Good morning, Mets fans! Latest Mets News According to Anthony DiComo of MLB.com., the Mets will also be honoring Mike Piazza by changing the address of First Data Field and there will be a ceremony this week in Florida to reveal the name change. The Mets announced that they are officially renaming First Data Field to Clover Park beginning in 2020. This change comes as a result of Fiserv’s...
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The Mets just finished up agreeing to deals with all nine of their arbitration-eligible players this offseason, but one of those nine players should be heavily considered for a larger extension. That player should be Michael Conforto, who is now slated to make $8 million in 2020 and will go to arbitration one more time next offseason before becoming a free agent after the 2021 season. Conforto,...
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This past Friday was an important day on the offseason baseball calendar, as it was the deadline for MLB teams to strike deals with their arbitration-eligible players. If an agreement couldn’t be made by the deadline, each side would file the amount they felt was appropriate for a 2020 salary in advance of the dreaded arbitration hearings. Luckily for the New York Mets, that won’t be...
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During a press conference just hours after Major League Baseball announced the punishment for stealing signs, Astros’ owner Jim Crane told media he hired manager A.J. Hinch and general manager Jeff Luhnow. Both Hinch and Luhnow were suspended for a year by baseball, though Luhnow decided to simply move on. “Neither one of them started this, but neither one of them did anything about...
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According to Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic and Jeff Passan of ESPN, Major League Baseball has finalized the punishment for the Houston Astros in the wake of their sign-stealing scandal. Major League Baseball has now announced the punishment. GM Jeff Luhnow and manager A.J. Hinch will be suspended for the 2020 season without pay. The Astros will also lose their first and second-round draft picks...
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In the first half of 2019, Steven Matz struggled with 4.89 ERA and 1.48 WHIP. The underlying metrics also reflected poor results, as his 5.40 Fielding Independent Pitching (FIP) ranked second worst in the National League among pitchers with at least 80 innings pitched. But something suddenly clicked for Matz in the second half. Once he returned from a temporary bullpen stint, the southpaw turned...
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