Willson Contreras Position: C Bats/Throws: R/R Date of Birth: 13/05/1992 Traditional Stats: 73 G, 71 H, 13 HR, 35 RBI, .266 BA, .384 OBP Advanced Stats: 2.8 WAR, .384 wOBA, 148 wRC+ Rundown The Mets are considered legitimate contenders for the World Series and, as a result, they will be busy at the trade deadline. They have some glaring needs, including the need to address power hitting which...
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Moments after the Mets completed a 4-1 victory over the Braves to take the first game in a three-game set in Atlanta, manager Buck Showalter described Mets ace Max Scherzer simply and succinctly. “He’s a difference-maker,” Showalter said. Indeed, Scherzer made all the difference in the world on Monday. Battling Braves ace Max Fried, Scherzer was locked in from the get-go,...
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Jose Butto held the Portland Sea Dogs to a run over seven innings while Nick Zwack shut out the Daytona Tortugas over six. Here’s a closer look at their performances and other standouts throughout the Mets’ system this week. Triple-A Syracuse Syracuse took five of seven from the Buffalo Bison as they improve to 37-47 on the year. It was an unlikely power source in Gosuke Katoh who...
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Going into their series opener against the Atlanta Braves on Monday night, there was uncertainty surrounding the availability of the Mets All-Star closer Edwin Díaz for game one. The right-handed reliever appeared in each of the last two games against the Miami Marlins over the weekend, but had only thrown a total of 18 pitches. Even with the low pitch count, asking Díaz to pitch for a third...
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Good morning, Mets fans! Pete Alonso announced that he’s officially entered the Home Run Derby, seeking to win the competition for the third time. Former Mets bench coach Dave Jauss will pitch to Alonso for the second year in a row. Jauss, who is currently an advisor for the Washington Nationals, asked Alonso for “two pots of coffee for before and a case of Bud Light for...
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It was a battle of NL East foes in Atlanta on Monday as the Atlanta Braves and New York Mets opened a huge three-game series against each other. It was the “mad Max Monday” in terms of pitching as the Mets’ right-handed ace Max Scherzer (5-1, 2.15 ERA) faced off against Braves left-handed pitcher Max Fried (9-2, 2.56 ERA). Scherzer was lights out for the most part as he pitched a brilliant seven...
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