The best event of any All-Star weekend in sports is tonight and we’ll get to watch Pete Alonso go for his third consecutive championship in it. The 2022 Home Run Derby starts tonight at 8:00 at Dodger Stadium. It will be broadcasted on ESPN. The back-to-back champ Alonso is the favorite to win. If he does he’ll tie Ken Griffey Jr. for most derby wins in history. But Alonso’s path to victory...
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The New York Mets selected third baseman Jacob Reimer with the 119th pick in the fourth round of the 2022 MLB Draft. He is an 18-year old from Yucaipa High School in California. He stands at 6’2”, 205lbs. He is committed to Washington University. Reimer was ranked NO. 103 on MLB.com’s draft prospect list with 55 grade hit and power on MLB.com on a scale of 20-80. He was ranked No. 89 on...
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The New York Mets selected right-handed pitcher Brandon Sproat with the 90th pick in the 2022 MLB Draft during round three on Monday afternoon. Sproat comes to the Mets out of the University of Florida. He is the fourth player out of Gainesville to be selected inn the draft. Sproat was ranked as the No. 117 prospect on MLB.com leading up to the draft ad No. 84 on the prospects live list. He was...
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With the 11th overall pick in the 2022 MLB Draft, the New York Mets selected catcher Kevin Parada out of Georgia Tech. This immediately led Mets fans into speculation Parada was drafted so the Mets could trade for Juan Soto. It just doesn’t work that way. Put another way, no, Parada was not drafted as a replacement for Francisco Álvarez. Look, you can understand the Soto excitement. Arguably,...
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Welcome to the midway point Mets fans! Over the course of the All-Star break, we’ll be going back through the Mets roster, coaching staff, and front office and grading them at where things stand. First up will be the Mets coaching staff. Buck Showalter There’s no stat to grade a manager with adequately. Win-loss can be iffy since the manager doesn’t actually hit the field but...
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3 UP Escobar to the Rescue This has certainly been a maddening first half for Eduardo Escobar. On the one hand, he has a 94 wRC+ and -3 OAA at third. By those numbers, you see a player who has been holding a team back. That said, there are just some series where Escobar goes off and carries the team. This was one of these series. At the plate, Escobar was 6-for-17 with a double, homer, and RBI....
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