Over the past few weeks, it’s become more and more clear that next to pitching one of the biggest needs for the New York Mets ahead of the trading deadline is going to be an upgrade at designated hitter. The duo of Dominic Smith and J.D. Davis has a combined .621 OPS and just one home run to this point in the season. The two of them just are not getting it done. General Manager Billy Eppler and...
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Phase one of All-Star game voting wrapped up on Thursday afternoon, and two Mets made the cut for the second round of voting. Unsurprisingly Pete Alonso was named a finalist at first base trailing only Paul Goldschmidt of the St. Louis Cardinals. Both Alonso and Goldy have been having an MVP-esque first half of the season. Alonso leads the league with 69 RBI and is tied for fourth with 22...
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Position: First-base/Designated Hitter Age: 29 (8/14/1992) Traditional Stats: 75 G, .319/.402/.507, .909 OPS, 15 2B, 11 HR, 46 RBI It has become more and more clear that aside from pitching one of the Mets’ biggest targets at the trading deadline should be a middle-of-the-order bat to slot in at designated hitter. The duo of J.D. Davis and Dominic Smith just aren’t getting the job done for this...
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3 UP Guillorme’s Gold Glove Luis Guillorme was sensational defensively in this series. Go back to his play at third where he nearly set a Mets record by recording 10 assists with two putouts. On a day where the pitchers were dealing, it was Guillorme and his defense that was worth the price of admission. Guillorme has long been noted for his defense, and he’s finally found a manager...
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Well Mets fans, we have some potential good news on an off day! According to Mike Puma of the New York Post, the team is discussing the possibility of having Jacob deGrom make his first rehab start on Sunday night with the Low-A St. Lucie Mets. DeGrom threw 27 pitches during his second successful live batting practice session on Wednesday afternoon in Port St. Lucie. That marked the third time...
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Taijuan Walker provided the New York Mets with his longest start of the season before the team fell 2-0 to the Houston Astros on Wednesday afternoon at Citi Field. The 29-year-old put the team on his shoulders for 7 1/3 shutout innings. He limited the Astros to four hits and two walks, while striking out three along the way. While Walker was great, Justin Verlander was even better. The two-time...
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