(Photo: New York Mets) The New York Mets signed outfielder Alejandro De Aza to a one year worth a guaranteed $5.75 million back in December. At the time, it appeared the Mets were no longer pursuing Yoenis Cespedes and that De Aza would give the team a versatile platoon partner for Juan Lagares at center field who would get the bulk of the playing time. But then as we all know, Cespedes followed...
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Maybe it’s an East-Coast bias or the fact that we view everything with an orange and blue tint, but despite a pitching staff considered one of the best in the league there are as many pundits picking the Mets to repeat as division champs as there are picking them to miss the postseason. USA Today’s Gage Lacques has the defending National League champions finishing a game out of the final...
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In just one season, Juan Lagares went from the Mets’ starting center fielder and 2014 Gold Glove winner to a platoon player who struggled through injuries that may have inhibited his ability to have the same strong arm he had shown once before. Marc Carig of Newsday spoke with Lagares about his preparation for the upcoming season as well as his role on this team. “I don’t know what’s going...
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Here we go, strap yourselves in as we present our Mets vs. Nationals Positional Breakdown. We’ll compare these two teams head-to-head in five parts comprised of the Infield, Outfield, Rotation, Bullpen and finally the Bench and Manager in the final installment. 1B: Lucas Duda vs. Ryan Zimmerman This one is interesting. Mostly because you just really don’t know what you’re going to get with...
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Rafael Montero, once lauded as one of the Mets’ best pitching prospects, has struggled to stay on the field due to injuries these last couple of seasons. His mechanics have suffered as well due to a possible lack of confidence. That hit to the player’s mental make-up possibly took a plunge after not cracking the starting rotation out of spring training in the previous season. Frank...
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