Author: Michael Mayer

Conforto Tweaks Swing, Crushes Homer to Center

The 2018 season has certainly been a struggle for the New York Mets talented outfielder Michael Conforto as he looks to return to his pre-surgery 2017 form. Conforto recently worked hitting coach Pat Roessler and assistant hitting coach Tom Slater to help correct an issue in with his swing according to Mike Puma of the New York Post. The lefty realized he wasn’t waiting on the ball and as...

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Flores Homers in Rehab Game, Return is Imminent

Wilmer Flores played his third rehab game for the St. Lucie Mets on Thursday night and showed with the bat that he looks perfectly healthy in their 13-3 win. Flores went 3-for-5 with a homer, double and knocked in three runs. He also played the entire game at first base. His home run came off a lefty to dead center off the batters eye at First Data Field. The New York Mets utility guy has now...

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Source: Peter Alonso, Jeff McNeil Promoted to Triple-A

Logan Barer of MMO has reported that New York Mets prospects Peter Alonso and Jeff McNeil have both been promoted from the Double-A Binghamton Rumble Ponies to the Triple-A Las Vegas 51s. Alonso, 23, is hitting .314/.440/.573 with 12 doubles, 15 homers, 52 RBI and his 1.012 OPS ranks third in the Eastern League. The first baseman was recently ranked by Baseball America as the No. 81 prospect....

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Heyman: Yankees Not Trading Andujar or Torres For Degrom

According to Jon Heyman of the FRS Network in regards to any possible deal between the New York Mets and New York Yankees, that the Bronx Bombers won’t trade either of young infielders Gleyber Torres or Miguel Andujar. The same Yankees person told Heyman that the New York Mets would never trade Jacob deGrom to the them despite a Mets person telling him otherwise. Columnists and talk show...

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Mets Need To Put Jay Bruce on DL

After the New York Mets 2-0 loss on Wednesday afternoon to the Atlanta Braves it was announced that outfielder Jay Bruce is dealing with a sore back/upper butt area. Bruce, 31, woke up with a sore back/butt/hip on Wednesday though he decided to play through it. “They are pretty sure it’s muscular,” Bruce said. “It’s manageable. I just feel it sometimes on certain swings it gets it a little...

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