Outfielder Yoenis Cespedes gave everybody a scare in today’s Mets 2-1 victory over the Marlins. In the eighth inning, Ichiro Suzuki sliced a pitch from reliever Jerry Blevins toward the seats in foul territory. Cespedes was off and running and when he reached the wall he dived into the seats to try and make the grab. His body disappeared into a dozen or so fans as one of them made the...
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In case you missed it in our minor league recap, lefty reliever Josh Edgin started the game for the St. Lucie Mets on Sunday as he began his rehab assignment. Edgin allowed one run on a walk, single and sac fly before departing the game after 27 pitches thrown. He struck out one and registered two outs in his first relief appearance in over a year. Attempting to come back from Tommy John surgery...
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Before the season started I asked some of my co-writers to give me their thoughts on the team. Mostly, I wanted to know how they viewed the offseason and if we have all the pieces to win win the NL East and hopefully bring home a World Series title. Here’s what they had to say… Tommy Rothman – This offseason was a roller-coaster, for sure. It started slow, but the Mets opened...
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I was afraid this was going to be the case as I wrote right after the New York Mets signed Yoenis Cespedes to that three year deal with the opt-out. “Not only does the signing squash literally any substantial playing time for Alejandro De Aza, it may have just placed him squarely on the trading block. And then there’s Michael Conforto, does he go back to a straight platoon and sit...
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Which Mets starting pitcher will have the best season this year? Mets Daddy – Going into this season, I was expecting Matt Harvey to have the best season of any pitcher, in part, due to the return of his slider. It’s funny how that one Noah Syndergaard start made me at least question my decision. However, I will stick with Harvey because when he had that slider in 2013, he put...
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