Steven Matz finished his spring strong after getting off to a rough start. On Sunday, in his final Grapefruit League appearance, Matz kept the Miami Marlins at bay allowing just two hits over four shutout innings. “I know the phrase is ‘it’s just spring training,’ but that is really the way it is,” Matz said. “You’ve just got to get out there and get reps and feel comfortable and now at this...
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We spend a majority of our lives trying to find the happiness we felt when we were kids. For a lot (if not all) of us here at MetsMerized, most of that joy stems from baseball. For me, some of the happiest moments of my life were driving down to Flushing with my old man from our house about a half hour away in Yonkers. Guys like Edgardo Alfonzo, Mike Piazza and Al Leiter were my heroes and...
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The New York Mets are kicking around the idea of putting Michael Conforto on the Opening Day roster in a pinch hitting capacity, according to Mike Puma of the New York Post. “There might be some value to having Conforto coming off the bench and not having him play the outfield,” said manager Mickey Callaway. “(We) got to weight all that stuff right now.” Conforto appeared in...
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New York Mets right-hander Zack Wheeler will begin the season with Triple-A Las Vegas, the team announced on Saturday. The 27-year-old went 0-1 with a 8.10 ERA over five games (four started) for the Mets this spring. He also had an alarming 8.10 ERA over 10.0 innings pitched. Wheeler said it was hard to take in when he received the news because he had become so accustomed to the grind of the...
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New York Mets right-hander Hansel Robles registered a 9.26 ERA over 11.2 innings this spring, but even still, was taken aback when he was informed he wouldn’t be making the Opening Day roster. Robles, 27, was considered an almost lock to break camp with the Mets in 2018, but will instead head to the minors where he was told to “work on the small things.” “He’s got good stuff,”...
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