Good morning, Mets fans! Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reported that Brandon Nimmo won’t be playing for Team Italy in the World Baseball Classic next month. Nimmo played for Team Italy back in 2017, but he suffered a hamstring strain during the tournament that forced him to miss the beginning of the season. Francisco Lindor, Edwin Díaz, Jeff McNeil, Pete Alonso, Adam Ottavino, and Mark Vientos...
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Francisco Álvarez is up and ready to go for Mets camp. The organization’s No. 1 prospect is already in Port St. Lucie, Florida as we await the rest of pitchers and catcher to report to spring training. Omar Narváez is already in Port St. Lucie to work with Francisco Álvarez 🙌 pic.twitter.com/n7TODRDyrc — SNY Mets (@SNY_Mets) February 6, 2023 Álvarez made his 2022 goal come true by...
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The Athletic’s Keith Law released his list of the top 20 Mets prospects heading into the 2023 season. Law was very kind in his opening statement about the depth they’ve been able to build in the minor leagues after a certain GM did so much to gut the system. For trading away as much talent as the Mets have in the past four years, they still have a pretty robust farm system thanks to...
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Mets owner Steve Cohen sat down for an exclusive interview with ESPN’s Jeff Passan. Cohen, now two years into team ownership, spoke about what it’s taken to make the Mets the highest-spending team in baseball history. Cohen has the Mets presently sitting at a payroll of $369.9 million with the competitive-balance-tax included. Cohen has been likened to former Yankees owner George...
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I have been wrapping my head around these rankings for days. For I am Sisyphus and the Fangraphs projections page is my boulder that tumbles down the mountain once I near my answer. This persistent struggle against the absurdity that is the National League East number one starter debate will ultimately lead to an answer that can be argued for and against a million different ways. Before we even...
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Good morning, Mets fans! Mets minor leaguer Josh Hejka posted on his Instagram that he underwent Tommy John surgery. The sidearming righty made it up to Triple-A Syracuse in 2022, posting a 4.70 ERA with 55 strikeouts in 53 2/3 innings across three levels. Hejka has also been a guest on MMO Weekly and even written an article for the site. Latest Mets News Jon Heyman of the New York Post reported...
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