In all the hoopla of Major League Baseballs’s annual trade deadline, it’s easy for smaller scale deals to not generate tons of headlines. The New York Mets’ last-minute acquisition of Miguel Castro from the Baltimore Orioles would certainly fall into that category. Despite that, could the 26-year-old play an important role in manager Luis Rojas’ bullpen in 2021? With a surge in strikeouts and...
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Major League Baseball’s hot stove is typically cold during the holidays. Except in San Diego, of course. The Padres — fresh off their first postseason berth since 2006 — are officially doing everything possible to catch the Los Angeles Dodgers. The starting rotation, which took a hit right before the playoffs this past October, got a tremendous upgrade thanks to trading for Yu Darvish and...
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Since the moment he made his MLB debut at Yankee Stadium, Jacob deGrom has been Mr. Reliable for the New York Mets. In fact, of all the things he does at an elite level, I think that’s his best trait. While he’s remained steady for the Amazins, he added a new layer starting in 2018. You know, the “I’m also the best pitcher in baseball” kind of layer. DeGrom can easily make this claim because his...
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While the New York Mets still have roster moves to make prior to Spring Training, especially when looking at the starting rotation, Marcus Stroman accepting the $18.9 million qualifying offer earlier this offseason helped a ton. Sure, he didn’t actually pitch last year, but he brings a solid track record and a level of stability to the front of New York’s rotation behind Jacob deGrom that was...
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Add New York Mets pitcher Steven Matz to the endless list of people who are happy to see 2020 nearly in the rearview mirror. Before the season was put on hold 20 years ago in March, there was reason for optimism regarding Matz. He finished 2019 strong, and after working with pitching coach Jeremy Hefner last winter, he flashed a mid-90s fastball with more regularity. His first start of 2020 was...
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