Davidoff: Mets’ Deal With Kumar Rocker in Jeopardy

According to Ken Davidoff of the New York Post, multiple industry sources have told him the New York Mets’ agreement with the tenth overall pick in the 2021 MLB Draft, Kumar Rocker, is currently in jeopardy. Davidoff notes that the team expressed concerns with the right-hander’s pitching elbow during his physical in New York last week, though Rocker’s team disagrees with those concerns. Jack...

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Players of the Week: Alonso, Megill Lead the Way

After a frustrating weekend series in Pittsburgh, the Mets bounced back with a huge week. The offense exploded out of the break in the Great American Bambox and then kept the good times rolling back at home. The Mets homered seven times in a crazy series opening 15-11 win over the Reds. They rallied late but fell short in the second game, then Marcus Stroman carried them to a series win. Young...

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Jeff McNeil Delivers Game-Winning Hit for Second Straight Day

The New York Mets offense was pretty lifeless for the most part for the first eleven innings of the day in the double-dip with the Atlanta Braves. Rookie left-hander Kyle Muller and the Braves bullpen held them scoreless in the Braves’ 2-0 Game 1 win. They then couldn’t scratch anything across against right-hander Bryce Wilson and company for the first four innings in Game 2. They finally broke...

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Heyman: Mets In On Pirates Left-Hander Tyler Anderson

According to Jon Heyman of MLB, the New York Mets are amongst other teams that are in on Pittsburgh Pirates starting pitcher Tyler Anderson. Heyman notes that the Pirates would prefer to make a move to trade the left-hander prior to him making his scheduled start tonight at PNC Park against the Milwaukee Brewers. SNY’s Andy Martino first reported about a week ago that the Mets had the 31-year...

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MLB Rumor Roundup: Nationals Willing to Strip It Down

We are drawing closer and closer to the MLB trading deadline, and the market is starting to heat up. It’s been rumors galore the past few days, hopefully it’s a sign of many deals to come! It’s certainly looking like it’s going to be a crazy deadline with the Washington Nationals reportedly joining the Chicago Cubs amongst the long list of sellers this season, and A.J....

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Stroman’s Effort Not Enough, Bullpen Steps Up in Doubleheader Split

The New York Mets (53-45) opened a five-game series against the Atlanta Braves (49-51) with a doubleheader on Monday at Citi Field. The Mets sent Marcus Stroman to the mound for Game 1 and announced Aaron Loup as the opener before Game 2 commenced. Stroman entered the game coming off one of the best starts of his career. In his previous outing against the Cincinnati Reds, he struck out seven...

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