Author: Tyler Antonelle

Morning Briefing: Padres Acquire Luis Arráez

Good morning, Mets fans! Late Friday night, the Padres and Marlins completed the first big trade of the year, as Miami sent Luis Arráez to San Diego for reliever Woo-Suk Go and prospects Dillon Head, Jakob Marsee, and Nathan Martorella. Jeff Passan of ESPN was first on the trade, while Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic had the return. Arráez is a two-time batting champion and two-time All-Star,...

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Mets Minors Weekly Report: Pitching Dominates Across Organization

With April wrapping up, Syracuse, Binghamton, and Brooklyn enter May on a high note after winning their respective series this past week. Only St. Lucie drew a series loss, though all but one of their four losses was by two or fewer runs. The story of the season in the minor leagues has been pitching, and that was the case again this week. The Mets saw dominant pitching performances at all...

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Mets Waste Severino’s Masterful Start, Fall to Cubs 3-1

The Mets (14-14) opened their series with the Cubs (18-11) at Citi Field on Monday evening. A game that carried so much excitement and anticipation wound up crashing down on the Mets, who surrendered two runs in the ninth inning of a tie game to fall to the Cubs 3-1. Luis Severino (2-2, 2.31 ERA) took the mound for the Mets, and for the second straight outing, he remained perfect his first time...

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Christian Scott, Blade Tidwell Continue Strong Starts to Season

Sunday was a great day for the Syracuse Mets, who swept their doubleheader with the Columbus Clippers to end the week on a high note. It wasn’t a great day for the rest of the Mets’ affiliates, who all lost their respective games. Binghamton and Brooklyn struggled on the offensive side, while St. Lucie’s loss was more attributable to their pitching woes. The standout...

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Morning Briefing: DJ Stewart to Play Field With J.D. Martinez in Lineup

Good morning, Mets fans! J.D. Martinez made his Mets debut on Friday and impressed by going 2-for-4 with an RBI. He started off the game with a ground ball single down the right field line and then added an RBI double that hit the wall in right field. In addition to his two hits, Martinez also recorded two strikeouts, but any doubts about his bat being ready seem to be quashed. With Martinez...

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