Author: Jorge Eckardt

What Are Expectations for the Pitchers the Mets Got At the Deadline?

The Mets acquired 13 players at the trade deadline, five being pitchers. The bats have understandably gotten the most attention thanks to how Jefferson Rojas, Sammy Stafura, Aidan Smith, and, most of all, Billy Amick have started their Mets tenures, but the pitchers are very interesting in their own respects. Let’s go through them all. Gabe Davis Gabe Davis is without a doubt the...

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Internal Rotation Options in the Minor Leagues

Robert Stock got lit up on Saturday. He lasted just three innings and gave up eight earned runs on nine hits and five walks. It was a crash back to reality after a stellar first MLB start since 2022 for the 36-year-old, jumping his small-sample-size ERA from 1.80 to 10.13. No, he’s not a 10.13 ERA pitcher. There are things to like. He throws pretty hard, has a strong arsenal that goes five...

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Minor League Players of the Month: July 2026

Another month of baseball is in the books! The Florida Complex League is finished, and some of the Mets’ 2026 draftees have made their professional debuts. With any luck, next month’s players of the month will include some of them or some of the newly acquired players from the trade deadline. TRIPLE-A: SYRACUSE METS HITTER OF THE MONTH: CHRISTOPHER MOREL Statistics: 20 G,...

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Mets Trade Huascar Brazobán to White Sox

The New York Mets have traded Huascar Brazobán to the Chicago White Sox, Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic reported late Sunday night. The Mets received RHP Gabe Davis and RHP Zach Franklin. Brazobán, acquired by the Mets at the 2024 trade deadline from the Miami Marlins for Wilfredo Lara, has more than returned value in the parts of three seasons he spent in Queens. Across 117 appearances as a Met,...

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A Lefty Pitcher Resurgence is Happening Down on the Farm

It’s been a while since the Mets have developed a homegrown left-handed pitcher. David Peterson is the most recent, and his Mets tenure just came to an end. Peterson’s time with the Mets was mixed. He had some good times—his second half of 2024 stands out for obvious reasons—but was generally an inconsistent pitcher in both results and availability. Steven Matz and Jon Niese are the...

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