Joe Kelly Position: RP Bats/Throws: R/R Date of Birth: 6/9/1988 (33) Traditional Stats: 48 G, 2.86 ERA, 0.97 WHIP, 50 K, 15 BB, 44 IP Advanced Stats: 0.7 WAR, 10.2 K/9, 3.08 FIP, 144 ERA+ Rundown Joe Kelly was drafted in the third round of the 2009 MLB Draft out of the University of California by the St. Louis Cardinals. The right-hander was mainly used as a starter early on in his minor and...
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All four of the Mets full season affiliates announced their coaching staffs for the upcoming season, and while there’s a new manager at each stop, most of the coaches are familiar with the organization. Triple-A Syracuse Mets manager – Kevin Boles hitting coach – Joel Chimelis pitching coach – Steve Schrenk bench coach – Jay Pecci development coach – Chris...
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Unlike fans of other teams, the Mets faithful have been lucky enough to have a managerial and coaching search help them through an otherwise stagnant news cycle since the MLB lockout began last month. The first Thursday of January happened to be even busier in Mets land with notable news coming out across many different spectrums, so let’s jump right into it. Zack Scott Acquitted on DWI...
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Mets fans, episode 18 is here! This week Mike Mayer and I are joined by Mets minor league prospect, center fielder Jake Mangum! Jake had some great conversations with us about his experience so far with the Mets organization, what changes he made that helped his successful 2021 season, what it was like losing a year to the Pandemic and much more! When asked about the differences...
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According to Mark Feinsand of MLB.com, former big leaguer Eric Chavez is slated to become the Mets new hitting coach. The Yankees announced just a couple of weeks ago that they had hired Chavez to be their assistant hitting coach. Chavez, 44, began his post playing career as a special assistant to Yankees’ GM Brian Cashman in 2015. The same time that Mets’ GM Billy Eppler was the...
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His statistics without context would’ve assured him first-ballot election. A 143 OPS+, a career .308 batting average, six seasons with 100 or more RBIs, and 427 home runs. Impressive numbers made more so because of his defensive position. The unofficial title of “Greatest Hitting Catcher” was deservedly given to Mike Piazza as his career concluded and as he approached Hall of...
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