Author: Matt Mancuso

Taking Stock Of Mets Catching Options

Even while we’re in the midst of a successful start to the season, there’s always some room for improvement. And where our New York Mets are concerned, injuries and an overall lack of production have made the catching position a significant area in need of improvement. Two weeks ago the Mets lost their primary catcher Travis d’Arnaud for the season after he was diagnosed with a...

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Mets Minors Recap: Dominic Smith Off to Strong Start

Fresno (11-4) 10, Las Vegas (5-10) 8  Box Score Dominic Smith 1B: 2-3, 2 BB, K, .295/.446/.545 Zach Borenstein LF: 3-4, HR, 2 RBI, .321/.419/.623 Bryce Brentz RF: 3-5, HR, 2B, 2 RBI, K, .220/.259/.380 Johnny Monell C: 3-4, 3 RBI, BB, K, .417/.462/.417 Gavin Cecchini 2B: 1-4, 2B, RBI, 2 K, .256/.341/.385 As has seemingly been the case many times this year, the 51s struck early before falling...

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Morning Briefing: Mets Begin 10-Game Road Trip

Good Morning, Mets fans! Matt Harvey’s (0-1, 4.80 ERA) last few starts haven’t been that encouraging, but he’ll hope to reverse that trend against a third-place Braves team today. The Braves scheduled starter, Anibal Sanchez, suffered a hamstring injury yesterday and they have not announced his replacement yet. In yesterday’s game, Tanner Roark quieted the Mets for the...

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Morning Briefing: Mets Lose a Heart Breaker

Good morning, Mets fans. Today, Zack Wheeler (1-0,1.29 ERA) and the Mets will look to come back against the Nationals. Wheeler will face off against Gio Gonzalez (1-1, 2.20 ERA), who has excellent career stats at Citi Field (10-1, 1.69 ERA). The game will be shown on SNY and can be heard on 710WOR at 7:10 p.m. Yesterday, Jacob deGrom hurled 7.1 outstanding innings and Todd Frazier drove in two...

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Morning Briefing: Nine in a Row!

Today, Matt Harvey will take on Chase Anderson and the Milwaukee Brewers in the second game of a three-game series. This game will be aired on SNY and can be heard on 710 WOR at 7:10 P.M. Yesterday, the Mets defeated the Brewers by a score of 6-5, winning their ninth consecutive game. Todd Frazier went deep twice in support of Steven Matz, who pitched 5 1/3 effective innings. Despite some...

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