For the second straight year, the Mets were able to infuse a weak farm system with high upside talent through the draft. They got outfielder Pete Crow-Armstrong in the first round, a consensus Top 25 talent in the 2020 draft. First round talent in the second round with right-handed pitcher J.T. Ginn, and tremendous upside when they used the No. 69 pick (comp for Phillies signing Zack Wheeler) on...
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Update – 3:15 PM Joel Sherman of the New York Post reports that the MRI on Jacob deGrom’s back showed nothing that concerned the Mets. The ace is considered day-to-day after pulling himself with back tightness from his outing on Tuesday. DeGrom is supposed to start on Opening Day vs the Braves on July 24. Original – 1:37 PM Mets manager Luis Rojas announced that Jacob deGrom...
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Andrew Baggarly of The Athletic reports that San Francisco Giants star Buster Posey has decided to opt out of the 2020 season. Posey and his wife are adopting recently born identical twin girls. The twins were born prematurely, they are currently in the NICU and will be there for some time. Posey joins 10 other big leaguers that have opted out of the 2020 season due to Covid-19 concerns; catcher...
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ESPN Films announced on Thursday that they are in production on a 30 For 30 project centered around the 1986 Mets team. ESPN notes that the documentary series will be produced by Jimmy Kimmel, Sal “Cousin Sal” Iacono, Kimmelot’s Scott Lonker, ITV’s Jordana Hochman and MLB’s Nick Trotta. It will be directed by Nick Davis, the writer and director of the PBS documentary Ted Williams: ‘The Greatest...
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New York Mets ace Jacob deGrom talked to reporters on Monday afternoon about safety protocols, winning awards, and how sharp his teammate Steven Matz looked earlier in the day. DeGrom, 32, had a 2.43 ERA, 2.67 FIP, 0.97 WHIP, and a league leading 255 strikeouts in 204 innings during the 2019 season with the Mets. The reigning back-to-back National League Cy Young Award winner was hesitant to say...
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