One of the reasons why people believe Amed Rosario should be called up to the majors is so he can be mentored by veterans like Asdrubal Cabrera and Jose Reyes before they are possibly moved at the trade deadline. As it turns out, the distance between the Mets and the 51s clubhouse has not prevented Reyes from being a mentor to the budding star. From those that recall, Reyes’ and...
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3 UP 1. No Doubt In The Mets Direction Anymore There were once again glimmers of hope with the Mets having won six of eight, and Trea Turner suffering a broken wrist. The Mets were 8.5 games back with an opportunity to make it closer against the weak back end of the Nationals rotation. Instead of the Mets taking advantage of the opportunity, the Nationals showed the Mets just how much better a...
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3 UP 1. DeGrom The Team’s Ace Yet Again After a poor May that saw him pitch to a 4.95 ERA and had him battling just to get to the fifth inning in some of his starts, Jacob deGrom is perhaps pitching the best baseball of his career. After making adjustments in his throwing routine, deGrom has made four starts going 4-0 with a 0.84 ERA, 0.719 WHIP and an 8.7 K/9. He is also averaging an...
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Major League Baseball tonight announced that outfielder Michael Conforto was named to the 2017 National League All-Star team. Conforto was elected on the Player Ballot. The 88th All-Star Game will take place on Tuesday, July 11 in Miami. Conforto, 24, was named to his first All-Star team. Entering play today, Conforto ranked sixth in the NL with a .405 on-base percentage and ninth with a .953...
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New York Mets GM Sandy Alderson told reporters on Friday that third baseman David Wright is still roughly three to five weeks from resuming baseball activities. Wright has yet to play in a regular season Major League game and was only able to be a designated hitter in two spring games earlier this year. He was diagnosed with a right shoulder impingement in February and at this point in the...
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