After opening the year as one of the more productive units across baseball, the Mets’ bullpen has suddenly fallen out of order. The club’s relievers have combined for a 4.70 ERA in May, the second-worst mark in the National League, after finishing April with an NL-best 2.85 ERA. The reasons for the group’s decline, which includes seven blown saves this month, range from Edwin...
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No. 4: Ryan Clifford, 1B/OF B/T: L/L Age: 7/20/2003 (20) Ht: 6’2” Wt: 200 lb. Acquired: Via trade during the 2023 season (Justin Verlander) ETA: 2026 Previous Rank: N/A 2024 Statistics (High-A Brooklyn/Double-A Binghamton) – 34 G, .205 BA, .684 OPS, 1 HR, 7 XBH, 13 R, 10 RBI, 34/48 BB/K Disclaimer: All prospects rankings were made in the preseason and have not been adjusted...
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Just under a decade ago, the New York Mets had a farm system stocked with electric starting pitchers that would later help carry the franchise to a World Series appearance. That core is long gone at this point, however, and for a team whose history is steeped in talent at the position, the Mets have had little to no success developing homegrown rotation arms in recent years. That promises to...
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The New York Mets’ pitching staff has gotten off to a roaring start this season, ranking third in the National League in team ERA at 3.53 while deadlocked with the Seattle Mariners for the seventh highest fWAR of any unit at 2.9. A lot of their prosperity can be linked back to the bullpen, but the starting rotation shouldn’t be overlooked within that conversation as well. Luis...
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Pete Alonso’s game-tying solo home run in the bottom of the ninth inning during the second game of the Mets’ doubleheader with the Detroit Tigers on Thursday broke the team out of an extended scoring slump while simultaneously earning him yet another accolade in his illustrious career up to this point. Alonso’s blast, which came off of his former University of Florida teammate...
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