Last week the New York Mets announced this year’s Sterling Award winners, honoring the top players throughout their minor league system. It got me to wondering who the top rookie has been for the Mets this season. The Mets have had 11 players make their major league debuts this year, but clearly the two biggest standouts have been outfielder Michael Conforto and right-hander Noah...
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A few days ago I came across an article I wrote last offseason about the upcoming Mets season after we acquired Michael Cuddyer. I thought it would be very cool to look back on it as the Mets get ready for their first trip to the postseason in nine years. The original title was “I Wouldn’t Trade Our Roster With Anyone Else In The NL East.” I certainly did get a few names wrong,...
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MLB announced that Hansel Robles has been suspended for three games for “intentionally” throwing a pitch at the head of Cameron Rupp in Wednesday night’s game against the Philadelphia Phillies. Don’t know how they determined it was intentional, but Robles is becoming a high maintenance player. Funny thing is that I thought Logan Verrett would be suspended not Robles. But Verrett...
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The team breathed a sigh of relief on Wednesday night, when x-rays on Yoenis Cespedes came back negative and revealed no broken bones. He was diagnosed with contusions on his ring and middle fingers on his left hand. “I felt the pain when I first got hit,” Cespedes said after the game. “I didn’t think it was broken, but I was relieved when the X-Rays came back negative.” Terry Collins is giving...
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According to Adam Rubin of ESPN New York, reliever Dario Alvarez is due to rejoin the Mets today in Philadelphia. Alvarez has been battling a groin injury he suffered on September 15 when he apparently pulled it during his follow-through after throwing a pitch. The lefty reliever has been rehabbing at the Mets complex in Port St. Lucie and has been throwing without any issues in the...
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