The Miami Marlins have announced that they have acquired former Mets prospect Cesar Puello from the Los Angeles Angels in exchange for cash considerations. Puello, 28, played in the Mets organization from 2008-2016, but failed to reach the majors until 2017 with the Angels and Tampa Bay Rays. However, the outfielder got a chance to play briefly with the Angels this season and made the most of...
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The New York Mets have become notorious over the last decade for not handling injuries to their players properly and not disclosing enough information about their injuries. Well, look no further than the debacle that ensued before Tuesday night’s game to see that. Brandon Nimmo, who was nearing a return to the MLB club less than a week ago, now finds himself set to sit out for the next 30...
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36. That’s the humiliating number of saves the Mets are on pace to blow this season. No team has ever blown more than 34 saves in a single season dating back to 2002, the year FanGraphs started compiling blown saves data. Of the nine teams to blow 30 saves or more, only one of them qualified for the postseason (the 2016 San Francisco Giants, who blew 30 saves, made it the playoffs through...
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With Noah Syndergaard on the 10-day Injured List and the Mets needing another starter, the team has opted to promote RHP Walker Lockett tomorrow to start in the game against the Chicago Cubs, as reported by Mike Puma of the New York Post. It is interesting to note Lockett will be making his Mets debut at Wrigley Field much like how Syndergaard made his Major League debut in the same ballpark...
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The New York Mets held a team meeting prior to their middle game of a three-game set in Atlanta against the first place Braves. They would turn to their ace, Jacob deGrom, the reigning CY Young Award winner in hopes of turning things around and getting their season back on track. Jake would deliver in a big way. DeGrom, who turned 31 on Wednesday, was magnificent in a game they truly needed him...
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MLB’s now-former No. 51 overall prospect, Pete Alonso made his long-anticipated major-league debut with the Mets on Opening Day this season and the first baseman has made an impact that no one saw coming. Fans heard whispers of the power-hitting prospect who crushed 36 home runs in 132 games between Double-A Binghamton and Triple-A Las Vegas in 2018, but no one truly understood the impression he...
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