The Mets are going to enter 2018 reliant on their starting pitching’s health once again. While I think resting the fortune of the franchise on the tenuous arms and obliques of Matt Harvey, Noah Syndergaard, Steven Matz, Zack Wheeler, Robert Gsellman, Seth Lugo and Jacob deGrom (all 7 have missed considerable time since 2016 Opening Day) is sub-optimal, one thing the Mets CAN fix is their...
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The trade deadline has come and gone, and the Mets have only made two trades. With all of the pieces that could have been moved, only Lucas Duda and Addison Reed were sent elsewhere. That leaves New York with Asdrubal Cabrera, Jay Bruce, Curtis Granderson, Rene Rivera, Neil Walker and Jose Reyes despite the rumblings over the past few weeks leading up to Monday. An interesting league-wide...
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The New York Mets (48-56) were defeated by the Colorado Rockies (61-46) by a score of 5-4 at Coors Field Tuesday evening. Pitching: Steven Matz was on the mound for the Mets tonight and desperately needed a good start after a string of four straight stinkers. He took a no-hitter into the 5th inning, unfortunately the fun didn’t last and the Rockies got to Matz in the 6th inning for three runs....
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I am joined by Rich Coutinho of 98.7 ESPN as he reviews how Sandy Alderson fared during the trade deadline on Monday. Hear Rich’s thoughts on the prospects the Mets received and the one sleeper he is excited about. Hear our thoughts on the Amed Rosario promotion and when we could expect Dominic Smith. We also discuss the future of Jay Bruce and other veterans during the August waiver...
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The New York Mets (47-51) defeated the San Diego Padres (43-57) by a score of 6-5 at Petco Park Tuesday evening. Pitching: Seth Lugo was on the mound for the Mets and got roughed up a bit. Still, he got the Mets through six innings on a night where he clearly didn’t have his best stuff. All in all, Lugo went six innings allowing four runs (three earned) while walking none and striking out one....
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