In December to close out the Winter Meetings, the Mets selected right-hander Kyle Dowdy in the Rule 5 draft. Dowdy, 26, was a relative unknown to the normal baseball fan, but a pitcher that the team reportedly saw big potential in the California native. In 2018, Dowdy split his year between the Detroit Tigers and Cleveland Indians organizations. His numbers weren’t exactly memorable. He...
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Despite the ongoing rumors swirling around about a possible extension for Jacob deGrom, the reigning Cy Young award winner is all smiles at camp on Saturday. DeGrom, 30, is coming off a year where he was nothing short of elite. In 32 starts, the right-hander logged a 1.70 ERA, 1.99 FIP and struck out 269 batters in 217.0 innings pitched. The five-year veteran will look to repeat on his stellar...
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With pitchers and catchers officially underway, it’s beginning to feel a lot like baseball season. However, there are still a plethora of free agents left, including big time studs like Manny Machado, Bryce Harper, Craig Kimbrel and Dallas Keuchel. While it seems unlikely the Mets will make a play for any of those names, there are still a ton of free agents who would be valuable to bring...
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A scout for the Seattle Mariners, Noel Sevilla, who originally signed Edwin Diaz, told Ken Davidoff of the New York Post after the Mets acquired him one thing about the closer: “He has a big set of cojones.” Upon asking Diaz about that, the righty told Davidoff: “You have to be like that. Play hard, try to win every day. That’s my mindset. I think that’s why he said, ‘Big cojones,’ because I...
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Baseball or bust. That’s Tim Tebow’s mindset, as the outfielder proclaimed on Saturday that he is all in on baseball. The 31-year-old former NFL quarterback said in a press conference on Saturday in Port St. Lucie that he received many calls from the new Alliance of American Football with offers, but his decision was staying committed to the Mets. Tebow originally joined the Mets...
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