Updated, 10:38 AM New York Mets infielder addressed the media on Saturday morning in Port St. Lucie, touching on the aftermath of the MRI he underwent on his left knee on Friday. “We got confirmation there was no major damage, so it’s good news,” Lowrie told the media (video via Anthony DiComo of MLB.com), before outlining his course of action to return as soon as possible....
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At the time of his hiring, many scoffed at the idea of Chili Davis taking over as the New York Mets’ new hitting coach. His contact-first, situational approach to hitting — a relic to some — has caused the former major leaguer to fall out of favor with his most recent employers in shockingly short order. A three-year stint as hitting coach Oakland (2012 to 2014) was followed...
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Dominic Smith has been inefficiently developed by the New York Mets. There’s no getting around that. The former first-round pick played his way through the organization’s minor-league system only to be perpetually blocked at his natural position — first base — by the likes of Adrian Gonzalez, Jay Bruce, and Wilmer Flores, among others, even as he appeared to be ready for...
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When New York Mets infielder Dilson Herrera was traded, along with Max Wotell, to the Cincinnati Reds in August 2016 for Jay Bruce, the then-22-year-old was understandably caught off-guard. “First I was feeling a bit confused, I didn’t understand what was happening,” Herrera told Anthony DiComo of MLB.com. “But I understand this is a business. You never know where...
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A day after MLB commissioner Rob Manfred pooh-poohed the idea that a ball club’s payroll bears little significance on their respective attempt to field a competitive team, among other claims, the head of the players’ union countered with a statement of his own. “I hate the negativity that surrounds the coverage of the game right now. Probably the best antidote for that is to...
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