The major league draft is set to kick off on July 11th, and the Mets are sitting at No. 10 in the first round draft order. The Mets are expected to take the best player available, but who that player is depends on how the nine picks before them shake out. *Note, players are listed in no particular order. Sal Frelick, OF, Boston College Frelick is arguably the best college bat available in this...
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Update: 3:33 p.m. Mets’ outfielder Brandon Nimmo, rehabbing with Triple-A Syracuse on Sunday in his first game action in over a month, went 1-for-2 at the dish with a run scored. Michael Conforto and Jeff McNeil, who have also been rehabbing with Syracuse, are all contenders to be added back to the team over the course of the next week or so, the former two likely before Nimmo, however....
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Where we sit today, the 2021 MLB Trade Deadline is just 45 days away, and the first place New York Mets are set to be one of the most aggressive teams in baseball. The 34-25 Mets have a healthy lead in the National League East, despite dealing with a rash of injuries to some of their key players in the first half. With each passing week, the Mets get closer to being at full strength, as...
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Following two clunkers in a row against sub .500 teams, New York Mets left-hander David Peterson responded loudly on Monday night with six innings of one hit baseball in a shutout against the first place Chicago Cubs. This, of course, comes just one day after fellow southpaw Joey Lucchesi reached the fifth inning for the first time as a Met. Pitching against his former Padres teammates for the...
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Since 2017, only fours teams have had worse second base defense than the Mets (-23) based on Fangraph’s Defensive Runs Saved: The Nationals, the Twins, the Tigers, and the Athletics. Simply put, the Mets have struggled up the middle for the last handful of years. Defensive wiz Francisco Lindor has proven to be a staple at shortstop in 2021, but the second base position has already...
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