Good morning, Mets fans! Former Mets bench coach Dave Jauss has joined the Washington Nationals as their senior advisor for player development. — Mike Mayer (@mikemayer22) January 18, 2022 Former Mets bench coach Dave Jauss joins the Nationals front office as their senior advisor for player development. Jauss became a fan favorite amongst Mets fans for pitching perfectly to Pete Alonso...
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Tyler Mahle Position: SP Bats/Throws: R/R Date of Birth: 9/29/1994 (27) Traditional Stats: 33 GS, 13-6, 3.75 ERA, 1.23 WHIP, 210 K, 180 IP Advanced Stats: 4.9 WAR, 3.80 FIP, 127 ERA+, 8.4 BB%, 27.7 K% Rundown Tyler Mahle finally put everything together in 2021. Building off a strong shortened 2020 season, the Cincinnati Red right-hander found his groove and overcame one of the worst defenses in...
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Edgardo Alfonzo is a finalist and leading candidate to manage the new minor league team the Staten Island Ferry Hawks, part of the independent Atlantic League, per Jon Heyman. Fonzie, a member of the New York Mets Hall of Fame, last managed in 2019 for the Brooklyn Cyclones. He began with the Cyclones as their bench coach in 2014 and became the manager in 2017 when Tom Gamboa retired. Alfonzo...
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Collin McHugh Position: Relief pitcher Bats/Throws: R/R Age: 34 (6/19/1987) Traditional Stats: 37 G (seven starts, all opening games), 6-1, 1 SV, 64 IP, 1.55 ERA, 74 K, 12 BB Advanced Stats: 1.8 fWAR, 1.9 bWAR, 2.26 xERA, 2.12 FIP, 3.06 xFIP, 30 K%, 4.9 BB%, 256 ERA+ Rundown Ah, our old friend Collin McHugh. Way back in 2013, the Mets dealt McHugh to the Colorado Rockies after a dozen...
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Good morning, Mets fans. Brian DeLunas, a former special projects coordinator in player development for the Mets, passed away at the age of 46 on Sunday. DeLunas was fighting an extended battle with kidney disease, and he was most recently the pitching coach at the University of Missouri. DeLunas’ nephew, Austin Cheeley, set up a GoFundMe for expenses in regards to the life of DeLunas....
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The 2021 season didn’t go how the New York Mets hoped, and there were a number of players on the roster who emphatically agreed with that statement. One of those players was likely infielder/outfielder Jeff McNeil, who put together the worst offensive performance of his young MLB career. Between his MLB debut (July 24th, 2018) and 2020, the left-handed hit machine slashed .319/.383/.501...
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