General manager Brodie Van Wagenen has quickly made his mark on the New York Mets’ roster by the sheer number of acquisitions he’s made over the past few months. The organization’s performance floor as a squad has certainly been lifted, and projection systems like PECOTA give them a shot at returning to the playoffs for the first time since 2016. These acquisitions won’t...
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Change is a good thing, but it can also take away certain levels of comfort and familiarity. We got a taste of that over the winter with the New York Mets non-tendered Wilmer Flores. Most recently, we got another taste with the organization deciding to release infielder T.J. Rivera. Both players hold a special place in the hearts of many Mets fans. However, with the other players acquired by...
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I said this cliché way too recently, but I’ll say it again: MLB teams can never have enough pitching. And, more specifically, they can never have too much starting pitching. This area of the New York Mets’ roster certainly feels like the squad’s greatest strength. But it’s also part of the reason why there have been somewhat constant public requests for the Mets to sign...
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While there’s hope the New York Mets’ offense will improve thanks to moves made by general manager Brodie Van Wagenen, this club will ultimately go as far as the pitching staff can carry them. The bullpen is projected to take a huge leap with closer Edwin Diaz leading the way, but the starting rotation is supposed to be among the league’s best for the second straight year. Most...
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Baseball is a wonderful game, but it can be full of clichés at times — even though a lot of them are true. We’ve all heard the following handful (or some variety of them) too many times to count: You can never have too much pitching. Baseball is a marathon, not a sprint. You can’t win championships in April, but you sure can lose them. That last one is what I’d like to...
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