Although the Mets were bounced out of the playoffs earlier than expected, there will still plenty of memorable moments during a 101-win season. Next season there will be a new mix of players in the clubhouse and the expectation will be that the team continues to progress as opposed to regressing as they did during the Wilpon era. For now, though, bask in the great things that happened for the...
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Good morning, Mets fans! The Gold Glove Award finalists were announced Thursday. Tomás Nido was picked in the catcher position, but Francisco Lindor, Brandon Nimmo, Jeff McNeil and Luis Guillorme were questionably left out. The full slate of finalists can be found here. In the ALCS, Framber Valdez stepped up and took charge on the mound for the Houston Astros, as he struck out nine Yankees...
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Rawlings announced the 2022 Gold Glove finalists on Thursday afternoon with shocking snubs all around. None of Francisco Lindor, Brandon Nimmo, Jeff McNeil, or Luis Guillorme were finalists for Gold Glove awards. It appears that Guillorme was not eligible because of the requirements listed by Rawlings: All infielders & outfielders must have played in the field for at least 698 total innings...
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Needing to add production from the DH spot in the lineup at the trade deadline, the Mets acquired Daniel Vogelbach and Darin Ruf to platoon in the position. Neither player had been overly dominant in 2022, but both players had strong numbers against pitchers of the opposite hand. The Mets saw the opportunity to possibly get the production of one big bat at a low cost by platooning the two...
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Mets closer Edwin Díaz is set to become a free agent this offseason as the clear top choice among relievers coming off a huge season year. The 28-year-old started the season as still more of a reminder of a bad trade and now could receive a record-breaking contract. Díaz did that by striking out more than half of the batters he faced (50.2%), posting a 1.31 ERA, and simply dominating for a large...
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Ronny Mauricio is off to a torrid start down in the Dominican Republic. Through his first five games with Licey, he’s batting .391 with an OPS of 1.027. He added another impressive game to his resume in this one notching a three-hit performance in a 12-inning 6-5 loss. Meanwhile, in the Arizona Fall League, five Met prospects saw action. Christian Scott would get the start for Peoria and...
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