David Stearns, POBO GRADE: C A season where you miss the playoffs and lose 88 games has to be an F right? Or at least a D since there were a number of teams who finished with worse records. If that’s your take it is an absolutely fair and reasonable take. In 2023 in our midseason report MMO gave Billy Eppler a C+. The reminder of the season the Mets front office did very little to set up the...
On Wednesday morning, the Philadelphia Phillies announced they’ve given Don Mattingly a two-year deal for him to manage the team in 2027 and 2028. The Phillies reportedly tried to hire Alex Cora to be their manager at two different points this year. Mattingly was named the interim manager in April after the struggling Phillies fired manager Rob Thomson. Mattingly led the Phillies to an...
Good morning, Mets fans! The Rays beat the Guardians 3-1 in Game 2 of the ALCS, evening the series at 1-1. Tampa Bay scored all three runs in the fourth inning. Freddy Peralta tossed six scoreless innings for Tampa Bay, and Chase DeLauter’s seventh-inning RBI double accounted for Cleveland’s lone run. Peralta became the second starter in Rays history to throw a scoreless quality start in the...
Tuesday, October 12, 2026 • 8:00 PM ET Tropicana Field • St. Petersburg, FL LHP Parker Messick vs. RHP Freddy Peralta TBS/HBO Max The Cleveland Guardians, down 2-0 for half the night, scored seven runs on Monday across the final four frames and beat the Tampa Bay Rays 7-3 in Game 1 of the ALCS. They survived six strong innings from the Rays’ Drew Rasmussen and will now turn to Parker...
Good morning, Mets fans! On Monday, following the Dodgers’ 7-4 loss to the Brewers in Game 2 of the NLCS, Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic reported that the Dodgers are considering benching Shohei Ohtani for Game 3. Ohtani has been a shell of his regular self in the postseason, slashing just .150/.261/.150 with seven strikeouts in 20 at-bats. The unicorn has been hurt for a while, having...
It’s the first full day of League Championship play as the remaining four teams vie for the Commissioner’s Trophy. The Brewers got their revenge on the Dodgers, taking Game 1 of the NLCS on Sunday night, and will return for Game 2 in Milwaukee, while the Guardians and Rays get Game 1 underway in Tampa Bay. Monday, October 12, 2026 • 5:00 PM ET American Family Field • Milwaukee, WI...
The height of the postseason is in full swing this week, with the League Championship Series getting started this week. The Dodgers and Brewers started things off on Sunday night, while the Guardians and Rays will kick off their series on Monday. The winner of both of the series will square off in the World Series, which begins on Friday October 23. Brewers Take Tightly-Contested NLCS Game 1 vs...
Mets first base prospect (No. 13 prospect) Cole Mathis hit a game-tying solo homer in the eighth inning on Sunday during the Surprise Saguaros’ 5-4 win over the Glendale Desert Dogs. (Box score) Mathis, whom the Mets acquired in June from the Cubs for David Peterson, went 1-for-4 and is 2-for-15 in four AFL games. The homer was his first since joining the organization. The 2024...
Good morning, Mets fans! The Brewers won Game 1 of the NLCS, defeating the Dodgers 2-1 on Sunday. Andy Pages gave Los Angeles an early lead with an RBI single in the second inning, but Brice Turang would tie the game with a solo home run in the fourth. Dodgers eight hitter Luis Lara knocked in the go-ahead run in the fifth with a single off of Tarik Skubal. Milwaukee’s bullpen shut down...
Nate Lavender Age: 26 (1/20/2000) B/T: L/L Traditional Stats: 1-0, 1.66 ERA, 0.74 WHIP, 26 SO, 4 BB, HR, 21 2/3 IP, 21 G Advanced Stats: 248 ERA+, 32.9 K%, 5.1 BB%, 2.16 xERA, 1.85 FIP, 2.93 xFIP, .229 BABIP, 0.9 fWAR, 0.9 bWAR 2026 salary: $780,000 Grade: A 2026 Review Five years and a month after he was drafted in the 14th round out of the University of Illinois, Nate Lavender was summoned to...
Good morning, Mets fans! Mark Feinsand of MLB.com mentioned the Mets as a potential suitor for Alec Bohm, who will enter free agency after seven seasons with the Phillies. Bohm hit .249/.315/.383 in 2026. The Mets will still have Jorge Polanco and potentially Bo Bichette on the roster next season. Read more from Feinsand here. Latest MLB News Per Jeff Passan of ESPN, Sam Fuld declined taking the...
Chicago White Sox (2-2) @ Cleveland Guardians (2-2) 8:00 PM, Progressive Field, Cleveland, OH RHP Sean Burke (1-0, 3.86 ERA) vs. RHP Gavin Williams (1-1, 3.00 ERA) Life comes at you fast. The White Sox stunned the Guardians with two wins in Cleveland, taking a 2-0 series lead and pushing the series back to Chicago. But with their backs against the wall, the Guardians then dominated the...
