The New York Mets have announced that their exhibition game on Friday vs Army at Citi Field has been cancelled due to the weather report. The game was originally scheduled to take place at West Point but was moved to Citi Field after a recent snow storm. Fans that purchased tickets online at Mets.com or by phone will receive an automatic refund to their credit card. Purchases made at the Citi...
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While the Mets had been blessed with good health for most of Spring Training, the injuries are now starting to mount. The latest is Juan Lagares’ oblique strain. Back in 2014, Lagares had a similar injury which cost him 22 games. If this latest oblique strain is similar in nature, he will assuredly begin the season on the disabled list. With the relative unpredictability of oblique...
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When you select someone in the second round of the MLB Draft, you are looking at someone who is one of the best young players in all of baseball. If that player is a starting pitcher, you expect them to have the stuff to dominate the lower levels of the minor leagues. In reality, you’re looking at that player to perform well throughout each level of the minor leagues en route to a...
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During Spring Training, Paul Sewald has emerged as a real possibility for the Opening Day bullpen. The issue with adding Sewald to the Opening Day roster is he’s not on the Mets 40-man which is currently full. Therefore, if the Mets want to carry either Sewald on the Opening Day roster, the team is going to have to make a roster move. First and foremost, the need to make a move will be...
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A lineup featuring Manny Machado, Robinson Cano, Jose Bautista, Carlos Santana, Nelson Cruz and Gregory Polanco. For Clayton Kershaw, the task would have been daunting. Imagine being a 22-year old pitcher who has pitched only one game in Double-A. Imagine that nearly impossible task falling onto the shoulders of an unheralded International Free Agent who only started transitioning to becoming a...
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