Author: Jack Ramsey

A Case For Each Potential Starting First Baseman

From 2014 to 2017, the Mets had no question as to who would be their opening day first baseman, with Lucas Duda holding down the fort. But after they dealt him at the trading deadline in 2017, the Mets entered camp in February of 2018 with a battle on their hands between Dominic Smith and Adrian Gonzalez. Gonzalez was aided by a Smith injury, and opened 2018 as the starting first baseman. He was...

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Five Burning Questions Facing the Mets This Offseason

The 2018 season was one of the weirder seasons the Mets have seen in a while. Overall, it wasn’t a terrible year. Multiple young stars emerged, the starting pitching stayed healthy and was mostly effective, and a few relievers showed their worth and ability to be effective in the major leagues. The season was sunk by a 10-17 May and a 5-21 June, but the kids came alive down the stretch and...

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Brewers, Dodgers Clinch Respective Divisions With Game 163 Victories

Brewers 3(96-67) , Cubs 1 (95-68) Box Score In the first of two Game 163s, the Brewers defeated the Cubs 3-1 in Chicago. The Brewers were lead by Jhoulys Chacin who went 5.2 innings and allowed one run, a bomb off the bat of Anthony Rizzo in the fifth. Chacin was then replaced by one of baseball’s best bullpens, which delivered 3.1 scoreless innings. Joakim Soria struck out Javier Baez to...

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Mets Will Have 12th Selection in 2019 Draft

The New York Mets are going to now set to draft 12th in the 2019 First-Year Player Draft. The team’s 77-85 record pencils them in behind the 78-84 Twins and in front of the 73-89 Blue Jays. The Mets picked sixth last season, and selected high school outfielder Jarred Kelenic from Wyoming. Former 12th picks by the Mets include Gavin Cecchini and Lastings Milledge. Notable 12th picks in...

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Nimmo Exits Game Early with Apparent Hamstring Injury

Brandon Nimmo exited the Mets game with the Marlins on Saturday night early with an apparent hamstring injury. After he lined a basehit to the outfield he took a turn around first an immediately grabbed his hamstring. Nimmo was lifted for a pinch runner, and is unlikely to appear again this season for the Mets. Nimmo was replaced by Jack Reinheimer. We will keep you updated as more updates...

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