Ken asks… The best part of the 2019 season was watching Pete Alonso come up as a rookie and dominate from beginning to end. What rookies should we be excited for in 2020? Rob Piersall answers… Hey, Ken. Thanks so much for the question. Watching Pete Alonso burst on the scene in 2019, smash records, appear in the All-Star Game and win the Home Run Derby, and likely win Rookie of the...
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It all started with a few simple elements: a Dad, a ball, two gloves and all the time in the world to learn how to throw. To most youngsters, this is how the game of baseball is presented to them. Little did I know, this was the exact moment I would start falling in love with the most beautiful game in the world. From the smell of fresh cut outfield grass to the crack of the bat, there is not a...
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Following a less than stellar start to 2019 from the pitching staff, the New York Mets dismissed former Yankees and Royals pitching coach Dave Eiland on June 20 and installed 82-year-old baseball-lifer Phil Regan in the interim. From June 21 through the end of the season, the Mets’ staff as a whole had a 3.84 ERA and accumulated 13.4 wins above replacement (FanGraphs), good for third and...
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Nicholas Castellanos Position: RF Bats/Throws: R/R Age: March 4, 1992 (27) Traditional Stats: .289/.337/.525, 58 2B, 3 3B, 27 HR, 73 RBIs, 143 K; 664 PA Advanced Stats: 121 wRC+, .357 wOBA, 2.8 fWAR; -9 DRS, -4.9 UZR/150 in 1,206.2 OF innings Castellanos was selected 44th overall by the Detroit Tigers in the 2010 draft, putting together a .303/.359/.445 slash line with 35 homers, 107 doubles,...
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Good morning, Mets fans! It was a lackluster day in the offseason on Saturday. Latest Mets News Former Mets pitcher Jeremy Hefner was interviewed for the pitching coach vacancy for the Mets 2020 team. At the ripe age of 46, former Mets pitcher Bartolo Colon is still getting ready for the 2020 season. The Mets were one of the teams scouting Korean pitcher Kim Hwang-hyun in his outing for team...
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The Mets are reportedly interviewing Jeremy Hefner for pitching coach, according to a recent report from Marc Carig of The Athletic. Hefner has connections to the Mets, as he pitched 50 games (36 starts) for them between the 2012 and 2013 seasons. He spent time in the Padres and Cardinals organizations as well during his career, before retiring as a player in 2012. He posted a 4.65 ERA in 224.1...
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