Good morning, Mets fans! Per Jon Heyman of the New York Post, Mets pitcher Jonah Tong is likely to begin the season in Triple-A. Tong, still just 22, recorded a 7.71 ERA in five big league starts last year, but has been brilliant when pitching in the minor leagues. The Mets still have high hopes for Tong, which is why they withheld him from trade talks with the Brewers for Freddy Peralta,...
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The 2026 World Baseball Classic official rosters have been announced, and 20 teams will compete to try to win the championship! Below are our rankings on who has the best chance to win and who are the biggest long shots. Biggest Long Shots No. 20 Brazil MLB/MiLB Players: Pietro Albanez, Gabriel Barbosa, Pedro Da Costa Lemos, Daniel Missaki, Lucas Ramirez Mets Players: None This is...
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We continue our 2026 National League East positional rankings today with each team’s bullpen. First base Second Base Third Base Catcher Every offseason, there is a lot of turnover in bullpens, and this year it’s no different. One elite closer exited the NL East, while another one enters his first full season in the division, and another signed on to be a setup man. Here’s how...
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Good morning, Mets fans! Clay Holmes is already buying into the new Mets pitching culture. Reporters talked to Holmes, and he praised new pitching coach Justin Willard and Freddy Peralta for bringing “great energy,” adding that Peralta is “a special pitcher” who brings leadership and intensity every day. Holmes talked more about his outlook as a starter and pitching in the upcoming World...
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Nolan McLean vs. Juan Soto with a championship on the line could be coming soon. Major League Baseball released the 30-man rosters of all 20 World Baseball Classic teams Thursday, and 17 Mets (minor leaguers included) will take part in the action set to start March 5 in the Tokyo Dome (March 4 at 10 p.m. ET in the United States) when Chinese Taipei faces Australia. McLean and Clay Holmes will...
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Tarik Skubal, the back-to-back American League Cy Young winner, has won his arbitration case and will make $32 million for the 2025 season. To say this is an unprecedented development would be an understatement. This sets a new bar for pitchers in arbitration, as Skubal in his final year of arbitration, has beaten the overall record set by Juan Soto in 2024. Skubal has shattered the previous...
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