3 UP 1. Switch Flipped In the season opening roadtrip, the Mets were making contact, but they weren’t hitting for much power. To put it in perspective, Juan Lagares and Jacob deGrom were tied for the team lead in homers. Things looked worse when the Mets were shut out by Stephen Strasburg in their home opener. Then J.D. Davis broke out with two bombs, which seemingly woke up the Mets...
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Since the start of the 2018 season, there has been no better pitcher in baseball. In fact, he has done things which have never been seen, and his dominance has led Hall of Famer Pedro Martinez to say deGrom is a taller and better looking version of Pedro. In deGrom’s completely and utterly dominant start against the Marlins, we would seem deGrom set some Major League records, and we would...
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Shortly after Anthony Kay was drafted, it was discovered he had a torn UCL, and he needed Tommy John surgery. Not only would it cost Kay the 2016 and 2017 seasons, but it would also lead to him receiving an underslot bonus. Last year, in his first season back from surgery he was not only returning from surgery, but he was making his professional debut. During the course of the season, he would...
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3 UP 1. Teammates First One of the purely remarakable aspects of this 2019 Mets team is the friendship between Pete Alonso and Dominic Smith. Dating back to last year, these are two players who have been put in an adversarial situation as they were competing against one another not just for playing time but for the Mets first base job. In a credit to both of them, they have risen above it, and...
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The New York Mets have not had the best history bringing in potential Hall of Famers who are towards the end of their careers. Over Mets history, fans can recite how things fell apart for players like Roberto Alomar, Warren Spahn, Eddie Murray, and a host of other players when they donned the orange and blue. However, that is not the totality of that list. There are still players like Rickey...
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