Author: Josh Finkelstein

Mets Almost Done With Third Round of Interviews

Joel Sherman of the New York Post reports that the Mets are close to completing their third and final round of interviews that involve Fred Wilpon. Eduardo Perez, Derek Shelton, and Carlos Beltran have already met with Wilpon. The only one who hasn’t is Tim Bogar, who likely will very shortly after the conclusion of the World Series on Wednesday night. While those four are believed to be...

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World Series Game 7 Thread: Washington Nationals vs Houston Astros, 8:08 PM (FOX)

Washington Nationals (3-3) at Houston Astros (3-3) World Series Game 6: RHP Max Scherzer (3-0, 2.16 ERA) VS. RHP Zack Greinke (0-2, 5.30 ERA) Wednesday, October 30, 2019 • Minute Maid Park • Houston, TX The two best words in sports are “Game 7” and that’s exactly what will be on tap on Wednesday after the Nationals won Game 6 of the World Series on Tuesday night by a score of...

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David Wright and Ryan Zimmerman Had Remarkably Similar Parallels

By Josh Finkelstein There was a time where Ryan Zimmerman and David Wright were taking the field together for their travel baseball team in Virginia, dreaming about the experience of becoming professional baseball players. As they continued to grow, it was clear that both of them had a strong chance of making that dream become a reality. Wright decided to forego a college experience to reach...

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Mets Have Interest in Highly Regarded Pitching Coach, Chris Fetter

Jeff Passan of ESPN reports that the New York Mets are among the teams pursuing “rising star” pitching coach, Chris Fetter. The New York Yankees have also reportedly interviewed the 33-year-old for their pitching coach vacancy. Fetter has been serving as the University of Michigan’s pitching coach since 2017. Prior to that, he was the minor league pitching coordinator for the...

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MMO Mailbag: Could Mets Acquire Lewis Brinson?

Angelo T asks… Do you think we could acquire Lewis Brinson from the Miami Marlins for Dominic Smith? Josh Finkelstein answers… The Mets definitely need to acquire a center fielder this offseason and taking a flier on someone like Lewis Brinson, depending on the price, probably would be worth it. That being said, with regards to the proposed trade above, Dominic Smith would probably be too...

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