Author: David Melendi

Updated Post – May 2 at 3:13 PM Kiley McDaniel of ESPN reports the Mets are promoting top pitching prospect Christian Scott to the majors. He will likely make his big league debut on Saturday against the Rays. The 24-year-old has struck out 36 in 25 1/3 innings while pitching to a 3.20 ERA and 0.71 WHIP. He has yielded just 12 hits and six walks on the season. Scott’s 0.71 WHIP is...

Francisco Lindor will not be in the starting lineup on Thursday, a day after leaving a game with flu-like symptoms. Joey Wendle will start at shortstop against the Chicago Cubs. Manager Carlos Mendoza said during last night’s broadcast that a virus was going around. In other news, Mendoza said before the game that reliever Brooks Raley will not be activated from the injured list when he is...

It started with a sudden, scary drop (five losses). Then, it was a surprisingly quick and thrilling recovery (who saw 12 out of 15 wins coming?). And a return to reality? The Mets’ April (plus three games in March) reminded me of when I used to take my three daughters sledding here in Central New Jersey. The Mets finish April at 15-14, just a half-game behind the Cincinnati Reds for the...

Mets president of baseball operations David Stearns gave a vote of confidence today to rookie manager Carlos Mendoza, who has shown a willingness to use his gut in his first month on the job. On Manager Carlos Mendoza “I think one of the things that made Mendy so appealing throughout the interview process was his ability to read situations,” Stearns said at a pre-game news conference...