Yesterday, one of the most dominant left-handed relief pitchers of all-time turned 63 years old. That man is Jesse Orosco. Orosco was drafted by the Minnesota Twins in 1978 and was traded to the Mets in February of 1979. He made his MLB debut two months later. After a rocky start in 1979, Orosco spent the entirety of the 1980 season and most of the 1981 season in the minors. He then became a...
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It seems that after losing David Wright to injuries that ultimately ended his career, the Mets’ search for a new captain may not require much more looking. Pete Alonso, the Mets rookie sensation who hit for an MLB rookie-record 53 home runs last season, has emerged as a strong leadership presence in the clubhouse just one year after making his MLB debut. It seems his campaign for the next...
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It’s a hot corner in a hot division! Except, unlike 2019, the scene at third base is quite vacant. The hot corner has been gutted of the best of the best, as the Nationals lost superstar Anthony Rendon to the Los Angeles Angels and the Atlanta Braves were outbid by the Minnesota Twins for productive veteran Josh Donaldson. With a fairly bare scene throughout the division, let’s rank the...
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Ever since the days of Edgardo Alfonso, the New York Mets have struggled to find a premier contributor that can play the position of second base. Whether it be the failed free agent signings of guys like Roberto Alomar and Kaz Matsui, or one-dimensional players like Daniel Murphy, the Mets have failed to feature the top second baseman in the NL East for some time. For a long time, the position...
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Assuming the baseball season will start at some point, we can surely count on the NL East being one of the more tightly-contested divisions in the league. To get a better sense as to where the Mets’ roster stands, we will be offering positional breakdowns and rankings of each team in the division. Today, we will be taking a look at first basemen in the NL East, which combines some veteran...
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