So far this year, the Mets pitching has been much worse than anyone could have ever imagined. In fact, the team’s 5.66 ERA is the worst in the National League by over a half-run. To be fair, there are a number of reasons why that is the case from the Mets having the league-worst defense (-22 DRS), plain old bad luck, and of course, Jacob deGrom suffering an elbow injury. However, none of...
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After Zack Wheeler’s home run on Tuesday night, the New York Mets became the first National League team since 1908 to have three different pitchers hit home runs in their first 25 games, per MLB Stats. Wheeler did it all last night going 2-for-3 at the plate with his first career homer, a two-run double, three RBI, and two runs scored. He also pitched seven shut out innings only allowing...
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Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic is reporting that the Milwaukee Brewers have agreed to a one-year, $2MM deal with starting pitcher Gio Gonzalez. Rosenthal had previously tabbed the Brewers as “the front-runner” in the sweepstakes, with Mike Puma of the New York Post adding that the Mets were “a longshot” to sign him. ‘ Per Rosenthal, Gonzalez may have been deterred by...
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Talking to Todd Frazier in the Met clubhouse after last night’s Met 9-0 win over the Phillies you got the sense he is trying to make up for time has missed. He crushed a grand slam homer after Jeff McNeil was intentionally walked to load the bases and he says that he was extremely motivated in that at-bat to crush the ball out of the park. He also began to talk about this Met team that he...
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It was a full-on Zack Attack from Wheeler yesterday. Zack Wheeler went seven innings, gave up no runs, and struck out 11. In the first, he struck out Bryce Harper on a splitter and Rhys Hoskins with a curveball that had him frozen. Wheeler hit 100 with his two-seamer in the first inning and even threw his slider at 95 MPH. The velocity gains he made last season were very much legitimate. In the...
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Syracuse (12-7) 2, Buffalo (4-11) 0 Box Drew Gagnon (2-0, 0.51 ERA): 7 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 6 K, 2 BB Arquimedes Caminero (0-0, 0.00 ERA): 1.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2 K Ryan O’Rourke (0-1, 3.72 ERA): .1 IP, K Gregor Blanco‘s first-inning dinger was all that Drew Gagnon needed. The righty twirled seven masterful innings, scattering only three hits. Gagnon has allowed only one run in 17.2 innings to start off...
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