Author: John Sheridan

Rising Mets Prospects: Vasquez Raking, Kay Dominating

Position Players Jeremy Vasquez, 1B Level: Columbia Stats: .343/.477/.597, 7 2B, 2 3B, 2 HR, 17 RBI MMN Ranks: N/A Heading into the season, the Mets future at first base seemed to be a two man discussion between Peter Alonso and Dominic Smith. With his debut in Kingsport last year, and with this start to the season in Columbia, Vasquez is doing all he can to enter his name into that discussion....

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3 Up, 3 Down: Syndergaard Back to Form

3 UP 1. Corner Outfielders Hitting Again One of the few positives that came out of this series against the Cardinals was Yoenis Cespedes and Jay Bruce starting to hit again. Cespedes was 4-13 in the series with a double, homer, and five RBI.  The homer was a game tying homer, and the two RBI yesterday accounted for the Mets 2-0 lead yesterday heading into the bottom of the seventh. Bruce was...

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MMO Mailbag: Resolving the Bullpen and Catcher Issues

Even with the Mets strong play this season, and with them leading in the National League East, there have been some issues that have begun to arise with this team.  Aside from the slumps, which many people believe will work themselves out as we saw with Yoenis Cespedes and Jay Bruce homering last night, there are some more pressing issues many believe the Mets need to address.  In the latest...

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Mets Minors Recap: Alonso Keeps Mashing for Binghamton

New Hampshire (12-5) 9 – Binghamton (7-9) 4 Box Score Peter Alonso 2-4, BB, K, .357/.456/.625 Kevin Taylor 2-5, 2 R, K, SB, .244/.277/.267 Tim Tebow 2-2, R, RBI, 2 BB, .250/.321/.396 Levi Michael 1-3, R, HR, 3 RBI, K, .214/.262/.429 On the night, the Rumble Ponies could not quite catch the Fisher Cats.  A Michael fourth inning two-run homer pulled the Rumble Ponies to within a run.  After...

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3 Up, 3 Down: DeGrom Strong, But Mets Look to Rebound

3 UP 1.  Jacob CyGrom Lost in another bullpen meltdown was Jacob deGrom having another great start to not just further cement his status as the ace of this staff, but to also remind everyone he is one of the best starting pitchers in all of baseball. After pitching seven scoreless innings and striking out 10 Braves, his record now stands at 2-0 with a 2.35 ERA, 1.031 WHIP, and an 11.3 K/9. With...

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