3 UP 1. d’Arnaud Loves Miami Travis d’Arnaud has struggled much of the season at the plate with an 85 OPS+ and 86 wRC+. But that’s just when he plays anywhere other than in Miami. In Miami, d’Arnaud is the player the Mets always expected him to be. In 10 games at Marlins Park this season, d’Arnaud is hitting .440/.500/.880 with a double, triple, three homers, and...
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Infield prospect Phillip Evans was promoted to the big league roster two weeks ago when the Mets only had four healthy infielders and were desperate for depth. Evans, 25, got his first major league hit with a double against the Cincinatti Reds on September 9 but wouldn’t get his first start until September 17 against the Atlanta Braves. In that start, he went 1 for 4 with a double, RBI and...
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There has been a lot of talk about Rafael Montero turning a corner and being a bright spot in a gloomy 2017 season for the New York Mets. However, Montero has struggled in his last two starts including getting knocked around by the Miami Marlins on Wednesday night in the Mets 9-2 loss. For the second straight outing Montero was unable to make to the fifth inning, going only four innings. In...
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The Mets have a much needed day off before heading home to start a three-game series with the Washington Nationals. Yesterday, the Mets lost 9-2 to the Miami Marlins to complete the sweep. Rafael Montero started the game and did not fare well at all. He allowed five runs in his four innings of work, along with seven hits and two walks. He only managed to record two strikeouts in that time. The...
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On September 21, 2001, the New York Mets took the field against the Atlanta Braves in the first major sporting event since the devastating terrorist attacks ten days earlier on September 11, a day that will forever be etched in all of our memories. There wasn’t a dry eye in the house on that fateful night at Shea Stadium, as emotions were still so raw and most of us were still trying to...
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