Author: Alexis Farinacci

Morning Briefing: David Peterson in Lead for Mets Fourth Starter Spot

Good morning Mets fans! It’s deGrom day in West Palm Beach as Jacob deGrom and the Mets face off against Max Scherzer and the Nationals at the Ballpark of the Palm Beaches in West Palm Beach. Latest Mets News Tim Healey of Newsday tweeted some takeaways from the Mets’ simulated game on Saturday: Dominic Smith batted. David Peterson threw five innings. Per Michael Mayer of Metsmerized, the Mets...

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Marcus Stroman Continues His Strong Spring

Marcus Stroman had another strong outing for the New York Mets on Thursday at Clover Park. He threw five innings and gave up just two hits and one run on a wind-blown Kyle Schwarber solo home run in the second inning. The right-hander tossed 60 pitches and struck out six over the course of his outing against the Washington Nationals in Port St. Lucie. With just two weeks until Opening Day and...

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Morning Briefing: Luis Rojas Provides Updates on Carlos Carrasco, Tomas Nido

Good morning, Mets fans! Justin Toscano of The Record highlighted some Mets notes from manager Luis Rojas on Saturday. Carlos Carrasco will play catch on Sunday, while Tomas Nido is also expected to play (but not catch) on Sunday. Jose Martinez underwent surgery for a torn meniscus on Friday, and was said to be in “good spirits” afterward. After falling to the Nationals Saturday in a...

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Mets Drop Sloppy Back and Forth Game to Nationals, 4-3

It was a sloppy Saturday under the lights at FITTEAM Ballpark of the Palm Beaches as the Mets fell to the Nationals 4-3, as they committed three errors in this one. The Mets saw strong pitching performances from Jordan Yamamoto, Edwin Diaz, Drew Smith, and Miguel Castro. Mets pitching combined for seven strikeouts Saturday night.  Pitching Yamamoto made his third start of the spring on Saturday....

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Marcus Stroman Flashes Nasty Slider in Third Spring Start

Marcus Stroman was back on the mound for the Mets Friday against the Marlins in his third start of Spring. He threw 3 1/3 innings, giving up four hits, one earned run and one walk. He threw 58 pitches and struck out four in the Mets’ loss to the Marlins. In talking with the media following his outing, Stroman said that as a pitcher who generates a lot of ground balls, to him it doesn’t totally...

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