The MLB draft is only three days away and a flurry of mock drafts have been coming out. The overall consensus seems to be the Mets will be taking a college bat. The last time the Mets took a college bat in the first round, it was Michael Conforto. The time before that, it was Ike Davis. So it is not as risk averse as you might be led to believe but picking the right one could give the Mets a...
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New York Mets outfielder Yoenis Cespedes was placed on the disabled list on May 16 with a mild strained right hip flexor after the organization admitted he was playing at roughly 85%. Two weeks later and the updates don’t seem to indicate that Cespedes is close to even beginning a rehab assignment. Mets GM Sandy Alderson talked to reporters on Thursday about the injury to Cespedes,...
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3 UP 1. cyGrom During the Month of May, Jacob deGrom allowed just two earned runs. TWO! In the month, he lowered his ERA to a National League best 1.52. He also leads the league in WAR (3.4). Not WAR among pitchers, that’s for the entire NL. Of course, he was just 1-0 during the month because the Mets bullpen would meltdown in the other four games he started. 2. Nimmo: Leadoff Hitter After...
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After having just one player listed among Baseball America’s Top 100 prospects list heading into the 2018 season, in a very low position in the rankings at that, the New York Mets now have another name on that list. Andres Gimenez, who signed with the Mets for $1.2 million as a 16-year-old, was seeded at No. 94 heading into the year and as No. 83 in their most recent rankings. He is now...
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An MMO Fan Shot by Marc Epstein Somewhat obscured by the numerous disappointments, inconsistencies, injuries, failures, and blown bullpen leads during the first two months of the season has been the sheer dominance of the undisputed ace of our pitching staff and 2018 Cy Young candidate, the homegrown, likable, unflappable, dominant, former college shortstop turned 9th round draft pick turned...
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