On October 16, the finalists for the Comeback Player of the Year award were unveiled. One player who was absent from the National League side was Mets starter, Zack Wheeler. The three players who made the cut were Clay Buchholz, Miles Mikolas, and Matt Kemp. But many could argue that Wheeler was just as, if not more, deserving than any of the bunch, especially after how poorly his 2017 campaign...
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Despite a report in the New York Post earlier today, there’s no conflict in the Mets search for a new General Manager. A source told me earlier this week that it will be Fred Wilpon, not Jeff, who will be making the final call on whom will be running the organization going forward. Everyone else’s opinion is just that – an opinion. There has been confusion as to why John Ricco – who...
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In another rare public showing, Jeff Wilpon spoke to reporters on Sunday, answering questions about the Mets. Wilpon spoke at length about the Mets’ GM search (which has reportedly been in progress since June despite the Mets not having interviewed a single candidate), but he also addressed the disappointing 2018 season. Jeff Wilpon: “I can promise you ownership is disappointed. …...
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There’s a 99 percent chance that Jacob deGrom is going to win the National League Cy Young award this year. He’s pretty much locked in. But what about the Most Valuable Player award? There are some fans that say deGrom should win the award. After all, he does have better stats than when Clayton Kershaw and Justin Verlander won the award, minus the wins of course. But then you have...
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Jacob deGrom should be the unanimous Cy Young candidate. To vote against him would be silly after one of the single greatest pitching seasons of all time—deGrom’s ERA+ (ERA adjusted for league and park factors and normalized) was the twenty-second best in the 148-year history of organized baseball. I could vomit facts about deGrom’s transcendental 2018 season all day long, but what...
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