I’m joined by Mark Healey of Gotham Baseball Magazine to preview the 2018 Mets. Hear our opening day memories and thoughts on the team. Me and Mark also tackle some questions about the year ahead for the Amazin’s. Is there reason for optimism this season? Who was the biggest surprise and disappointment in camp? I also tell you about the “Darren Reed Award” to wrap up the...
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The New York Mets’ bullpen has been widely discussed as a big question mark of the team. The potential is there on paper, but how will it pan out? The top guns include closer Jeurys Familia, as well as late relievers AJ Ramos and free agent acquisition Anthony Swarzak. Jerry Blevins, the Mets’ only lefty specialist out of the bullpen, is also one of their top guys. Robert Gsellman,...
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While the Mets managed to end Spring Training on a positive note, there were two major disappointments in Dominic Smith and Zack Wheeler. According to Anthony DiComo of MLB.com, Zack Wheeler’s demotion to Triple-A isn’t exactly a shock: “I sort of saw it coming, but I was hoping that it wouldn’t,” Wheeler said about his demotion. “It kind of is a surprise, but at...
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“If healthy.” No phrase was used more in relation to the Mets this offseason, except for maybe “Fire Sandy” earlier in the winter and “Sell The Team” just about every single day. If healthy, the Mets could be good. If not healthy, the Mets will likely be bad. That may not be the in-depth analysis you’re looking for on a baseball website, but it’s true this season regarding the Mets, more than...
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I know. It was just a few days ago that I said the Mets don’t necessarily need a five-man rotation of lights out pitchers and that they would be just fine getting by on the backs of Jacob deGrom and Noah Syndergaard. But the Mets of course, being the Mets, had to go and tease us with something great on the horizon. After Steven Matz’s strong start on Monday, and Matt Harvey’s...
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