MLB Pipeline released their Top 100 prospect list on Thursday evening with three Mets included. Baseball America, Baseball Prospectus, FanGraphs, Keith Law, and ESPN all released their lists earlier this offseason. The first Mets on the list, as always, is catcher Francisco Álvarez at No. 10. This seems to be right in the middle of where the six major outlets have put the 20-year-old. MLB...
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On this eve of the New York Mets spring training opener, let us pause and first appreciate the reality that baseball is in fact back, finally. Ok, now let’s talk shop. This spring is unlike previous springs for several reasons including the delay, the new toys, and the endemic response. Here are five things to monitor during spring training, 2022. New York City Vaccine Mandates We were recently...
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It turns out Dominic Smith was playing hurt last year. As reported by Pat Ragazzo of Sports Illustrated, Smith played through the last portion of the 2021 season with a partially torn labrum in his right shoulder. Add that to the right wrist strain and the groin injury that clearly hampered him, then it is no surprise that the first baseman/outfielder saw his play fall off a cliff. Smith...
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Good morning, Mets fans! Neil Best of Newsday reported that Mets radio play-by-play announcer Howie Rose will scale back on calling games this season. Rose had surgery in September for a condition that he had dealt with for most of the season which led him to sit out the remainder of the 2021 campaign. Rose plans to do most games this season but will likely sit out long road trips, primarily out...
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Per Tim Healey of Newsday Sports, Jacob deGrom faced a few batters Thursday at Clover Park: Francisco Lindor, Jeff McNeil were two of them, and he struck them both out. DeGrom struck out Lindor on three pitches and McNeil on four. Lindor walked away saying, “WOW!” about how deGrom was looking. After at least touching deGrom with a check-swing foul ball, McNeil was heard saying, “Yes! I touched...
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After the departure of their top reliever Aaron Loup to the Los Angeles Angels and the recent signing of Andrew Chafin to the Detroit Tigers, the New York Mets are still in the market for a left handed reliever. Currently, the top of the depth chart consists of two veteran lefties in Alex Claudio and Chasen Shreve. While those players can certainly step up when needed, the team is looking for a...
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