The St. Lucie Mets had the best performance of the day led by Elian Peña’s home run. Ryan Clifford and Nick Morabito also had strong offensive showings while the St. Lucie pitchers performed well. Weather robbed the Syracuse Mets of a potential comeback and postponed the Brooklyn Cyclones game while Binghamton struggled both offensively and defensively. Triple-A Rochester (17-17) 3,...
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A lot of spring training is noise, but at the end of March, we looked at one data point for each hitter in spring to see if they would translate to the regular season. One month in we check back in to see if any of these stuck into the regular season. Francisco Lindor – Average Exit Velocity – Maintained In his limited spring training games after his hamate injury Francisco Lindor maxed...
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Per Will Sammon of the Athletic, the New York Mets have extended catcher Luis Torrens to a two-year, $11.5 million extension covering the 2027 and 2028 seasons. The deal has no options and Torrens has $1 million in incentives each year. Torrens has been among the best in the league at catching baserunners, placing 94th percentile in 2024, 100th percentile in 2025, and is currently in the 100th...
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Per Francys Romero of Beisbol FR, the Mets have acquired Andy Ibáñez from the Athletics. Ibáñez has struggled in his first eleven games of the season, but he is a career .252/.303/.385/.688 hitter. Ibáñez, 33, has experience at each infield position as well as the corner outfield spots, but second base has been his best defensive position. Ibáñez has not shown off much power in his career, but...
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As of April 28, Alex Cora, formerly of the Boston Red Sox, and Rob Thompson, formerly of the Philadelphia Phillies were fired from their managerial positions over the last week. Managers have been fired as early as six games into a season, though most tend to be let go around Memorial Day. The Red Sox and Phillies have had a start to the season about as bad as the Mets and hope these changes in...
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