In his Wednesday afternoon press conference, Mets manager Luis Rojas confirmed Jeremy Hefner would return as pitching coach. Hefner’s first year with the Mets staff was mired with a shortened season and a ramp-up-then-down-then-up-again period while Major League Baseball figured out what to do with COVID-19. The pitching staff ultimately produced an 89 ERA+, which is 11 percent worse than...
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After failing to qualify for the playoffs for the fourth-straight season, the New York Mets are determined to turn things around in 2021, but they’ll certainly need to improve their run prevention in order to participate in October baseball next fall. As things stand right now, it appears the Mets will likely be forced to slightly reshape their infield this offseason, as they currently...
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Now that the Steve Cohen era has begun, the perception of the New York Mets is quickly changing around baseball. Suddenly the Mets have become a player in every market and other teams have taken notice. According to MLB Network’s Jon Morosi, the Colorado Rockies are looking to trade Nolan Arenado and his massive contract and would like to engage the Mets in a blockbuster deal. Nolan to the...
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On December 16, 1982, the Mets atoned for a mistake made five and half years earlier (almost to the day) by sending pitcher Charlie Puleo and minor leaguers Lloyd McClendon and Jason Felice to Cincinnati for 38 year-old Tom Seaver, “The Franchise”. Seaver had pitched for the Reds for five and a half seasons, compiling a record of 75-46 with an ERA of 3.18 and a 116 ERA+. Seaver also...
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Good Morning, Mets fans! Latest Mets News Tim Healey of Newsday reported that on Tuesday afternoon, the Mets officially announced that they have signed catcher James McCann to a four-year deal worth $40.6 million and a $600,000 signing bonus. Healey of Newsday also reported that Sandy Alderson said he expects Chad Kreuter to return as the Triple-A Syracuse manager. Metsmerized’s own Jacob...
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Speaking with a leaguewide conglomerate of baseball writers on Tuesday afternoon, agent Scott Boras tipped his cap — in his own, peculiar way — to the rebirth of the New York Mets. “It’s nice to have ownership with big apples,” Boras punned, referencing Steve Cohen’s $2.4 billion purchase of the team and the bravado he’s exuded since taking the reins....
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