Author: John Flanigan

Mets, Brewers Have Discussed Deal for Wheeler

Jon Morosi of Fox Sports report that the New York Mets and the Milwaukee Brewers have discussed a deal involving right-handed starter Zack Wheeler. The Brewers recently lost starter Brent Suter to a torn UCL that will keep him out for the remainder of the 2018 season. Wheeler has recently shown a spike in velocity that has coincided with better results, a 3.50 ERA over his last 10 starts....

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Morning Briefing: Mets Look For First Series Win Since May

Good morning Mets fans! Last night Zack Wheeler picked up his fourth win and Michael Conforto stayed hot with a home run in the Mets 6-3 win over the Padres. This afternoon, Corey Oswalt takes the mound against Clayton Richard and the Padres at 12:10 pm at Citi Field as the Mets look to take home their first series win since mid-May. Latest Mets News Congratulations to Brandon Nimmo for winning...

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Game Recap: Conforto Stays Red Hot in 6-3 Win Over Padres

The New York Mets (41-57) defeated the Sand Diego Padres (42-62) by a score of 6-3 on Tuesday night at Citi Field. Pitching Zack Wheeler doubled up on the slider to strike out Wil Myers and close out a perfect top of the first. Wheeler worked around an Eric Hosmer leadoff single, and was helped out by a nice running play by Jose Bautista that led to a 9-to-3 double play putout to end the second....

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Morning Briefing: Wheeler Looks to Boost That Trade Value

Good morning Mets fans! Last night, the team fell to the San Diego Padres 3-2 at Citi Field. Tonight, Zack Wheeler takes the mound looking to even up the series against LHP Eric Lauer at 7:10 pm at Citi Field. Latest Mets News Jacob deGrom is the first pitcher in major league history to go through the first 20 starts of the season with an ERA below 2.00 (1.71) yet have less than seven wins (5)...

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Mets Engaged in DeGrom Talks, But Team “Loves Him”

Mets assistant GM John Ricco told the media this afternoon that the Mets are “still engaged” and are “still having dialogue with some teams” on a Jacob deGrom trade. However, Ricco added that the team loves the big righty and in order to move him in a trade “it would take an awful lot.” Early last week deGrom sent out a message through his agent, expressing his desire to remain a Met long-term....

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