Author: Andrew Steele-Davis

3 Up, 3 Down: Welcome Return, Leadoff Dilemma, Vientos Shows Out

We’re entering the final two weeks of spring training action for the New York Mets, and the 2024 roster picture is taking shape. Competition is really heating up for the final few roster spots available as we edge closer and closer to Opening Day. For those already guaranteed a spot in the big leagues, the remaining 16 games of Grapefruit League action will be used as a dress rehearsal for...

Read More

3 Up, 3 Down: Cuts, Struggles and Spring Debuts

Things change quickly in baseball. Just ask the New York Mets, who are now 4-5 in Grapefruit League action after being 4-1 when 3 Up, 3 Down returned last week. Of course, as we made clear last week, results don’t matter in spring training, but there were a couple of worrying trends that emerged for the Mets over the past few days. Let’s take a look at those, as well as some...

Read More

3 Up, 3 Down: Mets Off To Hot Start in Spring Training

Welcome to the first 3 Up, 3 Down of the 2024 season! It has been a near-perfect start to spring training for the Mets, who are 4-1 in Grapefruit League play heading into Thursday’s game against the Astros. Granted, results don’t really matter all that much in spring training, but performances and trends do. There have been plenty of positives for the Mets on that front. Not...

Read More

David Stearns Crushes First Major Test with Mets

Monday was a day years in the making for New York Mets owner Steve Cohen. A day he has dreamed of and yearned for ever since opening up his vast treasure chest of wealth to buy the team back in 2020. From Day One, Cohen has relentlessly and religiously chased a president of baseball of operations, and David Stearns felt like his pursuit of the Holy Grail. After years of being thwarted and...

Read More

3 Up, 3 Down: Mets End 2023 With Series Win

This is it. After a long, testing, disappointing and sometimes ugly year for the New York Mets, the final 3 Up, 3 Down of the 2023 season is here. On the final weekend of the regular season, the Mets took two out of three from the postseason-bound Phillies and will now officially close the door on one of the most disappointing seasons in franchise history. Entering the year as legit World Series...

Read More