Rick Porcello improved on his last start during his performance Friday night, but still was not the pitcher the Mets need him to be in order to be successful in 2020. Porcello struggled early, getting two quick outs before allowing a single to recently COVID recovered Freddie Freeman. This base hit opened the flood gates, as Marcell Ozuna singled and Matt Adams followed with a base hit of his...
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(This is going to get long, so be warned. I’ve added a TL;DR at the bottom.) Had everything about 2020 been normal, we would not have seen the names of Jordan Humphreys and Franklyn Kilomé appear on the MLB transaction wire except for during spring training when, as a matter of formality, they were optioned to the minor leagues. Both were/are prospects, but neither was expected to sniff...
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Good Morning, Mets fans! Friday night, Rick Porcello took the mound again against the Atlanta Braves for the second time in five days looking for redemption after a terrible outing during game three of the season. Porcello’s outing was better than his first, but nowhere near where he needs to be just yet. His final line was 4 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, 5 K, 3 BB in the Mets’ excruciating 11-10...
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The New York Mets were coasting on Friday night in steamy Atlanta. Slowly but surely, the wheels fell off. An 8-2 lead — powered by home runs from J.D. Davis and Robinson Cano — dwindled to 8-5, then a 10-6 lead courtesy of Amed Rosario’s first homer of the year was cut to 10-8, then, inevitably, the Braves took an 11-10 lead on a Travis d’Arnaud three-run double in the...
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The Mets have placed catcher Rene Rivera on the injured list with a hyperextended left elbow and recalled right-handed pitcher Franklyn Kilome, per Tim Britton of The Athletic. Kilome originally came up with the Phillies organization, and was traded to the Mets in 2018 in the Asdrubal Cabrera deal. He made seven starts for the Rumble Ponies in 2018, posting a 4.03 ERA and 9.9 K/9 before going...
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According to a report by Jeff Passan of ESPN, Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred told MLB Players Association executive director Tony Clark on Friday that if the sport doesn’t do a better job of managing the coronavirus, it could shut down for the season. Tensions and concerns continue to rise throughout the league following the outbreak among the Miami Marlins, who have had 21...
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