With Zack Wheeler’s season officially over, the Mets decided to test the waters of their rotation with a few more starts from Corey Oswalt. While he definitely hasn’t been as sharp as he was through July (.949 opponent OPS and 7.37 ERA over his last 28.1 innings), Oswalt still managed to keep a lid on the Washington Nationals over five innings in yesterday’s 6-0 loss. Much like...
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Earlier in the week, Dominic Smith addressed a handful of questions relating to his own feelings about the 2018 season. While he was expected to take the reins relatively early on in the season and establish himself as a solid left-handed bat in the middle of the Mets’ lineup, the end results have been underwhelming in terms of not only his performance, but even more so his playing time....
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Just a few days after going toe-to-toe with Chris Sale and less than 24 hours after watching his team pull an extra-innings victory from the hands of his fellow Cy Young candidate Max Scherzer, Jacob deGrom got back on the saddle for his 31st start of the season. Through seven innings last night, deGrom allowed just one run on three hits and a walk while striking out eight. With four supporting...
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After hinting at it following Monday night’s 9-4 win against the Philadelphia Phillies, manager Mickey Callaway has confirmed that the Mets are indeed shutting down starter Zack Wheeler for the remainder of the 2018 season. Wheeler had thrown 182.1 innings this year, just three shy of a career high in 2014 and over double his workload in an injury-shortened 2017 campaign. Despite opening...
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Relative to his 1.32 ERA and .483 opponent OPS across the second half entering last night’s 9-4 trouncing of the Philadelphia Phillies, Zack Wheeler definitely fell short in a few respects. Despite only allowing three hits, the righty also walked three and hit three more in his first four-run performance since July 14 versus the Washington Nationals. The alarming lapses of control –...
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