Month: February 2019

Top Five Pitches on Team Outside of DeGrom’s

To anybody that knows me, its no secret that I am obsessed with the pitching aspect of baseball. When I took this position at MMO, one of the first things I did was create a spreadsheet with every pitcher and every pitch in the entire Mets organization. The results were staggering as I was truly blown away by how many plus pitches I saw. Not just from Jacob deGrom or Noah Syndergaard, but from...

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Lockett, Santiago Battle In First Test of Rotational Depth

The Mets kicked off their first spring training game of the year against the Atlanta Braves, penciling in offseason acquisition Walker Lockett as the starter. Despite just three big-league starts and 15 total innings of experience with the San Diego Padres last season, Lockett has been preemptively tabbed by many as an option to shore up innings in the event that one of their regular starting...

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Morning Briefing: Happy DeGrom Day!

It’s been a long four months, but we can finally say that today is deGrom day for the first time since September 26, 2018! After getting off to a good start with a 4-3 win yesterday, the Mets play their second Spring Training game today against the Houston Astros. The expected starters will be Jacob deGrom for the New York Mets and Rogelio Armenteros for the Houston Astros. The game can be...

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Callaway Talks Beating the Shift, Excitement of Alonso

The Mets won their Grapefruit League opener on Saturday afternoon 4-3 over the Braves with Robinson Cano provided a key hit. Cano came up in the bottom of the third inning with the game tied and a runner on third. The Braves defense was shifted to the right side and Cano took advantage by nudging an RBI single to the normal shortstop position. Mets manager Mickey Callaway was impressed by the...

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Defense Notwithstanding, Alonso Shines in Spring Debut

In the Mets’ first spring training contest against the Atlanta Braves this afternoon, we got our first look at 2016 second-round pick and first baseman Pete Alonso. The day got off to a rocky start, when Alonso dropped a low, but more than catchable throw from shortstop Amed Rosario to allow Atlanta a second baserunner with one out. Both men would score after a single and sacrifice fly,...

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