scott Kazmir. What you should know: The Mets got on the scoreboard first this evening, as Travis d’Arnaud launched his eleventh home run of the season, making it 1-0 in the top of the fourth inning. Oakland answered back with four...

MMO Game Thread: Mets at Athletics, 10:05 PM

Tonight the Mets open a two game series against the Oakland Athletics in California. Dillon Gee (4-5, 3.69) faces former Met Scott Kazmir (13-5, 2.78) beginning at 10:05 pm. In his last start, Gee got the loss in the Mets’ 4-1 defeat against the Washington Nationals on August 14th at Citi Field. He pitched 6.0 innings, allowing four earned runs and four hits, striking out three along the way....

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