According to Anthony Dicomo of MLB.com, the New York Mets have optioned infielder Luis Guillorme down to Triple-A Syracuse, and in a corresponding roster move they have recalled right-hander Drew Gagnon. Despite a strong showing in Spring Training, Guillorme hasn’t been given much playing time this season due to the depth on the Mets roster. Over the first two weeks, he appeared in just eight...
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Heading into this season, FanGraphs projected the New York Mets’ bullpen to be one of baseball’s best, also signifying a huge jump from the 2018 version. Outside of Edwin Diaz (who isn’t his typical self yet, either), the relief corps hasn’t been nearly as strong as initially expected through the first 2.5 weeks. Prior to Monday night’s game against the Philadelphia...
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On April 15, 1997, I was a baseball-obsessed 13-year-old kid. Luckily for my brother and I, our father’s employer had box seats at Shea Stadium and we were able to attend a ton of Mets games throughout our formative years. That specific night was the inaugural celebration of Jackie Robinson Day across Major League Baseball, 50 years to the day after Robinson broke baseball’s color...
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The New York Mets surely looked at the J.D. Davis glass as being half-full when they gave up three mid-level, reasonably-high ceiling prospects to acquire the 25-year-old from the Houston Astros. Over five minor-league seasons, Davis holds a .292/.362/.521 slash line with 105 homers, 393 runs batted in, 126 doubles, and 543 strikeouts in 507 games. His potential and ceiling are clearly high...
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3 UP 1. We Found Nimmo While most of the Mets offense jumped out of the gate, Brandon Nimmo didn’t. While the Mets were scoring six plus runs a game, he was going hitless and striking out an inordinate amount of time. In fact, over his first eight games, Nimmo was 2-for-26 with 17 strikeouts. Looking deeper, he struck out in 51.5% of his plate appearances. Good eye or not, you cannot...
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After pitching a record 26 consecutive quality starts, New York Mets ace Jacob deGrom pitched his second consecutive non-quality start in a 7-3 loss to the Atlanta Braves. Coming off a poor performance Tuesday against the Minnesota Twins where deGrom allowed six earned runs in just four innings pitched, Jacob was looking to right the ship and help the Mets win an important early season series...
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