A.J. Hinch currently has his team one win away from a World Series victory. He has made a name for himself this postseason for his unconventional use of his bullpen. With closer Ken Giles struggling and a bullpen that has been inconsistent since the start of October, Hinch has turned to his starters to get critical outs at the end of games. With a 4-0 lead after five innings of ALCS Game 7...
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Quality starting pitching has been hard to come by for the Mets this year. After Noah Syndergaard went down with his lat injury, the Mets have tried to fill his spot in the rotation with guys like Adam Wilk, Rafael Montero, and most recently Tommy Milone. Now there has been a new name to emerge as a potential call up for the Mets, and that name is Tyler Pill. Pill has had a stellar start to his...
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The New York Mets are currently in a free fall. The pitching for this team has gone from bad to atrocious and there does not seem to be any sign of a turnaround. Fans can dream about a bullpen with Kelvin Herrera, or David Robertson at the back end. They can wish for a trade to get another starter like Jeremy Hellickson. But the fact is that Sandy Alderson and the Mets are going to have to do...
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Nine at-bats. Over David Wright’s 13-year career with the Mets, he has only pinch hit nine times. Not shocking for a player that was once a perennial All-Star, but this shows that despite his injury history David Wright either starts or sits. It is no secret that Terry Collins has a tough task ahead in trying to find playing time for all of his infielders. David Wright, if healthy, will be...
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At the end of the season manager Terry Collins said that he believed his staff would remain the same next season. This changed yesterday when we found out that Tim Teufel was being replaced by Glenn Sherlock as the third base coach. This move was made because Sherlock is going to coach the catchers and Teufel struggled at times in his role as the third base coach. With one change to the coaching...
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