Another great season by Jacob deGrom has the Mets thinking about a possible extension for the right-handed starter according to Jon Heyman of Fan Rag Sports. DeGrom, 29, is making $4,050,000 this season and will be arbitration eligible this offseason for the second time. He doesn’t become a free agent until after the 2020 season. The slender ace has gone 15-10 with a 3.53 ERA, 1.19 WHIP...
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There was not much of a debate over who deserved this award. Corey Oswalt and his 2.28 ERA was the best starting pitcher in the Mets farm system this year. Oswalt is a big pitcher at 6’5″ and weighs 250 pounds out of Madison High School in San Diego. He was a seventh round pick in 2012 signed for $475,000, which was about $328,000 over the slot. Prior to this season, Oswalt never...
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On Wednesday, it was reported that the New York Mets are not expected to bring back pitching coach Dan Warthen for the 2018 season. However, several pitchers have been vocal about the fact they don’t want to lose Warthen who has been the Mets pitching coach since 2008 when he replaced Rick Peterson. Noah Syndergaard was shocked and not very happy when he found out that Warthen’s job...
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3 UP 1. Mets Catchers Are Now Good? Since Kevin Plawecki was called up to the majors on August 19th, both he and Travis d’Arnaud have been raking. In 23 games, Plawecki is hitting .294/.377/.485 with four doubles, three homers, and nine RBI. Not to be outdone, d’Arnaud is hitting .309/.367/.617 with seven doubles, six homers, and 17 RBI in 27 games. Combined, they are...
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The New York Mets have a ton of holes to fill this offseason though the recent play behind the plate by Travis d’Arnaud and Kevin Plawecki could allow them to focus on other positions besides catcher. On Wednesday night in the Mets 7-1 win over the Atlanta Braves, Travis d’Arnaud drove in three runs and Kevin Plawecki was on base three times. Mets catchers lead the majors this...
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