Author: Josh Finkelstein

Mets Giving Rosario Mental Break Today and Tomorrow

Mickey Callaway said today that the Mets are going to give Amed Rosario a “mental break” today and tomorrow to “work on some things.” Meanwhile, Jose Reyes will play the next two games in place of the 22-year old struggling shortstop as the team is enthused by his play in the month of June. The 35-year old is 6-for-20 (.300) with six walks and one RBI. That is a...

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Blevins Starts Today, Most Of Bullpen Will Pitch

Mickey Callaway announced this morning that the Mets are going to have a bullpen game today against the Los Angeles Dodgers, in which they will have Jerry Blevins start the game. Don’t expect Blevins to be in their long though as Callaway said that “almost everyone in the ‘pen is going to pitch today.” The situation at hand is the result of the Mets placing Jason Vargas...

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Nimmo Shows Off Ability to Hit Left-Handers Against Dodgers

Brandon Nimmo has really started to hit left-handers better of late and he showcased it in front of Mets fans on Saturday night at Citi Field. The outfielder went 3-for-5 last night against the Los Angeles Dodgers’ pitching staff, in which all five of his at-bats were against southpaws. Unsurprisingly, he did not fare well against the first of three he faced, as Clayton Kershaw struck him...

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Mets Situational Hitting Has Hit New Low

What’s new with this team really at this point? The Mets offense has continued its futility with runners in scoring position and last night was certainly no better. The Mets went a mere 2-12 with RISP against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday night. In the fifth inning, the Mets got runners on the corners with nobody out and could not plate across a mere run as Asdrubal Cabrera and...

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DeGrom’s Quality Start Not Enough To Avoid Loss

Jacob deGrom got the start for the Mets last night against the Los Angeles Dodgers and actually had one of the worst outings of his season to date. That being said, the outing was still pretty solid it’s just deGrom has been unhittable for most of the season so the difference was noticeable. In the first inning, the Dodgers took a 1-0 lead as Max Muncy crushed a first-pitch fastball into...

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