In what could be his final week as a Met, Mark Vientos may have given David Stearns more to think about. He also may have upped his trade value. Vientos broke a 1-1 tie with an opposite-field grand slam Monday off Padres starter and fellow trade rumor subject Dylan Cease. The Mets failed to hold the lead, however, suffering a 7-6 walk-off loss when Elias Díaz singled in the winning run off...
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For the first two months of the season, the Mets’ bullpen was among the best in baseball. On June 12, the unit ranked second in the majors with a 2.89 ERA. Since June 13, however, the bullpen’s 4.99 ERA is the sixth-worst mark in the majors, and they’ve allowed 21 homers, the tenth-most in the majors. They’ve also been charged with 11 of the team’s 21 losses in that...
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More than any other sport, baseball’s draft is just a series of dart throws. Plenty of first-round picks never even play a game in the majors, and plenty of late-round, unheralded picks go on to have great MLB careers. Even from last year’s draft, Will Watson (seventh round), Ryan Lambert (eighth), Brendan Girton (10th) and R.J. Gordon (13th) are looking like legitimate possible...
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Ryan Clifford had an explosive week for the Binghamton Rumble Ponies, totaling four home runs and 12 RBIs while batting 12-for-23. He walked a whopping eight times and scored an even crazier 11 runs. Clifford’s OPS has jumped significantly to .864, and he raised his home run total from 17 to 21. He is the first player in the Mets minor leagues this season to cross the 20-home run...
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Good morning, Mets fans! We are two days out from MLB’s trade deadline, and the Mets are expected to be major players trying to improve their roster to make a deep playoff run in October. According to Andy Martino of SNY, the Mets are discussing Mark Vientos in trade talks with other teams. Will Sammon and Tim Britton of The Athletic noted the Mets would only trade Vientos for a...
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Monday night’s series opener between the Mets (62-45) and Padres (58-49) had the atmosphere of a playoff game you wouldn’t expect from a game in late July. An ejected manager, a home run robbery, a grand slam, an erased four-run lead, a game-tying home run in the ninth, and a walk-off hit were all part of the equation as the Padres beat the Mets 7-6. The beginning of the game was...
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