Major League Baseball in conjunction with the Player’s Association have announced rule changes for the 2017 season. With pace of play being a hot topic this offseason, it should come as no surprise that a few of the rules have addressed that issue. There are, however, some other interesting rule changes that will affect how the game on the field is actually played. The joint press release...
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Per Kristie Ackert of the NY Daily News, Zack Wheeler threw a live BP session today. Batters were mostly just tracking his pitches, however an attending scout said he looked “really good.” Wheeler, 26, threw 25-30 pitches and was very happy with his performance afterward. Anthony DiComo of MLB.com says will make his Grapefruit League debut on March 10th against the Atlanta Braves....
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Unfortunately, it comes as no surprise David Wright might not be ready for Opening Day following news of a right shoulder impingement. No one realistically knows when Wright is going to be ready to play this year. With that in mind, the Mets now have an available spot on the Opening Day roster. In-house options include T.J. Rivera and Matt Reynolds, who are both on the 40-man roster. Ty Kelly...
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Looking over the Mets infield, there are two things that squarely stand-out. The first is that this is an aging group of players coming off significant injuries. The second is this infield is not particularly good defensively. John Dewan of Acta Sports, and Fielding Bible fame, projected the Mets to have the worst defense up the middle in 2017. The projection calls for Neil Walker to be a -1 DRS...
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According to Chelsea Janes of the Washington Post, reigning Cy Young Award winner Max Scherzer is still unable to throw a fastball pain free. Scherzer was originally slated to pitch in the World Baseball Classic for the USA, but he was forced to withdraw due to the pain from the stress fracture in the ring finger of his pitching hand. While the fracture has healed to the point that Scherzer is...
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