According to Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic, the San Francisco Giants — currently 8-14 and dwelling in the basement of the National League West — are “willing to talk about some of their veteran relievers right now” and could be looking to unload a few of their bigger arms as the season grinds on. “[San Francisco] believes they have the arms at Triple-A who could...
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The New York Mets surely experienced a moment or two of high anxiety this afternoon, but it appears a potentially serious crisis has been averted. Rookie first baseman Pete Alonso took a 93 mph two-seamer in on the hands via St. Louis right-hander Miles Mikolas during his at-bat in the eighth inning but remained in the game, eventually flying out. After going 0-for-4 and being replaced in the...
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The New York Mets were banking on Robinson Cano to be a leader on the field and off of it when they traded away two top prospects (centerfielder Jarred Kelenic, right-hander Justin Dunn) to acquire the 36-year-old second baseman and 25-year-old closer Edwin Diaz from Seattle. Over 63 plate appearances in Spring Training, Cano slashed .441/.476/.610. While exhibition stats aren’t to be...
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New York Mets utility man Jeff McNeil made his major-league debut as a 26-year-old last July after the Mets traded Asdrubal Cabrera to Philadelphia. With him, he carried a .311/.380/.443 minor-league slash line over six MiLB seasons and a reputation of being a contact-first hitter. Over the latter part of the 2018 season, McNeil, 27, proved that and then some. By the end of the year, the Nipomo,...
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In his last start, New York Mets right-hander Zack Wheeler was touching 101 mph with his four-seam fastball, allowing his other pitches to flourish, and got fine results (six innings, two runs, eight strikeouts, three walks in a 6-2 win in Atlanta on April 12). On Wednesday, the 29-year-old’s average velocity on his four-seamer was 96.4 mph (97.7 mph high), and his performance continued to...
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