It was a year ago last March when Jacob deGrom made his first two Grapefruit League starts and the alarm bells sounded as the hard-throwing right-hander was sitting at just 90-91 MPH and topping out at 93. Concerns about deGrom’s decreased velocity made blaring headlines all through spring training and into the 2016 season. Fast-forward a year later and everyone was all smiles and let out...
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Yesterday’s Game – The New York Mets beat the Houston Astros 11-3 on 17 hits from 13 different players including a home run from Neil Walker for the second straight day. Lucas Duda knocked in two runs with a double in his spring debut. Noah Syndergaard also made his Grapefruit League debut with two scoreless innings. Rafael Montero threw two more scoreless innings giving him six this...
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I was just reading our Morning Briefing and learned that today was the birthday of Danny Frisella. Wow, I thought. There’s a name I haven’t heard of in a while. I always had fond memories of Danny Frisella, a right-hander who the Mets selected in the third round of the 1966 Amatuer Draft out of Washington State University. It didn’t take long before he’d make his way to...
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As first reported by Jon Heyman of Fan Rag Sports, Noah Syndergaard had his contract renewed today by the New York Mets. What that means is that both sides failed to come to an agreement so the Mets basically ended the discussion and paid him the sum they considered their final offer. Syndergaard, 24, was hoping the Mets would take into consideration his playoff performance the past two years...
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Good Morning Mets Fans. Funny thing, yesterday I left a comment to explain why the Mets are choosing to play Amed Rosario, Gavin Cecchini, Dominic Smith and T.J. Rivera as often as they have. “A lot of people – including beat writers – completely ignore the fact that the Mets (like any other organization) will play top prospects early to help determine their assignments. Does...
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