Author: Haley Zemek

Chris Bassitt Throws Nearly Five Innings Against Miami

Chris Bassitt made his first spring appearance against another team on Tuesday. The Mets No. 3 starter faced off against the Marlins, going nearly five scoreless innings. Bassitt started strong, striking out Jon Berti with a devastating slider. He followed it up with a groundout of Brian Anderson and a force out from Jesus Aguilar. Avisail Garcia beat the shift for a single. Things remained...

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MMO Free Agent Profile: Max Scherzer, RHP

Max Scherzer Player Data: Age: 37, B/T: R/R Traditional Stats: 30 G, 15-4, 179.1 IP, 2.46 ERA, .864 WHIP, 236 SO, 36 BB Advanced Stats: 5.4 bWAR, 5.2 fWAR, 208 ERA+, 2.90 xERA, 1.96 FIP, 3.24 xFIP, 33.6 K%, 3.0 BB% Rundown Max Scherzer: eight-time MLB All-Star, a three-time Cy Young award winner, and a 2019 World Series champion. During the 2021 season, Scherzer was traded at the MLB trade...

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MMO Free Agent Profile: Michael Conforto, OF

Position: Right Field Bats/Throws: L/R Age: 28 Traditional Stats: 125 G, 497 PA, 14 HR, 55 RBI, 1 SB, 59 BB, 104 SO, .232 BA, .344 OBP, .384 SLG, .729 OPS Advanced Stats: .276 BABIP, .322 wOBA, 106 wRC+, 101 OPS+, 0.8 fWAR, 0.9 bWAR Rundown Michael Conforto has spent the first seven years of his major league career under the bright lights of Citi Field, dealing with all of the scrutiny that...

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Carlos Carrasco Ends 2021 Campaign With Another Rough Outing

Carrasco’s first season with the Mets has been discouraging between first half injuries and second half performance. The 34-year-old right-handed pitcher struggled during every first inning, giving up plenty of runs: a 14.40 ERA in the first inning and a 2.60 in the subsequent innings. This sluggish end of the season could be seen as the result of still recovering from his hamstring injury, but...

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Rich Hill Remains Winless With Mets Despite Solid Start

Rich Hill allowed two runs on two hits and four walks while striking out six in five innings during Saturday’s loss to Milwaukee. The 41-year-old left-handed pitcher is 0-4 in 11 starts (12 appearances) in his Mets tenure, although he’s rarely pitched poorly with his new team. He’s allowed four or more runs just once in 12 appearances since he was traded from Tampa Bay in July. Hill...

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