After relieving manager Mickey Callaway of his duties on Thursday, setting off a chain reaction of rumors regarding who will take his place, the New York Mets are reportedly looking to retain a few prominent coaches from his staff. According to Jon Heyman of MLB Network, “the Mets are believed to want hitting coach Chili Davis back”, adding, “pitching coach Phil Regan can...
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In this episode of Simply Amazin’, Gotham SN’s Andrew Claudio and MMO’s Tim Ryder hand out end-of-the-season hardware in a number of categories. Pete Alonso and Jacob deGrom’s exploits are discussed, as are a number of key Mets cogs who made an impact (or lack thereof) in 2019. You can find Simply Amazin’ anywhere you listen to podcasts and please be sure to leave a...
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As per a team release, the Cincinnati Reds have hired Driveline Baseball founder Kyle Boddy as their director of pitching initiatives and pitching coordinator. With this, the Reds promoted Caleb Cotham to Major League assistant pitching coach and director of pitching. Boddy will remain on board at Driveline, a training system developed in 2008 focused on improving pitchers’ velocity and...
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By Tim Ryder As the incomparable Gary Cohen stated when Dominic Smith crossed the plate on Sunday evening, “the never-say-die Mets finish the season on an incredible note”. After Smith’s walk-off three-run homer in the bottom of the 11th beat Atlanta in the season finale — his first at-bat since July 26 after being activated off the 60-day IL earlier in the week —...
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During Saturday night’s broadcast on FOX, it was announced that New York Mets manager Mickey Callaway told reporters ahead of the game that, at this current juncture, J.D. Davis would be in line to start the 2020 season as the Mets’ left fielder. After experiencing a breakout season at the plate, slashing .307/.368/.522 with 21 homers, 22 doubles, 55 RBIs, and a 135 wRC+ over 446...
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