For once, it was a very good weekend in New York Mets land. The Mets dominantly swept the Marlins at Citi Field. As a result, they have now won four straight while finishing the homestand 4-2. There is still a long way to go for this team to prove they have what it takes to mount a true turnaround. Still, it felt good to see this ballclub take care of business in a big way for once. On that...
April showers really do bring May flowers. After a horrendous, forgettable and terrible April that saw the Mets go 7-19 (.269 win percentage), the Mets began to right the ship, finishing May with a 16-12 (.571 win percentage) record. After entering the month near the bottom or last in every offensive category, the Mets landed around league average in those same categories for May. While it may...
The Mets’ path to a playoff spot continues to get more difficult by the day. While they do not have a ton of clear pieces to sell, any moves could open up more playing time for young players. Injuries and prospects in the minors forcing the team’s hand can do that as well. We have already seen Carson Benge, A.J. Ewing, Nick Morabito and Zach Thornton debut this season. Who else could...
The misery keeps on coming for the New York Mets. In a less-than-ideal start to the homestand, the Mets dropped two out of three to the Reds at Citi Field. They did win the series finale to snap a five-game losing streak, but that’s hardly cause to celebrate. We’re currently witnessing a team that can’t get out of its own way. Even at full health, it is hard to have any faith...
The New York Mets dropped their fourth game in a row, and sixth of their last seven, to the Cincinnati Reds, 7-2. In a season full of disappointing losses, this one was unique. Yes, the offense was nowhere to be found, and continues to be the biggest concern moving forward. However, despite the weak contact and lack of offensive support, Mets pitching has mostly been solid this season. Which...
We’ve hit Memorial Day, and the New York Mets are struggling to stay afloat. Finishing off the road trip in Miami, the Mets were swept by the Marlins. As a result, they went 2-5 on the road against two rebuilding teams. Furthermore, the offense continues to struggle at a more than concerning clip. The same old mental mistakes keep being repeated. And this team runs the risk of running out...
The New York Mets showed plenty of good and bad after splitting a series with the Nationals. After exploding offensively in the opener, the Mets dropped back-to-back clunkers in Washington. However, the team was able to claw out a win in the finale to avoid dropping the series. As has often been the case recently, there was a mixture of positives and negatives from the four games against the...
24-year-old Zach Thornton, who sits as MMOs’ No. 16th prospect in the Mets system, will toe the rubber tonight in the major leagues for the first time in Washington. The former 5th round pick for the Mets back in 2023 has been lights out in Triple-A, which led to his call-up when the Mets faced the decision after the Clay Holmes injury. Let’s dig deeper into his stats and arsenal and...
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...
