Over the last calendar year, Mets catching prospect Tomas Nido has burst onto the scene, establishing himself as one of the top prospects in the Mets organization. A defense-minded catcher in the lower tiers of the minor league, Nido’s bat came alive last season with Single-A St. Lucie, hitting to a .320/.357/.459 clip, a .377 wOBA, .334 BABIP, 138 wRC+, seven long balls and 46 RBI across...
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3 UP 1. Pitchers Who Rake And Pitch Friday night, Jacob deGrom struck out 11 over eight innings while allowing just one earned run. At the plate, he was 2-for-4 with a run and an RBI. On Saturday, Seth Lugo earned a win as well after he allowed three runs over 6.2 innings. At the plate, he hit his first career home run. The offensive exploits highlight how well Mets pitchers have hit this year....
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The White Sox just traded Jose Quintana to the Cubs. After trading Chris Sale and Adam Eaton away last year as well, they’re a while away from contending. They clearly have their foot on the gas on the rebuild ship– especially considering the fact that Quintana was under team control through 2020. Chicago’s other baseball team is clearly conceding the next few years. In this...
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After two exciting games coming back from the All Star Break, the Mets came crashing back down to Earth on Sunday to remind everyone that this team is all but mathematically out of the playoff race. You can point fingers at whoever you want, but many believe that manager Terry Collins will be the fall-guy once the season ends. After the Mets were eliminated in the wild card last season, Collins...
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Steven Matz’s last start against the Cardinals was bad. His start against the Rockies on Sunday? Dreadful. The lefty could not record an out in the second inning en route to his third loss of the season. He gave up seven earned runs on nine hits, one walk and one long home run to Nolan Arenado. “It all happened so quick, to be honest,” Matz admitted. “The balls were just...
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