As noted by MMO’s Michael Mayer, the Mets used RHP Chris Flexen out of the bullpen for Syracuse last night. In 2.0 innings, he allowed one hit, no runs, no walks, and he struck out a batter. There are many factors as to why Flexen was moved to the bullpen. Chief among them is the recent promotion of Anthony Kay to Triple-A and the need to open up a spot in the rotation for the team’s...
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3 UP 1. Real Deal In the doubleheader against the Yankees, Jeff McNeil went 4-for-10 with three runs, a homer, and three RBI. Since coming off the IL, he’s hitting .367 while playing well at second and in left. Between his bat and his glove, he’s been the Mets’ most valuable player. In fact, he’s one of the more indispensable players in all of baseball right now. 2....
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Syracuse Mets – Luis Guillorme Season Stats: .280/.394/.364, 6 2B, 2 HR, 12 RBI, 3 SB Week Stats: .429/.538/.524, 2 2B, RBI Guillorme had two three hit games this past week while playing well defensively at both second and short. The first was Tuesday against the Rochester Red Wings. The second was Saturday against the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders. This is part of a terrific stretch of...
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Middle infielder Luis Guillorme will be the 26th man for today’s doubleheader. Pursuant to the 26th man rules, Guillorme will be available for the second game of the doubleheader only. One interesting note is this is the last year of baseball’s 26th Man Rule. Starting next season, all active rosters will have 26 players with a maximum of 13 pitchers on the roster. Normally, you would...
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3 UP 1. A New Man Noah Syndergaard has been one of the most vocal pitchers over the new ball, and its impact on him. Specifically, it’s robbed him of his slider. For a moment, it made him little more than a two pitch pitcher. As the season has progressed, he’s worked on things. As he said after Sunday’s game, “Right now I’m still working on finding that slider, but...
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