The Mets have been connected to a few Indians pitchers this offseason, but I don’t think many saw Kyle Dowdy as the one they end up with. At 25, Dowdy spent his first two and a half professional seasons with the Tigers’ organization and half of last season in the Indians organization before being selected by the Mets on Thursday in the Rule 5 Draft. Dowdy is a hard throwing righty,...
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I’ve played in 1,015 minor league baseball games. You’d think, at this point, I’d have come across a slew of catchy metaphors and adages that give the experience some type of profound meaning. The truth is, however, I never set out to look for meaning in it all. I was just playing baseball. I think that’s the case for most baseball players. You show up to the field, start snacking, go outside...
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Heading into the offseason, the New York Mets were set to pay Anthony Swarzak, 33, $8.5 million to fulfill an unspecified — then or ever — role in the team’s bullpen in 2019 alongside Seth Lugo, Robert Gsellman, a select couple of young arms (let’s say, Drew Smith and Daniel Zamora), and whomever else general manager Brodie Van Wagenen eventually brought in to plug the...
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Luis Avilan Position: LHRP Bats/Throws: L/L Age: July 19, 1989 (29) Traditional Stats: 2-1, 3.77 ERA, 70 games, 45.1 IP, 1.37 WHIP, 10.13 K/9, 3.57 BB/9 Advanced Stats: 0.5 bWAR, 0.9 fWAR, 139 ERA+, 3.09 FIP Perhaps one of the more underrated relief options on the free agent market, Luis Avilan would serve as a very serviceable lefty in the bullpen, and would come at a cheaper cost than someone...
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Happy Friday, Mets fans! Though the Winter Meetings have come to a close, the rumor mill continues to spin. On the docket for today’s rumor roundup, we have a three-team deal as well as a couple of trade and free agent negotiations that could gain traction through the weekend. Blockbuster Trifecta Sends Santana Back to Cleveland, Encarnación to Seattle Perhaps the most noteworthy...
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As you know, the Winter Meetings just wrapped up Las Vegas. I reached out to Anthony DiComo of MLB.com to learn how the Winter Meetings and reporting work so fans can be more educated on the way they get their news all the way back from the GM and front office. DiComo has been on the Mets beat since May of 2010, and before that he also worked for the MetroWest Daily News and The Boston Globe....
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