Going away to college, for me like many others, can be an exciting yet nerve wracking experience. Out of high school, I didn’t know where I wanted to go or what I wanted to study, so I chose to stay at my mom’s house and go to community college and work my part time job. I had a great experience in community college, and took several journalism and communications classes, which...
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The Mets dealt with several injuries this year, including Jed Lowrie missing nearly the entire season, Dominic Smith dealing with a stress fracture in his foot, Robert Gsellman tearing his lat and Drew Smith missing the whole season with Tommy John surgery. However, two of the most important ones were Robinson Cano being sidelined for a third of the season with a torn hamstring as well as a...
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Dan K. asks… I’ve seen a lot of talk about J.D. Davis and Jeff McNeil in the outfield, but nobody is talking about where Yoenis Cespedes fits in. Considering he’s the highest paid Met isn’t he a lock for left field? So how does all this play out? Rob Piersall answers… Hey Dan, thanks for the question. I think sometimes it’s easy to forget about Yoenis Cespedes...
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Right-hander Zack Wheeler is the biggest Mets name to hit the open market this winter, but the team should do everything in their power to bring him back for 2020 and beyond. Wheeler, 29, has thrived the last two seasons for the Mets as he’s entered his prime years, being worth nearly 9 fWAR in 2018-19. At this point, it seems as though New York will extend Wheeler a qualifying offer...
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Carlos Beltran retired two years ago after capturing his first World Series championship with the Houston Astros in his 20th big league season. A storied career, Beltran is all but a sure thing to be enshrined forever in Cooperstown when he is eligible in three more years. Since retirement, Beltran has been working as a special adviser to New York Yankees’ general manager, Brian Cashman,...
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