According to Jim Callis of MLB Pipeline, the Mets have signed first round pick Colin Houck. The prep shortstop will get a signing bonus of $2.75 million, slightly above the slot value of $2,607,500 for the 32nd overall pick. Callis also reports that the Mets have signed second rounder Brandon Sproat a year after they will unable to sign the hard-throwing right-hander from Florida. Sproat’s...
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As the second half of the season begins with a contentious series against the Los Angeles Dodgers, the Mets find themselves sitting in the bottom of the NL East and a whopping 7 games back in the Wild Card race. A lot hasn’t clicked for the Mets in the first half of the season, with a string of injuries to key players, inconsistent performances and mismanaged games. However, when there are...
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The Atlanta Braves hold a significant lead at the top of the National League East as the All-Star break concludes. It will be difficult for the Miami Marlins to chase them down, but they do hold the top Wild Card spot. Other than that, the Philadelphia Phillies are just out of a playoff spot, the New York Mets have some ground to make up and the Washington Nationals have made it clear they are...
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In the 2021-22 offseason, one of the hottest topics surrounding the New York Mets was “Should they trade Jeff McNeil?” The Mets chose not to and were rewarded with a batting title in a rebound season. McNeil earned a four-year, $50 million extension for his efforts. Fast forward five months, and that deal looks completely different. McNeil has been lost at the plate. He has an...
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It is no secret that the designated hitter position has been the subject of much criticism from Mets fans throughout the first half of this season. Much of that vitriol has been directed toward the team’s primary designated hitter option, Daniel Vogelbach, who has not performed up to standard. Other than Vogelbach, who primarily plays against right-handed pitchers, the Mets have used the...
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Right-handed pitchers Tyler Stuart and Dylan Tebrake have been promoted from the High-A Brooklyn Cyclones to Double-A Binghamton Rumble Ponies. Both pitchers were selected in the draft last year with Stuart being a sixth round pick and Tebrake being an eighth round pick. Stuart, 23, leads all of Minor League Baseball with his 1.55 ERA this season in 14 starts for Brooklyn. The 6’9”...
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