3 UP 1. Help Is on the Way It’s very easy to get frustrated by a series like this, especially watching the pitching struggle. Things are about to get much better on that front. Steven Matz and Seth Lugo are penciled into the rotation this week. It does not cure all of the pitching issues, but it gives the team a legitimate fifth starter, and with Robert Gsellman moving to the bullpen, it...
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3 UP 1. Pill Not Hard to Swallow With the Mets already having run pitchers like Rafael Montero, Adam Wilk, and Tommy Milone out there, the team finally decided to try to give Tyler Pill a try. Pill certainly earned the opportunity with his pitching extremely well in the minor leagues this season going 4-1 with a 1.60 ERA in nine starts between Las Vegas and Binghamton. Pill rewarded the Mets...
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Sandy Alderson has already announced both Steven Matz and Seth Lugo will be joining the rotation once they are ready to come off the disabled list. As a result, Tyler Pill will presumably going back down to Las Vegas. With those moves, the answer isn’t clear as to what capacity the Mets will be using Robert Gsellman in. A report by Kevin Kernan of the New York Post, thought, says the Mets...
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Despite the Mets promoting a write-in campaign for Michael Conforto to be elected as a starter for the All-Star Game, it appears the team’s efforts have yet to gain any traction. With MLB publishing the first of what will be five ballot updates, Conforto is not listed among the Top 15 National League outfielders. It’s not just Conforto who is lagging behind in All Star voting, it is...
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3 UP 1. Lefty 30 HR Hitters Are Scorching Coming into the season, the Mets had the rare roster than had three different left-handed 30-home run hitters. Unfortunately, the best laid plans did not immediately come to fruition. Curtis Granderson was dreadful in April. Lucas Duda was injured and didn’t hit immediately upon his return from the disabled list. As hot as Jay Bruce was in April,...
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