First it was Matt Harvey. Then Zack Wheeler. Then Jacob deGrom. Then Steven Matz. Then Harvey again. Finally, the mighty Noah Syndergaard fell. Even Robert Gsellman and Seth Lugo couldn’t avoid the plague of injuries that has befallen the Mets starting rotation over the last few years. Position players haven’t been much healthier. Just this year, Yoenis Cespedes, Michael Conforto,...
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Here we are at the end of the first half with the New York Mets in 4th place and 12 games behind Washington Nationals. That starting rotation that was supposed to be the toast of the National League, never materialized. John Delcos joins me to look at the first-half and discuss what the Mets should do after the All-Star Break. Are they in it? Should they sell? Is a total rebuild in their best...
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The Mets have approximately 60 million dollars coming off the books at the end of this season. Jay Bruce, Neil Walker, Curtis Granderson, Asdrubal Cabrera (option), Jerry Blevins (option), Addison Reed and Lucas Duda are all notable free agents after 2017. With the lack of athleticism, youth, defense and late inning pitching, the Mets should focus their off-season filling those holes. First and...
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After splitting the first two games of their home series with El Paso, Las Vegas (34-53) got off to a slow start in the rubber game. Right-hander Tyler Pill started on the mound for the 51s and gave up single runs in the first, second and sixth innings. Two of the runs came on solo home runs. He was able to limit the damage for the most part while he waited for his offense to help out. Vegas...
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The New York Mets (38-45) were defeated by the Washington Nationals (50-34) by a score of 11-4 at Nationals Park Tuesday afternoon in a 4th of July matinee. Pitching: Seth Lugo was on the mound for the Mets today and he just didn’t have it. Lugo only lasted 5 innings allowing six runs while walking two and striking out three. Things started off fairly well for Lugo as he held his pitch count at...
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