When Christian Scott first got the call up to the majors, he was the 88th ranked prospect by Baseball Prospectus. He threw a 94 miles per hour fastball, a sweeper, a slider, and was working on a splitter. He dominated in the minors but when he reached the majors he struggled to get left-handed hitters out. Before long, he was on the injured list with Tommy John surgery. Fast forward to 2026 and...
The suddenly surging New York Mets won an extra-inning game by nine runs. Yes, you read that correctly. For 11 innings in a matchup with the Nationals, the game was as tight as it gets. The division rivals entered the 12th inning tied at 6-6 before the Mets blew the doors open with a 10-run inning to win 16-7. Before the game turned into a Little League scoreboard, it may have been the Mets’...
One Tyrone Taylor swing turned what looked like another ho-hum loss in what has so far been a forgettable season into a reason for hope. Keep in mind, the wild-card race is forgiving. The Mets lost seven games in a row three times last year and were alive to fight for a playoff spot on the season’s final day. So despite all the horrors that the Mets have endured thus far, the injuries, the...
Flabbergasted. Probably the emotion all Mets’ players, coaches, and fans felt when the news of Clay Holmes’ injury broke after Friday’s loss to the Yankees. It was a brutal blow to Holmes and the Mets’ roster as a whole. The righty had blossomed in his second full season as a starter and holds a 2.39 ERA in 52 2/3 innings after his start Friday, plus he joins a long IL...
The New York Mets swept the Detroit Tigers and have now won three of their last four series. They no longer have the worst record in baseball as well, with the Los Angeles Angels (16-28), Houston Astros (17-28), Colorado Rockies (17-27) and San Francisco Giants (18-26) all trailing the Mets (18-25) now. The young players are coming alive and are helping to pick up this struggling and...
It’s official – The New York Mets have the worst record in baseball once again. Despite finishing a long road trip 5-4, the Mets return home with a 15-25 record on the year. After showing some progress against Anaheim and Colorado, New York dropped two out of three to the Diamondbacks. At this point, it is fair to wonder if we’re just destined for a long, tough season full of...
The New York Mets are bad. Not the entire team — but most of it. The pitching, aside from a weak link in the rotation, has generally been pretty good. The offense has been a glaring problem. At this point, it’s time to cut bait and move on to the next generation of Mets. The Outfield It all starts with A.J. Ewing. With Luis Robert Jr. injured and without a timetable to return, Ewing should...
The term “snakebitten” is often used in sports to describe a team, or player, plagued by extreme bad luck or simply not getting the results they may have been deserved. Ironically enough, against the team named the Diamondbacks, the New York Mets’ offense found themselves “snakebit” in their 2-1 loss in Arizona at Chase Field Saturday night. In that Saturday affair,...
Things went well for the New York Mets in Colorado, but they could have gone even better. The Mets took two out of three from the Rockies, but missed out on the sweep following a sloppy series finale. Even when winning, this team is still showing plenty of warts. Still, the Mets have now won four of six games and are showing some signs of improvement. There is a lot of work to be done, but we...
A lot of Spring Training is noise, but at the end of March we looked at one data point for each hitter in spring to see if they would translate to the regular season. One month in we check back in to see if any of these stuck into the regular season. Freddy Peralta – Zone Rate – Did Not Maintain Freddy Peralta has averaged roughly the same innings per start in 2026 as he did in 2025. In...
A lot of spring training is noise, but at the end of March, we looked at one data point for each hitter in spring to see if they would translate to the regular season. One month in we check back in to see if any of these stuck into the regular season. Francisco Lindor – Average Exit Velocity – Maintained In his limited spring training games after his hamate injury Francisco Lindor maxed...
The New York Mets opened their three-game revenge series in Denver with a 4-2 win. The win brings them to .500 over their last 12 games. While not exactly the trajectory of a playoff team, it’s definitely better than the stretch preceding this recent run. Monday’s victory was, stop me if you’ve heard this before, not the best offensive showing from this Mets club. The team mustered only four...
