Baseball is a game of adjustments. A pitcher sees a hitter for the first time, and learns about his tendencies, hot-zones, cold-zones and overall abilities. They make the adjustment to play into his weaknesses. It is then the job of the hitter to adjust to the pitcher’s adjustments. Michael Conforto, the Mets top hitting prospect who has yet to be matched during his minor league career,...
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An MMO Fan Shot by Gregg Cambareri It’s no secret that pressure on the Mets front office has significantly increased since their abysmal 1-7 road trip. It’s left fans, bloggers, and media members calling for “something” to get done. The offense is nearly nonexistent, the defense inconsistent, and a league leading 14 players on the disabled list certainly doesn’t help. So, why hasn’t Alderson and...
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Updated 6:35 PM According to what a team source told Adam Rubin of ESPN New York, the Mets plan to promote left-handed prospect Steven Matz from Triple-A Las Vegas and will use some form of a six-man rotation. Manager Terry Collins declined to confirm the promotion, but the cat’s out of the bag as Matz has already been told that he’ll be joining the rotation. Apparently an...
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An MMO Fan Shot by Tom Starita After a lifetime of telling us to do this at Shea Stadium and Citi Field, I think it’s time to finally listen to Howard Beale… I don’t have to tell you things are bad. Everybody knows things are bad. It’s a depression. Everybody’s on the disabled list or scared of losing their job. Our shortstop’s not a shortstop; Cuddyer is going...
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The Mets have several obvious problems that need to be addressed. They are weak defensively, have a horrendous bench and have a hole in their lineup at the hot corner. However, their pitching seems to be problematic as well depending on the angle you look at it. In general, having a surplus of pitching nowadays is considered a good problem. The Mets have five young guns and three veterans that...
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