Long before his bat started to emerge in the lower level of the minors, MLB scouts and executives were raving about Amed Rosario for his defense, his strong arm, and of course his slick glove work. Rosario did have some hiccups after his call-up to the Mets on August 1, but mostly that was attributed to his nerves and pressure to impress in the field. Ask any scout and they’ll tell you...
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Mickey Callaway, who was the Cleveland Indians’ pitching coach for the past five seasons, has been hired as the manager of the New York Mets. The following are reactions to the news from myself and several of my colleagues at MMO, plus a few from those who knew Mickey with the Indians. Joe D. – I know that some of you may question my mental state for saying this, but this decision to...
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I just came across an interesting blurb on Travis d’Arnaud that caught me by surprise. In 2017, d’Arnaud moved into seventh place in games caught among the all time franchise rankings. Nothing against d’Arnaud but I thought it was odd that someone so…. umm… mediocre defensively – and I’m being kind – would crack the top ten with 374 games caught....
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In a move that was widely expected, the New York Mets will indeed pick up the $7 million dollar option on lefty reliever Jerry Blevins, according to Jon Heyman of FanRag Sports. “I would love to come back to New York,” Blevins told us last week in an exclusive MMO interview. “I feel like we have a lot to prove and I think we’ll play that underdog role a lot better than...
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It seems to happen every postseason. You have a team packed with 6-7 superstars, but oftentimes it’s the player you least expect that explodes with a dynamic performance that eclipses everyone else on the team. We saw that in 1986 when Ray Knight out-shined everyone on a roster that included All-Stars Gary Carter, Darryl Strawberry, Dwight Gooden and Keith Hernandez. Knight batted .391...
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