Jacob DeGrom doesn’t like to be overlooked or over shadowed by his other two young rotation mates Matt Harvey and Noah Syndergaard. Over the past two weeks, Harvey and Syndergaard have been taking the spotlight away from the 2014 National League Rookie of the Year with their 96+ mph fastballs and high strikeout count. Here are the top three reasons deGrom dominated the Cardinals hitters on...
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While having too much pitching is deemed a myth by many baseball fans, I believe the New York Mets have officially reached this paradox. Rare as it is to have so much depth, the Mets are crossing the point from developing their prospects to perhaps hindering them by keeping them in the minor leagues. When Zack Wheeler went down in the offseason, some fans pointed to injuries as a reason to keep...
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With another Mets blowout loss and another Nationals win over the Yankees, the Mets officially fell out of first place in the NL East for the first time since April 14. Despite that, manager Terry Collins insisted that no one in the clubhouse is panicking right now. “We’re not even out of May”, said Collins. “There’s another 10 game winning streak that’s in...
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Not at all lost amidst the Mets strong start to the 2015 season is the inconsistent play from Wilmer Flores. Wilmer has been good with the bat, but his nine errors in the field are second only to the enigmatic Ian Desmond. As the Mets inch closer and closer to legitimate title contention, it is becoming more apparent every day that this team needs a viable shortstop. Matt Reynolds may be able to...
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Finishing Line: 5 IP, 8 R, 8 ER, 11 H, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 HR Defining Pitches First Inning: Early in the first inning, Jon Niese showed poor command of his fastball as he gave up a single to Peter Bourjos followed by a RBI double to Randal Grichuk, both on fastballs that missed low and over the plate. Later in the first inning, Niese showed off his greatest trait as a pitcher in his moxie during a...
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